Beehiiv adds webinars and analytics
- Beehiiv rolled out native webinars, metered paywalls and paid trials on April 27, extending its newsletter platform deeper into live events and subscriptions. - The webinar tool supports 1,000 attendees, ticket sales in 10 currencies, five automated reminders, and recording sales, while charging no platform fee. - The launch follows Beehiiv’s April 2 podcast push and March MCP release, widening its creator stack. (netinfluencer.com)
Beehiiv has added native webinars, metered paywalls and paid trials, expanding its newsletter software into live events and subscription conversion tools. (netinfluencer.com) The webinar product lets creators host events for up to 1,000 attendees, sell tickets in 10 currencies, stream video and screen sharing, and send as many as five automated reminders. (netinfluencer.com) Creators can also sell webinar recordings as standalone products and embed event listings directly inside newsletters with Beehiiv’s editor. Beehiiv says it takes no cut of webinar revenue beyond standard Stripe processing fees. (netinfluencer.com) (product.beehiiv.com) The paid subscription changes are aimed at readers who have not converted yet. Metered paywalls let publishers cap the number of free posts a reader can open before a paywall appears. (netinfluencer.com) (www.beehiiv.com) Paid trials add another pricing lever. Beehiiv said a creator can charge an introductory rate such as $1 for 30 days before the subscription renews at full price. (netinfluencer.com) The release lands less than four weeks after Beehiiv launched native podcast hosting on April 2. That product distributes shows to Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast and Castro, supports MP3, M4A and WAV files, and includes transcripts and IAB-standard analytics. (product.beehiiv.com) (netinfluencer.com) Beehiiv also tied podcast data into its Model Context Protocol, or MCP, which lets creators query account information through artificial intelligence clients such as Claude. The company said those queries can surface downloads, listener geography, app breakdowns and episode transcripts. (netinfluencer.com) (product.beehiiv.com) The company has been moving from email software toward a broader creator business platform since at least its November 2025 Winter Release, when it framed Beehiiv as an “operating system for the content economy.” (www.beehiiv.com) Beehiiv said first-quarter 2026 was its strongest quarter so far, with $4.5 million in annual recurring revenue added and more than 50,000 active users. Its pricing page says paid plans start at $49 a month and unlock monetization, advanced analytics and digital products. (netinfluencer.com) (www.beehiiv.com) The pitch is straightforward: creators who already send newsletters on Beehiiv can now sell subscriptions, podcasts, digital products and webinars without stitching together separate tools. (www.beehiiv.com) (product.beehiiv.com)
