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What changed on Substack, as I read it: new recommendations from publications with 20,000 or more followers, steps up the leaderboards between reads, and writers passing a follower count.

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Jan 7, 2026

Michael Spencer (314k followers) started recommending Steve Glynn (1.3k)
Started 305 days ago
Michael Spencer (314k followers) started recommending TheSeniorTechie (4.6k)
Started 305 days ago
Robert B. Hubbell (199k followers) started recommending Ade (Adelys) Ferro
Started 305 days ago
Michael Spencer (314k followers) started recommending John Doe (9.9k)
Started 305 days ago
DIY Investor (20k followers) started recommending John Doe (9.9k)
Started 305 days ago
Dr Sam Illingworth (54k followers) started recommending Natural Intelligence
Started 305 days ago
Ottessa Moshfegh (96k followers) started recommending Miranda July (110k)
Started 305 days ago
Ellie Leonard (83k followers) started recommending Sandi Ault - Reporting from the WILD
Started 305 days ago
Our Public Lands & Waters (74k followers) started recommending Ryan Busse (309k)
Started 305 days ago
Bill Bishop (569k followers) started recommending Lionel Barber
Started 306 days ago
Unbekoming (59k followers) started recommending Dr. Marizelle
Started 306 days ago

Jan 6, 2026

Doomberg (487k followers) started recommending Charlie Garcia (30k)
Started 306 days ago
Bill Bishop (569k followers) started recommending Hegemoney
Started 306 days ago
Ellen Scherr (37k followers) started recommending Menopause Nutrition
Started 306 days ago
Ellen Scherr (37k followers) started recommending Christy Hughes
Started 306 days ago
Chris Cillizza (82k followers) started recommending Mike Pesca
Started 306 days ago
Arslan Ahmad (55k followers) started recommending Everything Prompt Engineering
Started 306 days ago
Caleb Giddings (67k followers) started recommending EmptyCases (2.8k)
Started 306 days ago
Caleb Giddings (67k followers) started recommending Living Life Fully Loaded
Started 306 days ago
Caleb Giddings (67k followers) started recommending The Mountains are Calling
Started 306 days ago
Cassie Shortsleeve (27k followers) started recommending Black Woman Adventure Club By: Brandi Sellerz-Jackson
Started 306 days ago
Cassie Shortsleeve (27k followers) started recommending Jacqueline Nesi, PhD (98k)
Started 306 days ago
Angell Deer (22k followers) started recommending The Progressive Jew
Started 306 days ago
Christine Muhlke (24k followers) started recommending Schott on the Brandscape
Started 306 days ago
Hey Mrs. Solomon on Style (29k followers) started recommending Spilling the Tea
Started 306 days ago
Roger Pielke Jr. (102k followers) started recommending Robin J Brooks
Started 306 days ago
Joy-Ann Reid (460k followers) started recommending Daniel Hodges
Started 306 days ago
Anas Alhajji (22k followers) started recommending A F Alhajji (12k)
Started 306 days ago
MeidasTouch Network (1.1M followers) started recommending Migrant Insider
Started 307 days ago

Jan 5, 2026

State of the Day (485k followers) started recommending Truth on the Streets
Started 307 days ago
Erick-Woods Erickson (106k followers) started recommending Huckabee Post (324k)
Started 307 days ago
VBL (29k followers) started recommending Ashes of Acacia
Started 307 days ago
Liberty 💚 🥃 (74k followers) started recommending Shreyas Free Newsletter
Started 307 days ago
Mike Nellis (1.1M followers) started recommending Simon Rosenberg (356k)
Started 307 days ago
Santa Barbara Current (67k followers) started recommending Soup 2 Nutz Common Sense
Started 308 days ago
Santa Barbara Current (67k followers) started recommending Thomas’s Substack
Started 308 days ago
Santa Barbara Current (67k followers) started recommending Justin Shores
Started 308 days ago
Santa Barbara Current (67k followers) started recommending Michele’s Substack
Started 308 days ago
Santa Barbara Current (67k followers) started recommending Pat Fish
Started 308 days ago
Fix Your Posture (89k followers) started recommending Clear Sight
Started 308 days ago
Before It Breaks (54k followers) started recommending Clear Sight
Started 308 days ago
Galician Investor (25k followers) started recommending Polymath Investor (103k)
Started 308 days ago

Jan 4, 2026

Kathleen Schmidt (61k followers) started recommending Hao Nguyen (5.3k)
Started 308 days ago
Dr. Wojak, M.D. (24k followers) started recommending Agile Thinking
Started 308 days ago
Habitually Chic (31k followers) started recommending Well Fed Doodlers’s Substack
Started 308 days ago
Habitually Chic (31k followers) started recommending Cedar Street Studio
Started 308 days ago
Habitually Chic (31k followers) started recommending Erika Veurink (85k)
Started 308 days ago
Habitually Chic (31k followers) started recommending Smart in the Kitchen
Started 308 days ago
Kristi Keller 🇨🇦 (23k followers) started recommending The Creator Retreat
Started 308 days ago
Catherine Rayner (24k followers) started recommending Katiedraws (and writes)
Started 308 days ago
Farrah @Substack (139k followers) started recommending Victoria Wolff (21k)
Started 308 days ago
Aidan Wharton (29k followers) started recommending Eric Williams (6.5k)
Started 308 days ago
Global GeoPolitics (55k followers) started recommending Save’s Substack
Started 308 days ago
The Old Grey Thinker (25k followers) started recommending Andrew Odom
Started 308 days ago
The Old Grey Thinker (25k followers) started recommending Financial Rules Michael Taylor
Started 308 days ago
The Old Grey Thinker (25k followers) started recommending age/proof design
Started 308 days ago
Devansh (286k followers) started recommending Dylan Patel (379k)
Started 308 days ago
Devamsha Gunput (33k followers) started recommending Alex Manderstam (30k)
Started 309 days ago

Jan 3, 2026

Dr Stacey Patton (64k followers) started recommending Zuri Stevens (12k)
Started 309 days ago
Ohh that’s RICH (90k followers) started recommending I’ve Had It (239k)
Started 309 days ago