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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 |  The MAHA Report@theofficialmahareport | 282,525 | 60 | +8 | #22 | 100+ badge | |
| 152 |  Jeff Tiedricheveryone is entitled to my own opinion | 280,731 | 71 | +6 | #40 | Tens of thousands | |
| 153 |  Claude Cowork Insider@claudedesktop | 277,869 | ? | 0 | #66 | 100+ badge | |
| 154 |  Jess CravenChop Wood, Carry Water | 275,457 | 77 | +5 | #33 | Tens of thousands | |
| 155 |  Ancient Origins UNLEASHED@ancientoriginsunleashed | 274,583 | 58 | +6 | #23 | Thousands | |
| 156 |  Katie Couric@katiecouric | 273,178 | 59 | +9 | #14 | Thousands | |
| 157 |  Pirate Wires@piratewires | 272,769 | 52 | +3 | #11 | Thousands | |
| 158 |  Ken Klippenstein@kenklippenstein | 272,674 | 74 | +8 | #47 | Thousands | |
| 159 |  Hunter HarrisHung Up | 269,723 | 96 | +5 | #1 | Thousands | |
| 160 |  Steven BeschlossAmerica, America | 269,221 | 71 | +12 | #88 | Thousands | |
| 161 |  Joanna GoddardBig Salad | 266,787 | 95 | +11 | #1 | Tens of thousands | |
| 162 |  Sebastian Raschka, PhDAhead of AI | 266,274 | 59 | +37 | #46 | Thousands | |
| 163 |  Gayety@gayety | 263,206 | 54 | +11 | #1 | Thousands | |
| 164 |  Pamela AndersonThe Open Journal with Pamela Anderson | 262,135 | 53 | +9 | #23 | Thousands | |
| 165 |  Yascha Mounk@yaschamounk | 261,019 | 74 | +2 | #33 | Thousands | |
| 166 |  Scott D. ClaryScott's Newsletter | 259,666 | 50 | +1 | none | 100+ badge | |
| 167 |  Jess PiperThe View from Rural Missouri by Jess Piper | 257,238 | 67 | +2 | #74 | Thousands | |
| 168 |  Adam ToozeChartbook | 255,973 | 73 | +20 | #2 | Tens of thousands | |
| 169 |  Violet WitchelViolet’s Substack | 255,675 | 63 | +1 | #6 | Thousands | |
| 170 |  RocaNews@rocanews | 254,623 | 52 | +1 | #19 | Thousands | |
| 171 |  Under the Desk News@underthedesknews | 254,389 | 60 | +8 | #87 | Thousands | |
| 172 |  Emily AtkinHEATED | 254,278 | 79 | +1 | #3 | Thousands | |
| 173 |  GodLetters from God | 254,207 | 59 | +15 | #1 | Thousands | |
| 174 |  Andrea GibsonThings That Don't Suck | 253,677 | 66 | +6 | #15 | Thousands | |
| 175 |  The Big Picture@thinkbigpicture | 253,633 | 58 | +4 | #55 | Thousands | |
| 176 |  Emily Ley@emilyley | 252,641 | 60 | +7 | #1 | Thousands | |
| 177 |  Bill Maher@billmaher | 252,225 | 52 | +6 | #51 | 100+ badge | |
| 178 |  Gregor OjstersekEngineering Leadership | 250,935 | 59 | +8 | #30 | Thousands | |
| 179 |  Daily Mindfulness@dailymindfulnes | 250,901 | 50 | +25 | none | 100+ badge | |
| 180 |  Selvaggia LucarelliVale Tutto - di Selvaggia Lucarelli | 250,840 | 51 | +9 | #1 | Tens of thousands | |
| 181 |  Jeff Childers☕️ Coffee & Covid News 🦠 | 249,615 | 66 | +6 | #2 | Thousands | |
| 182 |  RAYGUN@raygunnews | 248,432 | 50 | +3 | #34 | 100+ badge | |
| 183 |  Cool Stories About ArtCool Stories About Art | 247,962 | 73 | +39 | #76 | Thousands | |
| 184 |  Jonathan Wilson-HartgroveOur Moral Moment w/ Bishop William Barber & Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove | 245,464 | 56 | +5 | #84 | Thousands | |
| 185 |  Beto O'RourkeBeto’s Substack | 245,396 | ? | 0 | Rising #4 | 100+ badge | |
| 186 |  Erin O'BrienWTF To Make For Dinner | 245,006 | 52 | +11 | Rising #21 | 100+ badge | |
| 187 |  Jessica YellinNews Not Noise | 244,892 | 68 | +5 | #30 | Thousands | |
| 188 |  Luca RossiRefactoring | 243,157 | 57 | +6 | #39 | Thousands | |
| 189 |  Carleigh BodrugPlant Cooking Club | 242,271 | 52 | +3 | Rising #19 | Thousands | |
| 190 |  Nadia Bolz-WeberThe Corners by Nadia Bolz-Weber | 240,897 | 69 | +17 | #3 | none shown | |
| 191 |  Notorious Foodie@notoriousfoodie | 240,030 | 55 | +8 | #7 | Thousands | |
| 192 |  Jenn Luekethe eat goood newsletter | 239,993 | 63 | +10 | #3 | Tens of thousands | |
| 193 |  JoJoFromJerz Are you f'ng kidding me? | 238,493 | 61 | +17 | #65 | Thousands | |
| 194 |  Peter A McCullough, MD, MPHFOCAL POINTS (Courageous Discourse™) | 238,368 | 82 | +15 | #7 | Thousands | |
| 195 |  I’ve Had ItThe I’ve Had It Substack | 238,270 | 55 | +3 | none | Thousands | |
| 196 |  Azeem AzharExponential View | 233,813 | 88 | +16 | #5 | Thousands | |
| 197 |  Leandra Medine CohenThe Cereal Aisle by Leandra Medine Cohen | 233,368 | 88 | +10 | #7 | Thousands | |
| 198 |  Alex KantrowitzBig Technology | 231,907 | 57 | +12 | #85 | 100+ badge | |
| 199 |  Legal AFLegal AF's Substack | 230,924 | 53 | +14 | #28 | Tens of thousands | |
| 200 |  DraculaDailyDracula Daily | 230,588 | 53 | +7 | #96 | 100+ badge |
"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.