World Politics on Substack
The top 100 World Politics 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
- 161
- Median followers, Rising
- 14,626
- Smallest on the board
- 6
- Yasmin Poole, #62
- New recommendations, 30 days
- 672
- to writers whose main category this is
Rising in World Politics: 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.
Timothy Snyder
650k followers · #2 World Politics Bestsellers
Anne Applebaum
354k followers · #13 World Politics Bestsellers
Glenn Diesen
68k followers · #69 World Politics Bestsellers
Chris Hedges
284k followers · #5 World Politics Bestsellers
Paul Kingsnorth
127k followers · #21 World Politics Bestsellers
Ruth Ben-Ghiat
484k followers · #8 World Politics Bestsellers
Naomi Klein
229k followers · #64 World Politics 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.
Rising
Substack ranks Rising by recent growth in paid subscribers. Followers are my daily reading.
Climbed most since Oct 31: Predictive History new at #2, Alexander Vindman new at #6, Anne Applebaum new at #7, Dominic Cummings new at #10, James Bosworth (Boz) new at #11.
| # | Move | Writer | Followers | Recommended by | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▲18 |  Timothy SnyderThinking about... |
649,664 | 108 +21 | |
| 2 | new |  Predictive HistoryPredictive History Substack |
132,035 | 54 +9 | |
| 3 | ▼2 |  Glenn Greenwald@greenwald |
407,160 | 71 +5 | |
| 4 | ▲16 |  Voice from Ukraine@voicefromukraine |
32,250 | 30 +13 | |
| 5 | ▲4 |  TurbulenceTurbulence Podcast |
6,615 | 28 +5 | |
| 6 | new |  Alexander VindmanWhy It Matters |
514,951 | 67 +4 | |
| 7 | ▲58 |  Anne ApplebaumOpen Letters, from Anne Applebaum |
353,675 | 81 +18 | |
| 8 | ▼5 |  Prof Robert Pape@professorrobertpape |
82,772 | 53 +10 | |
| 9 | ▲47 |  The Long Game PodcastThe Long Game with Jake Sullivan & Jon Finer |
80,372 | 39 +2 | |
| 10 | ▼8 |  Dominic CummingsDominic Cummings substack |
99,753 | 55 +6 | |
| 11 | new |  James Bosworth (Boz)Latin America Risk Report |
15,437 | 55 +3 | |
| 12 | ▲46 |  Naomi KleinPatterns by Naomi Klein |
229,043 | 68 +13 | |
| 13 | ▼7 |  Cole BennettCole.notcole |
22,776 | 51 +2 | |
| 14 | ▼2 |  Foreign Office by M.WeissForeign Office by Michael Weiss |
19,211 | 55 +4 | |
| 15 | new |  Thomas Fazi@tfazi |
14,253 | ? | |
| 16 | ▼3 |  Amit SegalIt's Noon In Israel |
48,741 | 52 +6 | |
| 17 | ▼2 |  WAR ECONOMY by KRIS@ektrit |
1,821 | 13 +4 | |
| 18 | new |  Chris HedgesThe Chris Hedges Report |
284,097 | 69 +16 | |
| 19 | new |  Jan Jekielek@janjekielek |
71,265 | ? | |
| 20 | new |  Best for BritainThe Best for Britain Wire |
89,306 | ? | |
| 21 | ▼5 |  Leland VittertWar Notes |
10,368 | 52 +2 | |
| 22 | ▲4 |  Robert Yoho, MDSurviving Healthcare |
92,183 | 54 +4 | |
| 23 | ▲8 |  Trita Parsi@tritaparsi |
57,963 | 54 +11 | |
| 24 | ▲39 |  Alessandro Di BattistaScomode Verità |
43,486 | 50 +3 | |
| 25 | ▼20 |  Dexter IngramDexter Ingram: Declassified |
8,586 | 52 +13 | |
| 26 | ▲60 |  Multipolarity@multipolaritypod |
5,931 | 31 +3 | |
| 27 | ▲1 |  Team ZeteoZeteo UK |
748,044 | 51 +5 | |
| 28 | new |  Restoring the West by AyaanRestoring the West by Ayaan Hirsi Ali |
99,022 | 62 +3 | |
| 29 | ▼21 |  Glenn DiesenGlenn Diesen’s Substack |
68,207 | 55 +17 | |
| 30 | ▲7 |  Josh SzepsUncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps |
41,933 | 56 +2 | |
| 31 | ▲14 |  Shield of the Republic@shieldpod |
11,361 | 39 +7 | |
| 32 | new |  Schultz Nóra@schultznora |
9,943 | ? | |
| 33 | ▼29 |  Peter GeogheganDemocracy for Sale |
76,434 | 64 +7 | |
| 34 | ▲51 |  Elder of ZiyonElder’s Substack |
3,569 | 48 +4 | |
| 35 | new |  Conrad FranzWorld War Now |
27,700 | ? | |
| 36 | new |  Wilhem IvorssonThe Ivorsson Dilemma |
918 | ? | |
| 37 | ▼27 |  Conflicts ForumConflicts Forum’s Substack |
26,763 | 52 +11 | |
| 38 | ▲24 |  James O'MalleyOdds and Ends of History |
21,865 | 56 | |
| 39 | ▲5 |  Fabian Hoffmann, PhD@frhoffmann |
20,480 | 10 | |
| 40 | ▲34 |  Nachum Kaplan נחום קפלןMoral Clarity: Truths in Politics and Culture |
9,763 | 51 +4 | |
| 41 | new |  Zuri StevensWe Need A Black Woman In Charge |
12,375 | ? | |
| 42 | new | Sam FreedmanComment is Freed |
127,641 | 69 +7 | |
| 43 | ▼9 |  Nicole LampertNicole Lampert: Diary from the Diaspora |
4,300 | 35 +3 | |
| 44 | new |  Maajid NawazRadical Media - by Maajid Nawaz |
46,356 | ? | |
| 45 | ▲2 |  Luis Felipe MiguelAmanhã não existe ainda |
11,218 | 51 +2 | |
| 46 | ▼43 | Prof Robert Pape@professorrobertpape |
82,772 | 53 +10 | |
| 47 | ▲6 |  Wajeeh Lion@wajeehlion |
13,129 | 53 +6 | |
| 48 | new |  Kjetil Rolness@kjetilrolness |
10,275 | 43 +3 | |
| 49 | ▲21 |  Decline and Fall@dandf |
13,099 | 39 | |
| 50 | ▲27 |  Eliete Anselmo Paloni VianaMundo Secreto com Demis Viana |
1,039 | 13 +1 | |
| 51 | new |  Pyotr KurzinThe Global Gambit |
4,261 | 43 +8 | |
| 52 | new |  New Politics@newpolitics |
4,474 | ? | |
| 53 | new |  Neema ParviniThe Forbidden Texts |
19,356 | ? | |
| 54 | new |  Dan BurmawiDanBurmawi.com |
9,628 | ? | |
| 55 | new |  Derek DavisonForeign Exchanges |
57,903 | 57 +2 | |
| 56 | ▼15 |  Palestine Deep Dive@palestinedeepdive |
30,828 | 52 +2 | |
| 57 | new |  Macario SchettinoFuera de la Caja, con Macario Schettino |
15,470 | ? | |
| 58 | new |  Lance F RosenLance’s Substack |
4,825 | ? | |
| 59 | new |  Parlons Peu Parlons Bien@parlonspeuparlonsbien |
30,500 | 50 +1 | |
| 60 | new |  Estefania Veloz@estefaniaveloz |
872 | ? | |
| 61 | new |  Owen JonesBattleLines with Owen Jones |
128,936 | 52 +5 | |
| 62 | new |  Yasmin PooleThe Future of Australia, by Yasmin Poole |
6 | ? | |
| 63 | ▼24 |  Alex ChristoforouThe Duran |
14,053 | 50 +9 | |
| 64 | ▲5 |  Shankar NarayanThe Concis |
17,886 | 51 +5 | |
| 65 | new |  Tomas JaneliūnasKaro ženklai ir scenarijai |
3,290 | ? | |
| 66 | new |  Lisa Pohovich@lisapohovich |
28 | 0 | |
| 67 | new |  Fall of the Cabal OfficialFall of the Cabal - Cyntha Koeter |
47,841 | 50 +6 | |
| 68 | new |  Larry C JohnsonSon of the New American Revolution |
35,608 | ? | |
| 69 | new |  DekleptocracyThe Dekleptocracy Substack |
10,710 | ? | |
| 70 | new |  Panyi Szabolcs@panyiszabolcs |
15,956 | ? | |
| 71 | new |  Anter YaşaAnterilla on asiaa |
4,557 | ? | |
| 72 | new |  The Feminist Lens@zulfinakhud |
126,671 | ? | |
| 73 | new |  Abu Hureirah (TIP)Abu’s Substack |
876 | ? | |
| 74 | ▼23 |  Portugal DecodedPORTUGAL DECODED |
13,149 | 51 +2 | |
| 75 | new |  Benjamin KersteinNo Delusions, No Despair |
5,770 | ? | |
| 76 | new |  Bernard HickeyThe Kākā by Bernard Hickey |
35,104 | 54 +1 | |
| 77 | new |  Constantin von HoffmeisterEurosiberia |
16,373 | ? | |
| 78 | new |  Charlie WeimersEurope Uncensored by Charlie Weimers |
1,040 | ? | |
| 79 | new |  Terry WolfeThe Winter Christian |
5,562 | ? | |
| 80 | new |  Ruth Ben-GhiatLucid |
483,580 | 85 +13 | |
| 81 | new |  Ian ProudThe Peacemonger |
8,417 | ? | |
| 82 | new |  Sötét középkor - Béndek ÁbrisSötét középkor |
383 | ? | |
| 83 | new |  Joel JenkinsBogan Intelligentsia |
4,851 | ? | |
| 84 | new |  Steve SchererNavigating the Drift |
5,833 | ? | |
| 85 | ▼13 |  BettBeat MediaBettBeat’s Newsletter |
11,780 | 53 +2 | |
| 86 | new |  Mohamed Haithem Beltaief@zawiyaworld |
334 | ? | |
| 87 | new |  Dave KeatingGulf Stream Blues |
4,892 | ? | |
| 88 | ▼48 |  elizabeth nicksonWelcome to Absurdistan |
50,486 | 57 +5 | |
| 89 | new |  Gather 2030KICLEI |
11,625 | ? | |
| 90 | new |  Olivier VialLa lettre des radicalités |
3,839 | ? | |
| 91 | new |  Hua BinHua’s Substack |
4,700 | ? | |
| 92 | new |  Dr. Prashanth ParameswaranASEAN Wonk |
14,626 | ? | |
| 93 | ▼39 |  The Lesbian Project Podcast@thelesbianprojectpod |
8,699 | 43 +1 | |
| 94 | new |  Jason JamesBrave New Normal |
3,178 | ? | |
| 95 | new |  Cameron MurrayFresh Economic Thinking |
10,057 | ? | |
| 96 | new |  Maurice HöfgenGeld für die Welt |
56,268 | 52 +4 | |
| 97 | ▼15 |  Rakesh XamanThe Digital Democracy Watch |
6,918 | 25 +2 | |
| 98 | new |  CapXThe CapX Briefing |
20,358 | ? | |
| 99 | new |  AleksBlack Mountain Analysis |
13,729 | ? | |
| 100 | new |  JJ - Pragmatic PoliticsPragmatic Politics |
2,690 | ? |
The top 20 on every read
Rank on each read of the Rising 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy Snyder | 4 | 19 | 19 | 1 | ▲3 |
| Predictive History | 2 | new | |||
| Glenn Greenwald | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ▼2 |
| Voice from Ukraine | 20 | 20 | 20 | 4 | ▲16 |
| Turbulence | 15 | 9 | 9 | 5 | ▲10 |
| Alexander Vindman | 6 | new | |||
| Anne Applebaum | 65 | 65 | 7 | ▲58 | |
| Prof Robert Pape | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ▼6 |
| The Long Game Podcast | 27 | 56 | 56 | 9 | ▲18 |
| Dominic Cummings | 2 | 2 | 10 | ▼8 | |
| James Bosworth (Boz) | 11 | new | |||
| Naomi Klein | 25 | 58 | 58 | 12 | ▲13 |
| Cole Bennett | 82 | 6 | 6 | 13 | ▲69 |
| Foreign Office by M.Weiss | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 0 |
| Thomas Fazi | 15 | new | |||
| Amit Segal | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | ▼3 |
| WAR ECONOMY by KRIS | 9 | 15 | 15 | 17 | ▼8 |
| Chris Hedges | 18 | new | |||
| Jan Jekielek | 19 | new | |||
| Best for Britain | 20 | new |
History starts on Oct 31, 2026. Each day adds a column.
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