Adam Spencer has 14,687 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #7 on Substack's Science Rising board. 21 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 12.
Last read Oct 31, 2026 (UTC). Followers are not email subscribers. Substack lists only the newest 50 recommendations for each publication, so a recommender count of 50 or more is a floor. History starts Oct 31, 2026; Substack publishes nothing earlier.
- Followers
- 14,687
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 12K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 21
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 12
- Bestsellers rank
- none
- Rising #7, Science
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. This is the first reading. Substack doesn't publish past follower counts, so history starts the day I first read a writer and grows by one reading every 3 days (daily if it's on your watchlist). The 7-day change appears on Nov 7, the 30-day change on Nov 30. Recommendation dates below go further back: they're Substack's own.
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| Date | Followers | Change | Subscribers | Paid band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2026 | 14,687 | 12K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science Rising | #7 | #5 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Rising | 5 | 12 | 12 | 7 | ▼2 |
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Recommendations
21 publications recommend Adam Spencer; 2 started in the last 30 days. Adam Spencer recommends 12, and 3 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | 5 |
| 2026-03 | 5 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 2 |
Recommended by
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- Nigel's Substackstarted Aug 10, 2026
- Lana's Substackstarted Jul 14, 2026
- Praz's Substackstarted May 28, 2026
- Chris's Substackstarted May 25, 2026
- Anette Johannessenstarted Apr 1, 2026
- David's Substackstarted Mar 16, 2026
- Stephen’s Substackstarted Mar 12, 2026
- Robyn Mullerstarted Mar 12, 2026
- Scarystarted Mar 9, 2026
- "News From The Future" with Dr Catherine Ballstarted Mar 4, 2026 · mutual
- REMORANDOMstarted Feb 28, 2026 · mutual
- Good one, Wilson!started Feb 18, 2026
- Speakola newsletterstarted Feb 18, 2026 · mutual
- John Welchstarted Feb 17, 2026
- ILLUMINATION Book Clubstarted Feb 15, 2026
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- Malcolm Turnbullstarted Aug 21, 2026
- REMORANDOMstarted Apr 22, 2026 · mutual
- Speakola newsletterstarted Apr 2, 2026 · mutual
- "News From The Future" with Dr Catherine Ballstarted Mar 5, 2026 · mutual
- ILLUMINATION Library for Freelance Writersstarted Mar 3, 2026
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Substack lists the 50 newest recommenders of each publication. I add every recommendation found in the full lists of the 6,392 publications I read, so writers with many recommenders may still be missing a few small ones. "Started" is Substack's date.
Recommended by the same publications
Writers who share the most recommenders with Adam Spencer. Useful for finding peers, and for sponsors looking for similar audiences.
- 2 shared
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14k followers
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Science writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (68 writers in that group), but not Adam Spencer.
- recommends 7 of themYou know, Cannot Name It
- recommends 4 of themWeekly Review of Public Scholarship
- recommends 3 of them
Colin Wright@colinwright - recommends 3 of them
Dan Williams@conspicuouscognition - recommends 3 of them
Cremieux@cremieux - recommends 3 of them
Steve Stewart-Williams@stevestewartwilliams - recommends 3 of them
Justin Hodges, PhD@hodgesj - recommends 3 of them
Devin Teichrow@theedgeofepidemiology - recommends 3 of themDenis Kristan
- recommends 3 of themLe Substack de Michel
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