Alex O'Connor has 89,596 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #18 on Substack's Philosophy Bestsellers board. 54 publications recommend them, 20 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 1.
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
- 89,596
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 69K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 54
- +20 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 1
- Bestsellers rank
- #18
- Philosophy
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 | 89,596 | 69K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy Bestsellers | #18 | #17 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy Bestsellers | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | ▼1 |
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Recommendations
54 publications recommend Alex O'Connor; 18 started in the last 30 days. Alex O'Connor recommends 1. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 19 |
| 2026-09 | 9 |
| 2026-10 | 22 |
Recommended by
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- Josh Sarlstarted Oct 23, 2026new
- Sacred Riotstarted Oct 22, 2026new
- Substack de Budastarted Oct 19, 2026new
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- RunYuriRunstarted Oct 18, 2026new
- Shia Hsustarted Oct 17, 2026new
- teenage musingsstarted Oct 16, 2026new
- Ilya Belovstarted Oct 16, 2026new
- Off the Wheelstarted Oct 11, 2026new
- renesanciastarted Oct 11, 2026new
- ren reviewsstarted Oct 11, 2026new
- astridastarted Oct 10, 2026new
- Jackson Pengellystarted Oct 7, 2026
- SHUBHANGI GONDANEstarted Oct 7, 2026
- Seekerstarted Oct 5, 2026
All 54
- The Seraphic Cathedralstarted Oct 1, 2026
- Jack's Substackstarted Sep 29, 2026
- Lyrastarted Sep 27, 2026
- Wrightstarted Sep 22, 2026
- Kielstarted Sep 18, 2026
- Figuring it outstarted Sep 18, 2026
- The Diplomatic Atheiststarted Sep 17, 2026
- Blip's Substackstarted Sep 7, 2026
- Eunice Publicationstarted Sep 2, 2026
- Gavinzwicked's Substackstarted Sep 1, 2026
- Brandon's Substackstarted Aug 29, 2026
- Tejas's Substackstarted Aug 29, 2026
- ☾ Caritas et Gratia Healing Co. ☽started Aug 28, 2026
- Unsolicited Mindstarted Aug 28, 2026
- Oeste97started Aug 25, 2026
- Philosophy Somethingstarted Aug 25, 2026
- Riley's Ramblings started Aug 25, 2026
- Threenilstarted Aug 22, 2026
- Arden's Substackstarted Aug 20, 2026
- Lyndon's Substackstarted Aug 17, 2026
- Victor's Substackstarted Aug 17, 2026
- Amir's Substackstarted Aug 15, 2026
- The Book Reviewstarted Aug 14, 2026
- Evander Lacroixstarted Aug 11, 2026
- Lena Publicationstarted Aug 9, 2026
- Oliver Publicationstarted Aug 8, 2026
- Shon's Substackstarted Aug 6, 2026
- The Inner Realmstarted Aug 5, 2026
- David José Marreirosstarted Aug 1, 2026
- Dethrick's Substackstarted Jul 31, 2026
Recommends
John Nelson13k followers · started Jun 2024
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.
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