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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 |  Adam ParkhomenkoThe Alt Media with Adam Parkhomenko and Sam Youngman | 182,845 | 54 | +4 | Rising #24 | Thousands | |
| 252 |  Pavia + JeralynWay to Go | 182,645 | 54 | +5 | #41 | 100+ badge | |
| 253 |  Glenn Kirschner@glennkirschner | 182,145 | 60 | +9 | #29 | Thousands | |
| 254 |  Derek Thompson@derekthompson | 181,803 | 89 | +11 | #10 | Thousands | |
| 255 |  Zoe BarrieRestaurant Dropout | 179,949 | 61 | +1 | #4 | Tens of thousands | |
| 256 |  Meredith Haydenthe group chat | 179,792 | 57 | +4 | #21 | Thousands | |
| 257 |  Democratic Wins Media@demwinsmedia | 179,442 | 51 | +3 | #35 | Thousands | |
| 258 |  Entertainment Strategy GuyThe Entertainment Strategy Guy | 179,379 | 68 | +6 | #4 | 100+ badge | |
| 259 |  Jesus RodriguezTheSequence | 179,021 | 51 | +4 | #48 | Thousands | |
| 260 |  Rachel KartenLink in Bio | 178,522 | 86 | +9 | #6 | Thousands | |
| 261 |  Teresa HanafinFast Forward | 178,173 | 50 | +4 | Rising #99 | Thousands | |
| 262 |  Christopher F. Rufo@christopherrufo | 177,315 | 71 | +4 | #54 | Thousands | |
| 263 |  Bill McKibbenThe Crucial Years | 176,761 | 85 | +13 | #1 | Thousands | |
| 264 |  Ann TelnaesOpen Windows- Ann Telnaes | 176,229 | 75 | +7 | #2 | Thousands | |
| 265 |  Tomas PueyoUncharted Territories | 175,995 | 61 | +6 | #18 | Thousands | |
| 266 |  Yolanda EdwardsClub Yolo | 175,765 | 86 | +2 | #5 | Thousands | |
| 267 |  Peter H. DiamandisMetatrends | 175,452 | 54 | +10 | #16 | Thousands | |
| 268 |  Dr. Jen GunterThe Vajenda | 174,665 | 68 | +6 | #8 | Thousands | |
| 269 |  Arts & Letters Daily@aldaily | 174,446 | 59 | +15 | #60 | none shown | |
| 270 |  Adam MocklerMockler HQ | 173,852 | 51 | +9 | #82 | Thousands | |
| 271 |  Tim Laiellithe bare minimum | 172,846 | 56 | +33 | #13 | Thousands | |
| 272 |  Sohla El-WayllyHot Dish with Sohla | 172,842 | 67 | +2 | #74 | Thousands | |
| 273 |  Steve VladeckOne First | 172,681 | 62 | +4 | #11 | Thousands | |
| 274 |  Disciplined MindsMindfulness Diary | 172,483 | ? | 0 | Rising #48 | none shown | |
| 275 |  Evie Magazine@eviemagazine | 171,901 | 51 | +7 | #100 | 100+ badge | |
| 276 |  Ashish Pratap SinghAlgoMaster Newsletter | 171,720 | 52 | +5 | none | 100+ badge | |
| 277 |  Anne LamottHallelujah Anyway | 171,524 | 58 | +6 | #43 | Thousands | |
| 278 |  Josh BarroVery Serious | 171,240 | 60 | +3 | #31 | Tens of thousands | |
| 279 |  Michael FanoneThe Michael Fanone Show | 170,649 | 61 | +3 | #95 | Thousands | |
| 280 |  Black Man Spy - Malcolm NanceMalcolm Nance: Special Intelligence | 170,532 | 63 | +7 | #12 | Thousands | |
| 281 |  Mark Brusthe Daily Briefing | 169,545 | 51 | 0 | none | 100+ badge | |
| 282 |  Oliver Markus MalloyMalloy.rocks | 169,207 | 52 | 0 | #25 | 100+ badge | |
| 283 |  Emma GannonThe Hyphen by Emma Gannon | 168,735 | 86 | +9 | #15 | Thousands | |
| 284 |  Nation MagazineThe Nation's Substack | 168,463 | ? | 0 | Rising #74 | 100+ badge | |
| 285 |  Freddie deBoer@freddiedeboer | 167,926 | 72 | +2 | #30 | Thousands | |
| 286 |  Linas BeliūnasLinas's Newsletter | 167,750 | 52 | +7 | #9 | Thousands | |
| 287 |  Emily NunnThe Department of Salad: Official Bulletin | 167,505 | 87 | +4 | #23 | Thousands | |
| 288 |  Seth AbramsonProof | 167,157 | 56 | +4 | #44 | Thousands | |
| 289 |  Unbiased Science@theunbiasedscipod | 167,049 | 60 | +8 | #33 | Thousands | |
| 290 |  Wendy MacNaughtonDrawTogether with WendyMac | 166,254 | 75 | +4 | #3 | Thousands | |
| 291 |  Claude Finance@claudefinance | 165,673 | ? | 0 | Rising #10 | none shown | |
| 292 |  Jack ClarkImport AI | 164,971 | 56 | +14 | #42 | Thousands | |
| 293 |  Really American@reallyamerican | 163,937 | 56 | +16 | #15 | Thousands | |
| 294 |  Poetry Unbound@poetryunbound | 162,929 | 68 | +13 | #19 | Thousands | |
| 295 |  Nicola LambKitchen Projects | 161,883 | 66 | +7 | #12 | Thousands | |
| 296 |  VictoriaRecipes by Victoria | 160,613 | 50 | +3 | #33 | Thousands | |
| 297 |  Erik HoelThe Intrinsic Perspective | 160,480 | 62 | +4 | #21 | Thousands | |
| 298 |  Tom OrbachMarketing Ideas | 159,973 | 57 | +50 | #16 | Thousands | |
| 299 |  Science Briefing@sciencebriefing | 159,723 | 35 | +2 | none | none shown | |
| 300 |  Neuroscience & Neuroplasticity@drdavidtraster | 159,543 | 50 | +16 | #80 | 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.