RETRO: A History
A regularly updated catalogue of key events in the history of this digital media outlet.
October 19, 2021: RETRO is founded.
October 20, 2021: RETRO debuts as the #19 history substack in the United States, having welcomed more than 1,500 visitors in its first 24 hours.
October 20, 2021: The RETRO email list hits triple digits as the publication rises to #17 in the substack history rankings.
October 21, 2021: As RETRO crosses 2,500 visitors in its first 60 hours of operation, it reaches #16 in the substack history rankings.
October 22, 2021: RETRO rises to #15 in the substack history rankings and reaches two hundred email-list subscribers as it releases its first-ever breaking news report, “Halloween Night Video Game Auction Set to Break Multiple World Records and Change Video Gaming Forever.”
October 23, 2021: RETRO rises to #13 in the Substack history rankings.
October 29, 2021: Ten days post-founding, having seen over 5,000 visitors and 300 new email-list subscribers, RETRO rises to #12 in the substack history rankings from its starting position at #19.
November 13, 2021: In part on the strength of its first-ever subscription sale, RETRO moves up from #12 to #11 in the Substack history rankings.
November 19, 2021: On its one-month anniversary—having just launched a new Film section—RETRO surpasses 500 email list subscribers and rises to #8 in the Substack history rankings.