Alexa McDonald has 17,374 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #42 on Substack's Travel Bestsellers board. 51 publications recommend them, 1 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 7.
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
- 17,374
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 16K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 51
- +1 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 7
- Bestsellers rank
- #42
- Travel
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 | 17,374 | 16K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel Bestsellers | #42 | #42 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel Bestsellers | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 0 |
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Recommendations
51 publications recommend Alexa McDonald; 1 started in the last 30 days. Alexa McDonald recommends 7, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-01 | 3 |
| 2026-02 | 7 |
| 2026-03 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 7 |
| 2026-05 | 13 |
| 2026-06 | 6 |
| 2026-07 | 7 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
Recommended by
Filip Molcan17k followers · started May 5, 2026 · mutual- Mayim Or Collectivestarted Oct 30, 2026new
- Piyali Sinhastarted Sep 19, 2026
- THE NEXT LEVEL SOCIETYstarted Sep 7, 2026
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- El Substack de MJstarted Jul 12, 2026
- El Substack de MIAstarted Jul 12, 2026
- Melanie's Substackstarted Jul 11, 2026
- El Substack de Klaudiastarted Jul 6, 2026
- Swaha's Substackstarted Jul 5, 2026
- Tina's Substackstarted Jun 26, 2026
- Michelle's Substackstarted Jun 13, 2026
- Andrej's Substackstarted Jun 10, 2026
- Valentina's Substackstarted Jun 9, 2026
- cekdeals's Substackstarted Jun 2, 2026
- Mel's Substackstarted Jun 1, 2026
- Ghaffar's Substackstarted May 26, 2026
- Today We Make Culturestarted May 25, 2026
- Somewhere Between Home and Awaystarted May 24, 2026
- His living gracestarted May 23, 2026
- A Few Good Wordsstarted May 22, 2026
All 51
- Sima's Substackstarted May 19, 2026
- Kira's Substackstarted May 17, 2026
- amber's Substackstarted May 14, 2026
- Jessica's Substackstarted May 12, 2026
- Mads's Substackstarted May 10, 2026
- meep's Substackstarted May 8, 2026
- Le Substack de Frissonsstarted May 1, 2026
- EBONY HAIRED DREAMERstarted Apr 30, 2026
- WhereWeWandered's Substackstarted Apr 29, 2026
- Nomad Centraka started Apr 26, 2026
- Monica's Substackstarted Apr 23, 2026
- Confessions of A New Marketerstarted Apr 21, 2026
- Gabriela's Substackstarted Apr 16, 2026
- Zestysavors's Substackstarted Apr 6, 2026
- Vishakha's Substackstarted Mar 30, 2026
- Lexi's Substackstarted Mar 27, 2026
- Kelsey's Substackstarted Mar 3, 2026
- Mia's Substackstarted Feb 28, 2026
- Lora's Substackstarted Feb 26, 2026
- Meag Wamboldtstarted Feb 24, 2026
- Substack de Gabrielstarted Feb 19, 2026
- Sunny Daze Travel Clubstarted Feb 16, 2026
- Brooke's Substackstarted Feb 14, 2026
- Myriam's Substackstarted Feb 11, 2026
- Shelby's Substackstarted Jan 31, 2026
- Hema's Substackstarted Jan 26, 2026
- Alexa's Substackstarted Jan 19, 2026
Recommends
Olivia Wickstrom38k followers · started Apr 24, 2026
Morgan McDonald30k followers · started Jul 18, 2026- Filip Molcan17k followers · started Apr 24, 2026 · mutual
The Fast Track7.3k followers · started Jul 18, 2026- Next Stop Socialstarted May 25, 2026
- The Wandering Muse: Visual Stories & Art Direction started May 25, 2026
- Stories From a Slower Worldstarted May 1, 2026
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 Alexa McDonald. Useful for finding peers, and for sponsors looking for similar audiences.
- 2 shared
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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Travel writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (51 writers in that group), but not Alexa McDonald.
- recommends 10 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 8 of them
Talking Points with TPG@talkingpointstpg - recommends 4 of them
The Fast Track@travelandleisure - recommends 4 of themTURBO GOTH UNIVERSE
- recommends 4 of themAnywhere Italy
- recommends 3 of them
David Lebovitz@davidlebovitz - recommends 3 of them
Dorie Greenspan@doriegreenspan - recommends 3 of them
Elizabeth Minchilli@elizabethminchilli - recommends 3 of them
Valerie Monroe@valmonroe - recommends 3 of them
Marissa Klurstein@marissaklurstein
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