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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 |  Andrew SullivanThe Weekly Dish | 354,497 | 97 | +2 | #23 | Tens of thousands | |
| 102 |  Crooked Media@crookedmedia | 353,916 | 57 | +18 | #41 | Thousands | |
| 103 |  Anne ApplebaumOpen Letters, from Anne Applebaum | 353,675 | 81 | +18 | #13 | Thousands | |
| 104 |  Raw America@rawstory | 348,766 | 60 | +8 | #31 | Tens of thousands | |
| 105 |  Aakash GuptaProduct Growth | 348,612 | 66 | +11 | #8 | Thousands | |
| 106 |  Susan CainThe Quiet Life with Susan Cain | 348,495 | 68 | +4 | #7 | Thousands | |
| 107 |  Matt StollerBIG by Matt Stoller | 341,482 | 74 | +9 | #17 | Thousands | |
| 108 |  Steve KirschSteve Kirsch's newsletter | 339,693 | 84 | +13 | #9 | Thousands | |
| 109 |  Dr. Joseph MercolaDr. Mercola's Censored Library (Private Membership) | 337,501 | 55 | +21 | #4 | Tens of thousands | |
| 110 |  The Preamble@thepreamble | 336,879 | 64 | +4 | #18 | Tens of thousands | |
| 111 |  W. Kamau BellW. Kamau Bell asks, "Who's With Me?" | 334,773 | 68 | 0 | #9 | Thousands | |
| 112 |  David LebovitzDavid Lebovitz Newsletter | 333,428 | 79 | +19 | #11 | Thousands | |
| 113 |  Steve SchmidtThe Warning with Steve Schmidt | 332,126 | 72 | +16 | #19 | Tens of thousands | |
| 114 |  Stacey AbramsAssembly Notes by Stacey Abrams | 331,820 | ? | 0 | Rising #44 | 100+ badge | |
| 115 |  Jay KuoThe Status Kuo | 331,496 | 59 | +3 | #21 | Thousands | |
| 116 |  Kareem Abdul-JabbarKareem Takes on the News | 330,615 | 74 | 0 | #2 | Thousands | |
| 117 |  Yung PuebloElevate with Yung Pueblo | 328,415 | 65 | +17 | #53 | Thousands | |
| 118 |  Seymour Hersh@seymourhersh | 328,055 | 81 | +9 | #10 | Tens of thousands | |
| 119 |  Dr. Dominic NgBrain Health, Decoded | 325,377 | 53 | +21 | #99 | 100+ badge | |
| 120 |  Protect the Wild@protectthewild | 325,255 | 50 | +4 | #23 | 100+ badge | |
| 121 |  Huckabee PostThe Huckabee Post | 323,979 | 55 | +9 | #51 | Tens of thousands | |
| 122 |  Erin ClarkeWell Actually by Erin Clarke | 320,173 | ? | 0 | Rising #67 | 100+ badge | |
| 123 |  Andrew WeissmannBehind The Headlines | 315,806 | 59 | +5 | #27 | Thousands | |
| 124 |  Michael SpencerAI Supremacy | 314,051 | 87 | +32 | #53 | Thousands | |
| 125 |  Chamath Palihapitiya@chamath | 313,630 | 49 | +11 | none | none shown | |
| 126 |  Eric TopolGround Truths | 313,076 | 77 | +10 | #8 | Thousands | |
| 127 |  Elizabeth GilbertLetters From Love with Elizabeth Gilbert | 311,084 | 90 | +17 | #8 | Thousands | |
| 128 |  Ryan BusseMontana Dispatch -Truth, Beauty & Resistance - by Ryan Busse | 310,007 | 53 | +4 | none | 100+ badge | |
| 129 |  Roxane GayThe Audacity. | 307,720 | 86 | +16 | #27 | Thousands | |
| 130 |  Julie Fratantoni, PhDBetter Brain by Dr. Julie | 305,948 | 58 | +22 | #26 | Thousands | |
| 131 |  Michael ShellenbergerPublic | 303,695 | 74 | +3 | #5 | Thousands | |
| 132 |  Anand GiridharadasThe.Ink | 302,960 | 70 | +8 | #27 | none shown | |
| 133 |  CitriniCitrini Research | 301,071 | 71 | +25 | #1 | Thousands | |
| 134 |  Scott AlexanderAstral Codex Ten | 300,332 | 81 | +21 | #3 | Thousands | |
| 135 |  Allison GillThe Breakdown | 299,946 | 62 | +13 | #73 | Thousands | |
| 136 |  The Home EditThe Home Edit Group Chat | 298,429 | 50 | +3 | #31 | 100+ badge | |
| 137 |  THE LEFT HOOK with Wajahat AliThe Left Hook with Wajahat Ali | 293,491 | 91 | +11 | #46 | Thousands | |
| 138 |  The Curiosity DepartmentDesign Better | 292,703 | 56 | +23 | #12 | 100+ badge | |
| 139 |  katiethe sunday stack | 290,189 | 60 | +3 | #10 | Thousands | |
| 140 |  Qasim Rashid, Esq.Let's Address This with Qasim Rashid | 290,129 | 63 | +2 | #60 | Thousands | |
| 141 |  Tim MakThe Counteroffensive with Tim Mak | 289,970 | 83 | +5 | #2 | Thousands | |
| 142 |  Moses SternsteinRandom Walk | 288,643 | 50 | 0 | none | 100+ badge | |
| 143 |  Neo KimThe System Design Newsletter | 287,814 | 52 | +10 | #25 | Thousands | |
| 144 |  Corre LarkinCoco Larkin Cooks | 286,958 | 55 | +33 | #2 | Tens of thousands | |
| 145 |  DevanshArtificial Intelligence Made Simple | 286,095 | 59 | +8 | #73 | 100+ badge | |
| 146 |  Alex BerensonUnreported Truths | 285,957 | 65 | +1 | #5 | Tens of thousands | |
| 147 |  Chris HedgesThe Chris Hedges Report | 284,097 | 69 | +16 | #5 | Thousands | |
| 148 |  Anthony PomplianoThe Pomp Letter | 283,031 | 57 | +9 | #8 | Thousands | |
| 149 |  Arash HashemiThe Secret Sauce by Shredhappens | 283,024 | 51 | +5 | #40 | Thousands | |
| 150 |  Jessica ValentiAbortion, Every Day | 282,591 | 79 | +17 | #8 | 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.