Substack writers
Every writer I track: everyone on a category leaderboard since Oct 31, 2026, plus anyone a visitor looked up. Filter, sort, and save the view.
Filters and sort
| # | Writer | Followers | Recommended by | New, 30 d | Best rank | Paid | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Heather Cox RichardsonLetters from an American | 3,531,361 | 196 | 51+ | #1 | Hundreds of thousands | |
| 2 |  The Free Press@thefreepress | 2,615,674 | 131 | 50+ | #1 | Hundreds of thousands | |
| 3 |  Robert Reich@robertreich | 1,698,545 | 109 | 52+ | #10 | Tens of thousands | |
| 4 |  The Bulwark@thebulwark | 1,395,258 | 110 | 51+ | #2 | Hundreds of thousands | |
| 5 |  Lenny RachitskyLenny's Newsletter | 1,387,860 | 84 | 50+ | #1 | Tens of thousands | |
| 6 |  PolitibrawlPolitiBrawl | 1,316,549 | 51 | +10 | Rising #67 | 100+ badge | |
| 7 |  Gergely OroszThe Pragmatic Engineer | 1,224,782 | 68 | 50+ | #3 | Tens of thousands | |
| 8 |  CosmicRxCosmicRx Weekly Energy Report | 1,181,910 | 50 | +9 | #88 | 100+ badge | |
| 9 |  Mike NellisEndless Urgency with Mike Nellis | 1,134,048 | 54 | +18 | #52 | Thousands | |
| 10 |  The Truth About Cancer@thetruthaboutcancer | 1,106,886 | 52 | +13 | #18 | 100+ badge | |
| 11 |  Joyce VanceCivil Discourse with Joyce Vance | 1,099,278 | 110 | +32 | #11 | Tens of thousands | |
| 12 |  Judd LegumPopular Information | 1,095,628 | 86 | +18 | #17 | Tens of thousands | |
| 13 |  MeidasTouch NetworkMeidas+ | 1,091,926 | 85 | +34 | #4 | Tens of thousands | |
| 14 |  Sonny BunchAcross the Movie Aisle | 1,035,375 | 53 | +11 | #12 | Hundreds of thousands | |
| 15 |  Ruben HassidHow to AI | 1,019,667 | 61 | 51+ | #1 | Thousands | |
| 16 |  Michael Moore@michaelmoore | 1,014,438 | 57 | +15 | #61 | Thousands | |
| 17 |  Drop Site News@dropsitenews | 910,764 | 85 | +34 | #1 | Tens of thousands | |
| 18 |  John McDonaldOn the House | 905,863 | 53 | +4 | none | 100+ badge | |
| 19 |  Mehdi HasanZeteo | 893,795 | 96 | +32 | #5 | Tens of thousands | |
| 20 |  Paul Krugman@paulkrugman | 876,534 | 107 | +47 | #8 | Tens of thousands | |
| 21 |  Dan RatherSteady | 851,063 | 72 | +19 | #15 | Tens of thousands | |
| 22 |  shit you should care about✿ shit you should care about ✿ | 844,171 | 55 | +23 | #41 | Thousands | |
| 23 |  Brian Tyler Cohen@briantylercohen | 822,567 | 65 | +23 | #38 | Tens of thousands | |
| 24 |  Adam Kinzinger@adamkinzinger | 794,502 | 74 | +36 | #12 | Tens of thousands | |
| 25 |  Andy BorowitzThe Borowitz Report | 782,776 | 85 | +38 | #9 | Tens of thousands | |
| 26 |  Team ZeteoZeteo UK | 748,044 | 51 | +5 | #10 | Tens of thousands | |
| 27 |  Katie Phang@katiephang | 722,930 | 70 | +17 | #24 | Tens of thousands | |
| 28 |  Mary L TrumpThe Good in Us by Mary L. Trump | 695,762 | 74 | +13 | #34 | Tens of thousands | |
| 29 |  Noah SmithNoahpinion | 691,028 | 92 | +23 | #2 | Tens of thousands | |
| 30 |  Caroline ChambersWhat To Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking | 690,447 | 99 | +20 | #1 | Tens of thousands | |
| 31 |  J.C. BruceTropic Press: J.C. Bruce | 690,009 | 51 | +5 | #82 | Thousands | |
| 32 |  Neuroscience & Wellness@neurosciencewellness | 669,915 | 55 | 51+ | #43 | 100+ badge | |
| 33 |  Aaron RuparPublic Notice | 662,971 | 83 | +10 | #26 | Tens of thousands | |
| 34 |  Big Think@bigthinkmedia | 651,758 | 55 | 50+ | #15 | 100+ badge | |
| 35 |  Timothy SnyderThinking about... | 649,664 | 108 | +21 | #2 | Tens of thousands | |
| 36 |  Amanda HesserHomeward | 617,259 | 76 | +10 | #4 | Thousands | |
| 37 |  The Contrarian@contrarian | 611,878 | 97 | +23 | #7 | Tens of thousands | |
| 38 |  Jim AcostaThe Jim Acosta Show | 603,939 | 84 | +14 | #3 | Tens of thousands | |
| 39 |  Ethan MollickOne Useful Thing | 602,666 | 78 | +47 | #19 | Thousands | |
| 40 |  Rick WilsonRick Wilson’s Against All Enemies | 600,435 | 76 | +8 | #36 | Tens of thousands | |
| 41 |  Shaun KingThe North Star with Shaun King | 597,322 | 52 | +4 | #20 | Thousands | |
| 42 |  Compounding QualityCompounding Quality | 594,003 | 66 | +17 | #7 | Thousands | |
| 43 |  Matt TaibbiRacket News | 584,363 | 92 | +7 | #13 | Tens of thousands | |
| 44 |  Dan PfeifferThe Message Box | 573,347 | 60 | +5 | #25 | Tens of thousands | |
| 45 |  Bill BishopSinocism | 568,849 | 89 | +3 | #6 | Thousands | |
| 46 |  Reese's Book ClubBookmarked by Reese's Book Club | 566,570 | 51 | +19 | #46 | 100+ badge | |
| 47 |  The EconomistThe Economist: Off the Charts | 527,183 | 55 | +45 | Rising #91 | 100+ badge | |
| 48 |  Jemma SbegThe Psychology of Your 20s’ Substack | 525,898 | 50 | +26 | Rising #64 | 100+ badge | |
| 49 |  Alexander VindmanWhy It Matters | 514,951 | 67 | +5 | #38 | Thousands | |
| 50 |  Sam Harris@samharris | 506,142 | 73 | +14 | #6 | none shown |
"7 days" shows from Nov 7, 2026, when the first week of daily readings is complete. Paid bands are Substack's: it shows paid subscribers only as Thousands, Tens of thousands and so on.