Daring Fireball

Daring Fireball Weekly Sponsorship Openings

2026-03-06 · 20:59 UTC ·John Gruber ·1 min read

Brief

Daring Fireball's weekly sponsorship program — its top revenue source since 2007 — reports only three open weeks through June, with March 9–15 and April 20–26 already sold and May 25–31 still available; Q3 2026 bookings are underway with roughly half of weeks already sold.

Why it matters

Weekly sponsorships have been Daring Fireball's top revenue source since 2007, with a single sponsor per week and many sponsors returning after successful runs.

Key details

  • As of 2026-03-06 there were three weeks open through June: March 9–15 (update: sold), April 20–26 (update: sold), and May 25–31 (still available); Q3 2026 bookings are underway and roughly half of those weeks are sold.
Source evidence

title: Daring Fireball Weekly Sponsorship Openings
author: John Gruber
contenttype: article
publication: Daring Fireball
published: 2026-03-06T20:59:49+00:00
sourceurl: https://daringfireball.net/feeds/sponsors/

word_count: 195

Weekly sponsorships have been the top source of revenue for Daring Fireball ever since I started selling them back in 2007 . They’ve succeeded, I think, because they make everyone happy. They generate good money. There’s only one sponsor per week and the sponsors are always relevant to at least some sizable portion of the DF audience, so you, the reader, are never annoyed and hopefully often intrigued by them. And, from the sponsors’ perspective, they work. My favorite thing about them is how many sponsors return for subsequent weeks after seeing the results. Sponsorships have been selling briskly, of late. There are only three weeks open between now and the end of June. But one of those open weeks is next week, starting this coming Monday: March 9–15 ( Update: Sold) April 20–26 ( Update: Sold) May 25–31 I’m also booking sponsorships for Q3 2026, and roughly half of those weeks are already sold. If you’ve got a product or service you think would be of interest to DF’s audience of people obsessed with high quality and good design, get in touch — especially if you can act quick for next week’s opening. ★