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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1801 | Shawn GrowsThe Insane Archive | 22,141 | 36 | +4 | #46 | 100+ badge | |
| 1802 | Pascale WeeksC'est moi qui l'ai fait, la newsletter | 22,122 | 52 | 0 | none | 100+ badge | |
| 1803 | AQVC RaiseThe Raise Journal | 22,119 | 22 | +1 | #81 | none shown | |
| 1804 | Parker SettecaseParker's Ponderings | 22,086 | 52 | +4 | #54 | 100+ badge | |
| 1805 | Wendy A. LawrenceGlass Empires By W. A. Lawrence | 22,065 | 51 | +5 | none | 100+ badge | |
| 1806 | Gary TaubesUncertainty Principles | 22,051 | 51 | +1 | #45 | 100+ badge | |
| 1807 | Disciplined Dreamer@disciplineddreamer | 22,050 | 31 | +1 | none | none shown | |
| 1808 | Caroline BeuleyFairy Tales by Caroline | 22,028 | 51 | +8 | #17 | 100+ badge | |
| 1809 | Jacob KaarsboIntel Brief by Jacob Kaarsbo | 22,022 | 53 | +6 | #82 | Thousands | |
| 1810 | Caleb FranzenCubic Analytics | 22,016 | 56 | +2 | #69 | 100+ badge | |
| 1811 | Terry GlavinThe Real Story | 21,992 | 56 | 0 | #72 | Thousands | |
| 1812 | Ella MillsLearning To Live Well with Ella Mills | 21,986 | 41 | +4 | #34 | Thousands | |
| 1813 | Coco Mocoe@cocomocoe | 21,967 | 51 | 0 | #34 | none shown | |
| 1814 | Natalie O’Neill@natalieoneill | 21,967 | 31 | +4 | Rising #25 | 100+ badge | |
| 1815 | Margarita NazarenkoUnfiltered with Margarita | 21,930 | ? | 0 | Rising #22 | 100+ badge | |
| 1816 | FUNDA@fundaai | 21,894 | 60 | +3 | #9 | Thousands | |
| 1817 | Textile Archaeology@textilearchaeology | 21,889 | 50 | +4 | Rising #7 | 100+ badge | |
| 1818 | James O'MalleyOdds and Ends of History | 21,865 | 56 | 0 | Rising #38 | 100+ badge | |
| 1819 | Nicole WaltersContext is Everything | 21,863 | 51 | 0 | #92 | 100+ badge | |
| 1820 | The Private Dossier@theprivatedossier | 21,852 | 44 | +9 | #93 | 100+ badge | |
| 1821 | Julie Ciardi-50 Not Finished📕50 Not Finished | 21,851 | 52 | +5 | #72 | 100+ badge | |
| 1822 | Elisha and Katie VoetbergNow That We're A Family | 21,837 | 50 | +3 | #8 | Thousands | |
| 1823 | Benjamin MarieThe Kaitchup – AI on a Budget | 21,819 | 51 | 0 | #80 | 100+ badge | |
| 1824 | Greil MarcusGreil Marcus / Letter in the Ether | 21,776 | 55 | +2 | #22 | 100+ badge | |
| 1825 | Philip SherburneFuturism Restated | 21,773 | 58 | +2 | #18 | 100+ badge | |
| 1826 | Jenna McCarthyJenna’s Side | 21,769 | 55 | +3 | #70 | 100+ badge | |
| 1827 | HansHans' Substack | 21,710 | 49 | +4 | #12 | Thousands | |
| 1828 | Gene WeingartenThe Gene Pool | 21,650 | 59 | +5 | #10 | Thousands | |
| 1829 | Molly CrabappleInk Vault | 21,646 | ? | 0 | Rising #58 | 100+ badge | |
| 1830 | Lionel PageOptimally Irrational | 21,617 | 53 | +1 | none | none shown | |
| 1831 | Accredited Investor Insights@accreditedinvestorinsights | 21,611 | 51 | +4 | #89 | Thousands | |
| 1832 | Daria CupareanuAI blew my mind | 21,603 | 58 | +8 | #68 | 100+ badge | |
| 1833 | Two Sylvias PressTwo Sylvias Press' Weekly Muse | 21,591 | 53 | +1 | #8 | Thousands | |
| 1834 | Sarah ClarksonFrom the Vicarage | 21,591 | 55 | +7 | Rising #38 | 100+ badge | |
| 1835 | Jonathan MacriKnicks Film School | 21,547 | 56 | +1 | #34 | Thousands | |
| 1836 | Anas AlhajjiEnergy Outlook Advisors' Newsletter | 21,534 | 51 | +4 | #21 | none shown | |
| 1837 | Defcon LevelDefcon Alerts Threat Monitor | 21,522 | 50 | +1 | #60 | 100+ badge | |
| 1838 | Teri TurnerTeri’s Table | 21,518 | 31 | +1 | none | 100+ badge | |
| 1839 | Éric GrenierThe Writ | 21,505 | 54 | +3 | #66 | Thousands | |
| 1840 | Jim ReynoldsReynolds | 21,493 | 6 | 0 | none | 100+ badge | |
| 1841 | NoraThanks It's From | 21,488 | 57 | +2 | none | 100+ badge | |
| 1842 | Sree SreenivasanSree's Sunday Note | 21,482 | ? | 0 | Rising #91 | 100+ badge | |
| 1843 | Nita FarahanyThinking Freely with Nita Farahany | 21,474 | ? | 0 | Rising #20 | 100+ badge | |
| 1844 | Michael Nauss CMTStats Edge by Michael Nauss CMT | 21,474 | 53 | +2 | none | none shown | |
| 1845 | Carlyn BecciaThe Grim Historian | 21,453 | 51 | +6 | #41 | 100+ badge | |
| 1846 | CalebLove Caleb | 21,448 | 49 | +2 | #10 | 100+ badge | |
| 1847 | Caroline Cala DonofrioThe Magic Hour | 21,437 | 55 | 0 | #93 | 100+ badge | |
| 1848 | Giacomo PrandelliThe Merchant's News | 21,417 | 56 | +3 | none | 100+ badge | |
| 1849 | Anonymous Media Group@anonymousmediagroup | 21,389 | 50 | +2 | #50 | 100+ badge | |
| 1850 | Susan NiemannSusan Speaks | 21,383 | 50 | +2 | none | none shown |
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