1440 Daily Digest

About 1440

1440 is a free daily newsletter that curates and delivers unbiased news across multiple categories including culture, science, sports, politics, and business. Founded in 2017 by Tim Huelskamp, Pierre Lipton, and Andrew Steigerwald in Chicago, the newsletter was named after the 1,440 minutes in a day and initially sent to just 78 friends and family members. The publication positions itself as delivering knowledge without motives, curating content from thousands of sources daily and presenting it in a five-minute read without emotional language or clickbait.

The newsletter achieved explosive growth, surpassing 2 million subscribers by October 2022, reaching 3 million subscribers by November 2023, and crossing 4 million subscribers by October 2024. By 2025, the newsletter had grown to 4.5 million subscribers. The company reached profitability with a team of 14 employees earning at least $1 million per team member by 2024. In October 2024, 1440 expanded beyond its newsletter origins with the launch of 1440 Topics, a web platform providing deep dives into specific subjects starting with business and finance. The publication has been recognized as one of the fastest-growing media brands in the United States and has been rated as having the least bias by independent fact-checkers.