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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501 |  Restoring the West by AyaanRestoring the West by Ayaan Hirsi Ali | 99,022 | 62 | +3 | #20 | Thousands | |
| 502 |  Lucy WilliamsRemotely by Lucy Williams | 98,894 | 78 | +6 | #3 | Thousands | |
| 503 |  Brown History@brownhistory | 98,881 | 52 | +5 | #12 | Thousands | |
| 504 |  FASOThe FASO Way | 98,873 | 50 | +6 | #56 | 100+ badge | |
| 505 |  Willy WooBitcoin Vector Lite | 98,689 | 51 | +4 | #10 | 100+ badge | |
| 506 |  Rebecca SchoenkopfWonkette | 98,639 | 68 | +6 | #49 | Thousands | |
| 507 |  AIP Research@aipinvesting | 98,431 | 42 | +1 | #98 | none shown | |
| 508 |  The Industry@theindustryoffical | 98,420 | 54 | +3 | #23 | 100+ badge | |
| 509 |  Diabolical Lies@diabolicallies | 98,310 | 64 | +20 | #2 | Tens of thousands | |
| 510 |  Ellen Huerta@ellenhuerta | 98,210 | ? | 0 | Rising #81 | none shown | |
| 511 |  Panio Gianopoulos@panio | 98,194 | 10 | 0 | #99 | 100+ badge | |
| 512 |  Emily AmickEmily in Your Phone with Emily Amick | 98,064 | 59 | +3 | #22 | Thousands | |
| 513 |  Dan WoottonDan Wootton Outspoken | 97,865 | 60 | +20 | #28 | Thousands | |
| 514 |  Jacqueline Nesi, PhDTechno Sapiens | 97,456 | 63 | +4 | #27 | 100+ badge | |
| 515 |  Elizabeth HolmesSo Many Thoughts | 96,988 | 60 | 0 | #15 | Thousands | |
| 516 |  angie carusohealthful radiance | 96,507 | 51 | +2 | #6 | Thousands | |
| 517 |  Francis Foster@francisjfoster | 96,410 | 46 | +2 | Rising #25 | Thousands | |
| 518 |  Kaizen AsieduClear Thinker | 96,382 | 51 | +5 | #17 | Thousands | |
| 519 |  Jemar Tisby, PhDFootnotes by Jemar Tisby | 96,044 | 64 | +8 | #4 | Thousands | |
| 520 |  Marianne WilliamsonTRANSFORM with Marianne Williamson | 95,904 | 57 | +4 | #90 | none shown | |
| 521 |  Andrew ZimmernAndrew Zimmern's Spilled Milk | 95,896 | 55 | +2 | #62 | none shown | |
| 522 |  Ruth ReichlLa Briffe | 95,518 | 66 | +4 | #69 | Thousands | |
| 523 |  Ottessa Moshfegh"It's Ottessa, bitch." | 95,511 | 63 | +8 | #29 | 100+ badge | |
| 524 |  chicgirlmomentchicgirlmoment | 95,362 | 50 | +20 | none | 100+ badge | |
| 525 |  Elizabeth MinchilliElizabeth’s Newsletter from Italy | 95,360 | 68 | +1 | #7 | Thousands | |
| 526 |  Canada Resists@canresist | 95,068 | 50 | +2 | none | 100+ badge | |
| 527 |  JustinTechnically | 95,009 | 57 | +3 | #65 | 100+ badge | |
| 528 |  NE - Naked Emperor NewsletterThe Naked Emperor’s Newsletter | 94,800 | 66 | +1 | #20 | Thousands | |
| 529 |  Cartoons Hate Her@cartoonshateher | 94,597 | 68 | +7 | #2 | Thousands | |
| 530 |  Zvi MowshowitzDon't Worry About the Vase | 94,481 | 60 | +7 | #79 | 100+ badge | |
| 531 |  Rebekah JonesMesoscale News with Rebekah Jones | 94,407 | 50 | 0 | #38 | 100+ badge | |
| 532 |  Lucy WorsleyMy Life in the Past | 94,163 | 58 | +13 | #9 | Thousands | |
| 533 |  Michael MorrellOpti-Mystic Ways that Work — with Michael Morrell & Friends | 94,037 | 4 | +3 | Rising #53 | none shown | |
| 534 |  Narratively@narratively | 93,746 | 60 | +6 | #27 | Thousands | |
| 535 |  Karen AttiahThe Golden Hour by Karen Attiah | 93,311 | 59 | +1 | #85 | Thousands | |
| 536 |  Jami AttenbergCRAFT TALK | 93,177 | 70 | +3 | #22 | Thousands | |
| 537 |  caitlynjouissance | 92,964 | 56 | +1 | #83 | 100+ badge | |
| 538 |  🐺The Wise WolfThe Wise Wolf | 92,930 | 58 | +5 | #21 | Thousands | |
| 539 |  Polina PomplianoThe Profile | 92,820 | 55 | +2 | none | 100+ badge | |
| 540 |  Prof. Tom YehAI by Hand ✍️ | 92,753 | 55 | +4 | #57 | 100+ badge | |
| 541 |  Ryan AllisCoinstack | 92,731 | 50 | +2 | none | none shown | |
| 542 |  Space Ambition@spaceambition | 92,693 | 52 | +1 | none | none shown | |
| 543 |  Jonny ThomsonMini Philosophy | 92,590 | 56 | +9 | #49 | 100+ badge | |
| 544 |  Curtis YarvinGray Mirror | 92,552 | 58 | +6 | #7 | Thousands | |
| 545 |  Sam KrissNumb at the Lodge | 92,466 | 62 | +5 | #24 | Thousands | |
| 546 |  Jillian TureckiLove Weekly with Jillian Turecki | 92,434 | 54 | +3 | #24 | Thousands | |
| 547 |  Robert Yoho, MDSurviving Healthcare | 92,183 | 54 | +4 | #46 | Thousands | |
| 548 |  Chris ArnadeChris Arnade Walks the World | 92,101 | 60 | +3 | #6 | Thousands | |
| 549 |  Sarah Fay, PhDSubstack Writers at Work with Sarah Fay | 91,870 | 76 | +5 | #9 | Thousands | |
| 550 |  Sara TaneThis Shit Rocks | 91,865 | 58 | +3 | #34 | 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.