Beehiiv launches webinars and customizable paywalls for creators
Original: Beehiiv rolls out new creator tools, including webinars and customizable paywalls
Why This Matters
Beehiiv's expansion signals growing competition in the creator economy platform space
Newsletter platform Beehiiv announced new creator tools including webinars for up to 10,000 people, metered paywalls, paid trials, and AI podcast analytics. The L.A.-based company is expanding beyond newsletters to become an all-in-one creator hub, competing with Substack, Patreon, and Zoom.
Beehiiv rolled out multiple new features to transform from a newsletter platform into a comprehensive creator hub. The webinar tool supports live events for up to 10,000 people with video, screen sharing, and chat capabilities, allowing creators to charge for access or offer free content. New metered paywalls let creators control how much content readers can access before subscription prompts appear, with customizable reset periods from daily to never. Paid trials offer flexible pricing and duration options like $1 for 30 days. The platform added AI analytics for podcasts, enabling creators to query audience data using Claude or ChatGPT. Since launching podcast hosting last month, 50% of existing users migrated podcasts to the platform and 25% launched new shows.