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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 |  Katelyn JetelinaYour Local Epidemiologist | 505,809 | 78 | +8 | #1 | Tens of thousands | |
| 52 |  The Babylon Bee@thebabylonbee | 503,413 | 50 | +44 | #12 | 100+ badge | |
| 53 |  Lincoln Project@lincolnproject | 499,523 | 51 | +20 | Rising #16 | 100+ badge | |
| 54 |  Doomberg@doomberg | 486,888 | 92 | +23 | #3 | Tens of thousands | |
| 55 |  State of the Day@stateoftheday | 484,808 | 52 | +7 | #90 | 100+ badge | |
| 56 |  Ruth Ben-GhiatLucid | 483,580 | 85 | +13 | #8 | Thousands | |
| 57 |  Esther PerelEntre Nous with Esther Perel | 472,605 | 55 | +26 | #5 | Thousands | |
| 58 |  Brian BeutlerOff Message | 468,312 | 56 | +4 | #70 | Thousands | |
| 59 |  Jessica Reed KrausHouse Inhabit | 465,997 | 60 | +7 | #7 | Thousands | |
| 60 |  David PakmanThe David Pakman Show | 460,352 | 60 | +13 | #92 | Thousands | |
| 61 |  Joy-Ann ReidJoy's House! (An Image Lab Joint) | 459,969 | 78 | +10 | #56 | Thousands | |
| 62 |  Nate SilverSilver Bulletin | 456,726 | 99 | +34 | #6 | Tens of thousands | |
| 63 |  Thee Book ClubLove letters to literature | 451,321 | 51 | +23 | #79 | 100+ badge | |
| 64 |  George SaundersStory Club with George Saunders | 449,409 | 113 | +12 | #2 | Tens of thousands | |
| 65 |  Dr. Robert W. MaloneMalone News | 448,408 | 86 | +22 | #6 | Tens of thousands | |
| 66 |  Liza DonnellySeeing Things | 447,514 | 71 | +6 | none | Thousands | |
| 67 |  This Day In History@historytruth | 446,689 | 52 | +25 | #65 | 100+ badge | |
| 68 |  Timothy B. LeeUnderstanding AI | 445,112 | 61 | +44 | #28 | Thousands | |
| 69 |  Unusual WhalesUnusualwhales Newsletter | 441,936 | 52 | +4 | none | 100+ badge | |
| 70 |  The Culturist@culturist | 441,082 | 77 | +32 | #3 | Thousands | |
| 71 |  Big Little FeelingsSorry I Didn't Text You Back with Big Little Feelings | 436,213 | 51 | +6 | #2 | Thousands | |
| 72 |  Prof G Media@profgmedia | 433,209 | 57 | +12 | #7 | Thousands | |
| 73 |  The Good Trade@thegoodtrade | 433,081 | ? | 0 | Rising #6 | 100+ badge | |
| 74 |  A Midwestern DoctorThe Forgotten Side of Medicine | 425,062 | 79 | 50+ | #1 | Tens of thousands | |
| 75 |  Stoic Wisdoms@stoicwisdoms | 416,220 | 54 | +12 | #16 | Thousands | |
| 76 |  Scott DworkinThe Dworkin Report | 413,730 | 67 | +8 | #7 | Tens of thousands | |
| 77 |  Glenn Greenwald@greenwald | 407,160 | 71 | +5 | #4 | Tens of thousands | |
| 78 |  Margaret AtwoodIn the Writing Burrow | 403,704 | 69 | +20 | #20 | Thousands | |
| 79 |  Michael BurryCassandra Unchained | 403,129 | 65 | +36 | #2 | Tens of thousands | |
| 80 |  Christopher KimballChris Kimball's Substack | 400,897 | 50 | +10 | #94 | 100+ badge | |
| 81 |  Rick RubinThe Creative Act: Thoughtforms & Innerworks | 400,665 | 64 | +44 | #5 | Thousands | |
| 82 |  Patti Smith@pattismith | 398,074 | 88 | +24 | #4 | Thousands | |
| 83 |  Misha CollinsThe AnteSocial by eM&M | 393,163 | 50 | +6 | #62 | 100+ badge | |
| 84 |  DAN KOEfuture/proof | 387,144 | 56 | +49 | #1 | Thousands | |
| 85 |  Thom HartmannThe Hartmann Report | 385,600 | 81 | +10 | #39 | Thousands | |
| 86 |  Austin Kleon@austinkleon | 385,430 | 103 | +27 | #7 | Thousands | |
| 87 |  Harry LitmanTalking Feds Substack | 383,846 | 63 | +3 | #68 | Thousands | |
| 88 |  Ted GioiaThe Honest Broker | 380,818 | 105 | +18 | #1 | Thousands | |
| 89 |  Dylan PatelSemiAnalysis | 379,078 | 68 | +25 | #1 | Tens of thousands | |
| 90 |  Suleika JaouadThe Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad | 377,846 | 98 | +23 | #1 | Tens of thousands | |
| 91 |  Packy McCormickNot Boring by Packy McCormick | 375,316 | 67 | +23 | #28 | 100+ badge | |
| 92 |  App Economy InsightsHow They Make Money | 370,206 | 54 | +24 | #50 | Thousands | |
| 93 |  Don LemonThe Don Lemon Show | 366,624 | 61 | +8 | #78 | Thousands | |
| 94 |  Matthew YglesiasSlow Boring | 365,362 | 88 | +8 | #14 | Tens of thousands | |
| 95 |  Ruben DominguezThe AI Corner | 364,374 | 58 | +23 | #11 | Thousands | |
| 96 |  Frank Figliuzzi@thefrankfigliuzzi | 363,434 | 56 | +6 | #92 | Tens of thousands | |
| 97 |  Stoic PhilosophyThe Stoic Manual | 363,246 | 56 | +24 | #15 | 100+ badge | |
| 98 |  Aaron ParnasThe Parnas Perspective | 361,817 | 74 | +41 | #1 | none shown | |
| 99 |  Lincoln SquareLincoln Square Media | 357,448 | 73 | +6 | #19 | Tens of thousands | |
| 100 |  Simon RosenbergHopium Chronicles By Simon Rosenberg | 356,376 | 75 | +4 | #29 | Tens of 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.