Alex M H Smith has 30,995 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #93 on Substack's Business Bestsellers board. 50 publications recommend them, and they recommend 1.
Last read Nov 1, 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
- 30,995
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 30K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 50
- none new in 30 days
- Recommends
- 1
- Bestsellers rank
- #93
- Business
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. 2 days of readings. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026 | 30,995 | +10 | 30K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 30,985 | 30K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Bestsellers | #93 | #93 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Bestsellers | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
50 publications recommend Alex M H Smith. Alex M H Smith recommends 1. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 10 |
| 2026-05 | 11 |
| 2026-06 | 14 |
| 2026-07 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 6 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
Recommended by
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- The Parallel Briefingstarted Apr 23, 2026
- your's Substackstarted Apr 22, 2026
- AI-Ready CMOstarted Apr 20, 2026
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- DistilLitstarted Apr 8, 2026
- Not the Normal Waystarted Apr 1, 2026
- The 4th Sidestarted Apr 1, 2026
- The Body Returns to the Systemstarted Mar 27, 2026
- Rob Estreitinhostarted Mar 25, 2026
Recommends
Iain McGilchrist44k followers · started Mar 27, 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.
Who recommends writers like this one
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