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Policy Tensor@policytensor
Followers17,047
Last 7 daysfrom Nov 7
Last 30 daysfrom Nov 30
Subscribers (rounded)13K+
Paid subscribers100+ badge
Best board spot#100 World Politics Bestsellers
Recommended by51
New recommenders, 30 days+1
Recommends11
Tracked sinceOct 31, 2026

Followers by day

Policy Tensor

16,60016,80017,00017,20017,400 Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8Nov 12 12 more days to fill this frame 17,047

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When their recommendations started

Policy Tensor

Dec 24MarJunSepDecMarJunSep

Live recommendations by month started, last 24 months, Substack's dates. Outlined months are incomplete: Substack lists only the 50 newest recommenders.