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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 |  The Shit About Writing TeamThe Shit No One Tells You About Writing | 109,532 | 58 | +26 | #3 | Thousands | |
| 452 |  Monte Mader@montemader | 109,496 | ? | 0 | Rising #40 | 100+ badge | |
| 453 |  Miranda July@mirandajuly | 109,129 | 72 | +2 | #10 | Thousands | |
| 454 |  Carina Wolffgood mood food | 109,090 | 57 | +3 | #77 | Thousands | |
| 455 |  Adam Cifu, MDSensible Medicine | 109,074 | 61 | +4 | #6 | Thousands | |
| 456 |  LondonistLondonist: Time Machine | 108,604 | 58 | +5 | #22 | Thousands | |
| 457 |  After Dinner ConversationAfter Dinner Conversation® - Philosophy | Ethics Short Story | 108,478 | 56 | +13 | #31 | 100+ badge | |
| 458 |  faith freshPicnic Date | 108,159 | 51 | +2 | #85 | Thousands | |
| 459 |  Richard DawkinsThe Poetry of Reality with Richard Dawkins | 108,102 | 55 | +4 | #73 | 100+ badge | |
| 460 |  Jessica Knurick, PhD, RDNDr. Jessica Knurick | 108,062 | 59 | +5 | #4 | Thousands | |
| 461 |  Animal Rising@animalrising | 108,040 | 50 | +4 | #84 | none shown | |
| 462 |  The Modern Nonna@themodernnonna | 107,291 | ? | 0 | Rising #96 | none shown | |
| 463 |  data, but make it fashion@databutmakeitfashion | 106,839 | 52 | +22 | none | 100+ badge | |
| 464 |  Decoding Fox News@decodingfoxnews | 106,265 | ? | 0 | Rising #22 | 100+ badge | |
| 465 |  大叔美股筆記 Uncle Stock Notes@unclestocknotes | 106,247 | 54 | +5 | #37 | Thousands | |
| 466 |  Erick-Woods EricksonErick Erickson's Show Notes | 106,053 | 55 | +3 | #13 | Thousands | |
| 467 |  Ethan StraussHouse of Strauss | 105,182 | 68 | +1 | #4 | Thousands | |
| 468 |  Sasha LatypovaDue Diligence and Art | 105,097 | 77 | +7 | #19 | Thousands | |
| 469 |  Frank AndradeArtificial Corner | 104,776 | 54 | +13 | #52 | 100+ badge | |
| 470 |  India HicksINDIA HICKS. An Unexpected Journey. | 104,682 | 57 | +1 | #17 | Thousands | |
| 471 |  Sarah BesseySarah Bessey's Field Notes | 104,378 | 64 | +7 | #10 | Thousands | |
| 472 |  Mark Crispin MillerNews from Underground by Mark Crispin Miller | 103,925 | 63 | +3 | #24 | 100+ badge | |
| 473 |  Cameron R. Wolfe, Ph.D.Deep (Learning) Focus | 103,860 | 56 | +8 | none | 100+ badge | |
| 474 |  Buddhist Philosophy@buddhistphilosophy | 103,840 | 51 | +9 | #91 | 100+ badge | |
| 475 |  Polymath Investor@polymathinvestor | 103,354 | 55 | +5 | none | 100+ badge | |
| 476 |  Ana CalinHOW WE GROW with Ana Calin | 103,122 | 55 | +5 | #10 | 100+ badge | |
| 477 |  Beau Society@beausociety | 102,942 | 55 | +6 | #36 | Thousands | |
| 478 |  Allison WaidHot Girls Save Money | 102,685 | 51 | +9 | Rising #74 | none shown | |
| 479 |  Jack HopkinsJack Hopkins Now | 102,550 | 57 | +4 | #10 | Thousands | |
| 480 |  Margaret Anna AliceMargaret Anna Alice Through the Looking Glass | 102,463 | 67 | +2 | #36 | 100+ badge | |
| 481 |  Roger Pielke Jr.The Honest Broker | 102,308 | 64 | +1 | #5 | Thousands | |
| 482 |  Elif ShafakUnmapped Storylands with Elif Shafak | 102,299 | 70 | +6 | #45 | 100+ badge | |
| 483 |  Matthew C. KleinThe Overshoot | 102,256 | 60 | +4 | #66 | 100+ badge | |
| 484 |  Colin GorrieDead Language Society | 102,021 | 54 | +31 | #19 | 100+ badge | |
| 485 |  Climate Action NowYour Daily Dose of Climate Hope | 101,907 | 56 | +10 | #18 | 100+ badge | |
| 486 |  Ross BarkanPolitical Currents by Ross Barkan | 101,742 | 59 | +3 | Rising #65 | Thousands | |
| 487 |  Claire BerlinskiThe Cosmopolitan Globalist | 101,615 | 65 | +4 | #61 | Thousands | |
| 488 |  Katherine MayThe Clearing by Katherine May | 101,463 | 82 | +6 | #25 | Thousands | |
| 489 |  Van Jones@vanjones | 101,134 | 54 | +1 | none | Thousands | |
| 490 |  a literary mole | sub clubSub Club | 100,740 | 61 | +9 | #1 | Thousands | |
| 491 |  Kahlil GreeneHistory Can't Hide from Kahlil Greene | 100,473 | 61 | +4 | #5 | Thousands | |
| 492 |  Olivia NocedaOn The Rocks | 100,469 | 59 | +1 | #18 | Thousands | |
| 493 |  Stay Tuned with PreetStay Tuned with Preet Bharara | 100,432 | 55 | 0 | Rising #30 | Thousands | |
| 494 |  Devon CanupLowkey Rich | 100,379 | 21 | +10 | Rising #92 | none shown | |
| 495 |  Scott RitterReal Scott Ritter | 100,314 | 53 | +7 | #23 | Thousands | |
| 496 |  Maggie SmithFor Dear Life with Maggie Smith | 100,045 | 76 | +2 | #74 | 100+ badge | |
| 497 |  Dominic CummingsDominic Cummings substack | 99,753 | 55 | +6 | #18 | Thousands | |
| 498 |  Grace AtwoodScratch Pad | 99,644 | 76 | +3 | #11 | Thousands | |
| 499 |  Jason MikulaFintech Business Weekly | 99,614 | ? | 0 | Rising #86 | 100+ badge | |
| 500 |  James LucasBeauty is truth | 99,504 | 53 | +11 | #10 | Thousands |
"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.