Philosophy on Substack
The top 100 Philosophy writers on Substack's Bestsellers and Rising boards, with moves between my reads, follower counts, who's gaining recommendations and who recommends them. Boards read once a day.
Board read · moves compare with the read at Oct 31 19:47 UTC
- Writers on the two boards
- 170
- Median followers, Bestsellers
- 22,086
- Smallest on the board
- 469
- Heike | The Hybrid, #56
- New recommendations, 30 days
- 755
- to writers whose main category this is
Rising in Philosophy: new recommendations
Writers in this category who picked up the most new recommenders in the last 30 days. A new recommendation puts a writer in front of another publication's readers.
Rick Rubin
401k followers · #5 Philosophy Bestsellers
Stoic Philosophy
363k followers · #15 Philosophy Bestsellers
Alex O'Connor
90k followers · #18 Philosophy Bestsellers
Pelle Martens
11k followers
Buddhist Psychology
25k followers
Richard Gordon
2.4k followers
Matt Gottesman
26k followers · #36 Philosophy BestsellersNew recommenders per week, last 12 weeks; the orange bar is this week to date. Same scale in every panel. Dated by Substack; only recommendations still live. Outlined weeks are incomplete: Substack lists only a publication's 50 newest recommenders, so for busy writers older weeks can't be counted, and a 30-day count marked + is a floor.
Bestsellers
Substack ranks Bestsellers by paid subscribers. Followers are my daily reading.
Climbed most since Oct 31: Ed Winters #82 to #76, Ellie in the 4D #93 to #88, Parker Settecase #58 to #54, Piero Franceschi #72 to #68, Chloe Hope #73 to #69.
| # | Move | Writer | Followers | Recommended by | Paid | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |  DAN KOEfuture/proof |
387,144 | 56 +49 | Thousands | |
| 2 | 0 |  Kate ManneMore to Hate |
81,179 | 66 +10 | Thousands | |
| 3 | 0 |  Callie Coles@calliecoles |
22,373 | 53 +9 | Thousands | |
| 4 | 0 |  FarStellar@farstellar |
24,433 | 50 +4 | Thousands | |
| 5 | 0 |  Rick RubinThe Creative Act: Thoughtforms & Innerworks |
400,665 | 64 +44 | Thousands | |
| 6 | 0 |  Slavoj ŽižekŽIŽEK GOADS AND PRODS |
222,007 | 59 +12 | Thousands | |
| 7 | ▲1 |  Sarah Blondin@sarahblondin |
78,782 | 56 +9 | Thousands | |
| 8 | ▼1 |  Henrik KarlssonEscaping Flatland |
80,092 | 54 +9 | Thousands | |
| 9 | ▲1 |  Professor David ClementsThe Professor's Record with David Clements |
19,431 | 51 +1 | Thousands | |
| 10 | ▼1 |  Jenna ZoeThe New Paradigm |
15,482 | 52 +8 | Thousands | |
| 11 | 0 |  Heather HavrileskyAsk Polly |
190,231 | 58 +6 | Thousands | |
| 12 | ▲1 |  Lindsey MackerethLindsey Mack's Complexity Edge |
78,669 | 55 +9 | Thousands | |
| 13 | ▼1 |  Pelin Dilara ColakAthenaum Kulübü |
46,064 | 50 +2 | Thousands | |
| 14 | 0 |  Anya LeonardClassical Wisdom |
141,602 | 55 +10 | Thousands | |
| 15 | 0 |  Stoic PhilosophyThe Stoic Manual |
363,246 | 56 +24 | 100+ badge | |
| 16 | 0 |  Stoic Wisdoms@stoicwisdoms |
416,220 | 54 +12 | Thousands | |
| 17 | ▲1 |  BOSSThe Unintuitive |
28,751 | 62 +3 | Thousands | |
| 18 | ▼1 |  Alex O'Connor@alexoconnor |
89,596 | 54 +20 | Thousands | |
| 19 | 0 |  Wizard WithwordsWizard's Watchtower |
7,739 | 51 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 20 | 0 |  Dr. ZacJourney to Reality |
7,424 | 50 +6 | Thousands | |
| 21 | 0 |  Jim PalmerDeconstructionology with Jim Palmer |
35,513 | 53 +3 | Thousands | |
| 22 | 0 |  Rupert SpiraRupert Spira - The Transparency of Things |
17,714 | 50 +1 | Thousands | |
| 23 | 0 |  Pamela AndersonThe Open Journal with Pamela Anderson |
262,135 | 53 +9 | Thousands | |
| 24 | 0 |  Celeste DavisMatriarchal Blessing |
52,619 | 64 +5 | Thousands | |
| 25 | 0 |  Florence GivenFlorence Given's Substack |
73,216 | 50 +13 | 100+ badge | |
| 26 | 0 |  Jared HendersonCommonplace Philosophy |
62,262 | 55 +7 | 100+ badge | |
| 27 | 0 |  Dharma LabDharma Lab | Dr. Richard J. Davidson and Dr. Cortland Dahl |
15,628 | 50 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 28 | 0 |  hannah baymidnight crumbs |
54,241 | 50 +13 | 100+ badge | |
| 29 | 0 |  Jason Jorjani@jasonrezajorjani |
10,733 | 50 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 30 | ▲1 |  Matthew B. CrawfordArchedelia |
30,732 | 56 | 100+ badge | |
| 31 | ▼1 |  TamaraMuseguided |
28,027 | 52 +4 | 100+ badge | |
| 32 | 0 |  Joseph FolleyUnsolicited Advice |
65,189 | 50 +12 | 100+ badge | |
| 33 | 0 |  Steven F. HaywardPolitical Questions |
5,600 | 47 | 100+ badge | |
| 34 | 0 |  Donald J. RobertsonStoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life |
62,204 | 55 +4 | 100+ badge | |
| 35 | 0 |  Maya LunaNaked Fruit |
5,979 | 48 +7 | 100+ badge | |
| 36 | 0 |  Matt GottesmanThe Niche is You® |
26,023 | 53 +14 | 100+ badge | |
| 37 | 0 |  Katherine Deedefault.blog |
57,679 | 68 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 38 | 0 |  Johann KurtzBecoming Noble |
38,131 | 61 +5 | 100+ badge | |
| 39 | 0 |  BONESAW🪽Soul Surgery |
42,023 | 56 +3 | none shown | |
| 40 | ▲1 |  Linda CarollHello, Writer! by Linda Caroll |
46,005 | 60 +5 | 100+ badge | |
| 41 | ▼1 |  Paul Musso, PhDThe Micro-Philosopher |
32,112 | 53 +8 | none shown | |
| 42 | ▲1 |  Vox DayVox's Substack |
7,618 | 5 +1 | none shown | |
| 43 | ▼1 |  Jessica DoreOfferings |
32,185 | 54 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 44 | 0 |  Satya Doyle ByockSelf & Society |
15,251 | 53 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 45 | 0 |  Chris PaulBe Reasonable: with Your Moderator, Chris Paul |
19,223 | 51 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 46 | 0 |  Ozy BrennanThing of Things |
10,218 | 53 | 100+ badge | |
| 47 | 0 |  Secrets of Adulthood@secretsofadulthood |
122,807 | 62 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 48 | ▲1 |  Ellie Anderson@ellieanderphd |
7,335 | 46 +4 | 100+ badge | |
| 49 | ▼1 |  Jonny ThomsonMini Philosophy |
92,590 | 56 +9 | 100+ badge | |
| 50 | ▲1 |  Johnathan Bi@johnathanbi |
38,016 | 50 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 51 | ▼1 |  Monica Magalhaes2075 |
12,587 | 50 | 100+ badge | |
| 52 | ▲1 |  Nairy Fstukh Kevorksoft moon rising |
8,458 | 52 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 53 | ▲1 |  Alexandra ColeLive Your Design Substack |
10,364 | 51 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 54 | ▲2 |  Parker SettecaseParker's Ponderings |
22,086 | 52 +4 | 100+ badge | |
| 55 | 0 |  Elizabeth OldfieldFully Alive by Elizabeth Oldfield |
17,801 | 54 +4 | 100+ badge | |
| 56 | ▼4 |  Heike | The HybridThe New Earth Codex |
469 | 3 | none shown | |
| 57 | ▲1 |  Massimo PigliucciFigs in Winter: a Community of Reason |
19,663 | 55 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 58 | ▼1 |  Chris LanganChris Langan's Ultimate Reality |
19,690 | 52 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 59 | ▲2 |  Connective Tissue@connectivetissue |
17,324 | 51 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 60 | 0 |  Iain McGilchristThe Matter with Things |
44,247 | 58 +5 | 100+ badge | |
| 61 | ▲1 |  The Feminine Editorial@feminineeditorial |
10,489 | 50 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 62 | ▲1 |  Nina Montagnenina montagne |
12,068 | 50 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 63 | ▲1 |  VenusVenus Uninterrupted |
7,438 | 48 +5 | 100+ badge | |
| 64 | ▲1 |  Coleman HughesColeman’s Corner |
61,071 | 55 | 100+ badge | |
| 65 | ▲1 |  Michael Meade@michaeljmeade |
7,041 | 51 +4 | 100+ badge | |
| 66 | ▲2 |  Bruno AIBruno’s Podcast |
5,372 | 35 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 67 | ▲3 |  Bentham's BulldogBentham's Newsletter |
32,153 | 60 +6 | 100+ badge | |
| 68 | ▲4 |  Piero FranceschiHumanos, por Piero Franceschi |
9,968 | 35 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 69 | ▲4 |  Chloe HopeDeath & Birds |
20,683 | 59 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 70 | ▼1 |  Erifili Gounaricrystal clear |
77,172 | 54 +11 | 100+ badge | |
| 71 | 0 |  Amy Lea | AstrologerHER CONSTELLATION |
5,888 | 51 +7 | 100+ badge | |
| 72 | ▼5 |  YepicurusThe Existential List by YEPICURUS |
20,708 | 50 +4 | 100+ badge | |
| 73 | ▲1 |  Imperium Press@imperiumpress |
13,651 | 50 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 74 | ▲1 |  Auto_Anon@autoanon |
4,257 | 29 +5 | 100+ badge | |
| 75 | ▲1 |  Leo thee Lemon@leotheelemon |
14,109 | 51 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 76 | ▲6 |  Ed Winters@earthlinged |
30,959 | 51 +4 | 100+ badge | |
| 77 | ▲2 |  Athenian Stranger@athenscorner |
5,007 | 40 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 78 | ▼1 |  Dr. Chuck ChakrapaniThe Stoic Gym |
20,718 | 52 | 100+ badge | |
| 79 | ▼1 |  Words of TaoismLife Wisdom - Words of Taoism |
76,508 | 50 +4 | 100+ badge | |
| 80 | 0 |  𝙅𝙤 ⚢📖🏳️🌈feminism for all |
39,888 | 51 +6 | 100+ badge | |
| 81 | 0 |  Eugenio RadinWhite Whale Cafe |
12,687 | 51 +4 | 100+ badge | |
| 82 | ▲1 |  r.h. SinSin's room |
34,239 | 50 +8 | 100+ badge | |
| 83 | ▲3 |  June, saturn and honeySaturn + Honey: The Nest |
4,557 | 46 | 100+ badge | |
| 84 | ▲1 |  Laura KennedyPeak Notions with Laura Kennedy |
30,736 | 54 +3 | 100+ badge | |
| 85 | ▼1 |  Rian StoneRian’s Substack |
7,296 | 50 +4 | 100+ badge | |
| 86 | ▲1 |  Recovering OverthinkerExistential Espresso |
33,731 | 50 +8 | 100+ badge | |
| 87 | ▲1 |  Joel David HamkinsInfinitely More |
14,402 | 52 +4 | 100+ badge | |
| 88 | ▲5 |  Ellie in the 4DRendering Reality |
4,418 | 11 | 100+ badge | |
| 89 | 0 |  Dr. Nathan JacobsTheological Letters |
5,447 | 50 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 90 | ▲1 |  Will KnowlandBe Her Leader |
13,397 | 51 | 100+ badge | |
| 91 | ▲1 |  Buddhist Philosophy@buddhistphilosophy |
103,840 | 51 +10 | 100+ badge | |
| 92 | ▼2 |  Heaven Sent HoneyHOUSE OF HEAVEN |
6,934 | 51 +8 | 100+ badge | |
| 93 | ▲3 |  Lily AshwellHeavenly Bodies |
11,110 | 49 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 94 | 0 |  Shannon BindlerThe Flow |
14,488 | 55 +11 | 100+ badge | |
| 95 | 0 |  Savage Minds@savageminds |
40,849 | 57 +2 | none shown | |
| 96 | ▲2 |  Addy OsmaniElevate |
84,629 | 52 +6 | 100+ badge | |
| 97 | 0 |  New Discourses@newdiscourses |
15,723 | 52 +2 | 100+ badge | |
| 98 | ▲1 |  UnslavedUnslaved’s Substack |
3,624 | 19 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 99 | new |  Based Camp | Simone & MalcolmBased Camp | Simone & Malcolm Collins |
2,630 | 33 +1 | 100+ badge | |
| 100 | new |  Stan GrantFive Minutes Late |
13,724 | 31 +2 | 100+ badge |
The top 20 on every read
Rank on each read of the Bestsellers board. Darker is higher. A gap means the writer was outside the top 100 on that read.
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAN KOE | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kate Manne | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Callie Coles | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| FarStellar | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Rick Rubin | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Slavoj Žižek | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Sarah Blondin | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | ▲1 |
| Henrik Karlsson | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | ▼1 |
| Professor David Clements | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | ▲1 |
| Jenna Zoe | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | ▼1 |
| Heather Havrilesky | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Lindsey Mackereth | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | ▲1 |
| Pelin Dilara Colak | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | ▼1 |
| Anya Leonard | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Stoic Philosophy | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Stoic Wisdoms | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| BOSS | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | ▲1 |
| Alex O'Connor | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | ▼1 |
| Wizard Withwords | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| Dr. Zac | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
History starts on Oct 31, 2026. Each day adds a column.
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