Rising on Substack this week
Two signals nobody else shows: the writers picking up new recommendations from other publications, and the ones climbing the leaderboards between my reads. Follower growth joins them on Nov 7, once there's a week of daily readings.
Most new recommenders, last 30 days
Publications that started recommending each writer in the last 30 days, by Substack's own start date, with 12 weeks of context. Big writers collect recommenders fastest; pick a size to see who's rising among writers like you.
Robert Reich
1.7M followers · #10 U.S. Politics BestsellersValuespectre
700 followersHeather Cox Richardson
3.5M followers · #1 Podcasts BestsellersAmie - Lazy Millionaire
194k followers · #13 Business BestsellersNeuroscience & Wellness
670k followers · #43 Science BestsellersThe Bulwark
1.4M followers · #2 U.S. Politics BestsellersRuben Hassid
1M followers · #1 Education BestsellersThe Free Press
2.6M followers · #1 U.S. Politics BestsellersA Midwestern Doctor
425k followers · #1 Health Politics BestsellersGergely Orosz
1.2M followers · #3 Technology BestsellersLenny Rachitsky
1.4M followers · #1 Business BestsellersNew recommenders per week, last 12 weeks; the orange bar is this week to date. Same scale in every panel. Dated by Substack; only recommendations still live. Outlined weeks are incomplete: Substack lists only a publication's 50 newest recommenders, so for busy writers older weeks can't be counted, and a 30-day count marked + is a floor.
Climbing Bestsellers
Places gained between the first and latest read of the last 7 days.
- new
Hush KitHistory · 4.3k followers
at #45 - ▲8
Kat & PhilComics · 8.4k followers
#68 to #60 - ▲4
William MakisPodcasts · 189k followers
#61 to #57 - ▲4
Glenn LouryPodcasts · 60k followers
#62 to #58 - ▲4
Steven ChickenPodcasts · 4.2k followers
#84 to #80 - ▲4
Fr. Emmanuel LemelsonFaith & Spirituality · 2.9k followers
#95 to #91 - ▲4
IncentivisingScience · 7.3k followers
#98 to #94 - new
Rather ParticularDesign · 968 followers
at #97 - ▲3
Robert ReichPodcasts · 1.7M followers
#32 to #29 - ▲3
Tom McRaeMusic · 8.5k followers
#88 to #85 - ▲3
Katrina | Kid-Friendly PDXParenting · 1.7k followers
#96 to #93 - ▲3
TurbulencePodcasts · 6.6k followers
#97 to #94
Climbing Rising
Same, on the Rising boards, which move faster.
- new
Rob HendersonScience · 157k followers
at #1 - new
The Society of ShopkeepersFashion & Beauty · 11k followers
at #1 - new
Dr. Robert W. MaloneHealth Politics · 448k followers
at #1 - new
Mahj on the BeachGames · 4 followers
at #1 - new
David RobertsClimate & Environment · 141k followers
at #2 - new
Katie of Beach Reads & BubblyLiterature · 31k followers
at #2 - new
Tom ToroComics · 2k followers
at #2 - new
Dominic CummingsWorld Politics · 100k followers
at #2 - new
Emily Scott RobinsonMusic · 152 followers
at #3 - new
Jenn LuekeFood & Drink · 240k followers
at #3 - new
Simon WilsonClimate & Environment · 5k followers
at #3 - new
Kathrin ZenkinaFaith & Spirituality · 14k followers
at #3
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