AlterNet America has 79,431 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #40 on Substack's News Bestsellers board. 55 publications recommend them, 8 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 4.
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
- 79,431
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 77K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 55
- +8 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 4
- Bestsellers rank
- #40
- News
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 | 79,431 | +69 | 77K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 79,362 | 77K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 |
| News Rising | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | ▲4 |
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Recommendations
55 publications recommend AlterNet America; 7 started in the last 30 days. AlterNet America recommends 4, and 3 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 17 |
| 2026-07 | 14 |
| 2026-08 | 5 |
| 2026-09 | 7 |
| 2026-10 | 9 |
Recommended by
Raw America349k followers · started Apr 5, 2026 · mutual
Michael Spencer314k followers · started Apr 8, 2026
Really American164k followers · started Jul 21, 2026 · mutual
US Democratic Socialists117k followers · started Jul 14, 2026 · mutual
🐺The Wise Wolf93k followers · started Apr 21, 2026- RICHARD's Substackstarted Oct 29, 2026new
- Karen's Substackstarted Oct 27, 2026new
- Sven's Substackstarted Oct 22, 2026new
- Sven's Substackstarted Oct 22, 2026new
- diiana's Substackstarted Oct 22, 2026new
- Sue's Substackstarted Oct 21, 2026new
- Raymond's Substackstarted Oct 19, 2026new
- Byrl's Substackstarted Oct 7, 2026
- Rebecca's Substackstarted Oct 5, 2026
- dj464started Sep 27, 2026
- Stella's L Folashade's Substackstarted Sep 27, 2026
- Lee's Substackstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Marlin's Substackstarted Sep 16, 2026
- Michele's Substackstarted Sep 14, 2026
- Janet Gillettestarted Sep 7, 2026
- Lee's Substackstarted Sep 4, 2026
- Mike's Substackstarted Aug 21, 2026
- StepWink's Substackstarted Aug 18, 2026
- Nedra's Substackstarted Aug 13, 2026
All 55
- Michael's Substackstarted Aug 11, 2026
- Colleen's Substackstarted Aug 5, 2026
- Orphan's Substackstarted Jul 29, 2026
- Lisa's Substackstarted Jul 25, 2026
- Andrea's Substackstarted Jul 18, 2026
- Carmen's Substackstarted Jul 16, 2026
- Larry's Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
- Alda's Substackstarted Jul 12, 2026
- Cliff's Substackstarted Jul 11, 2026
- James's Substackstarted Jul 10, 2026
- Mary's Substackstarted Jul 10, 2026
- Regis's Substackstarted Jul 6, 2026
- Micah's Substackstarted Jul 4, 2026
- Cynthia's Substackstarted Jul 2, 2026
- Bill's Substackstarted Jun 27, 2026
- Arlene's Substackstarted Jun 27, 2026
- flexo's Substackstarted Jun 24, 2026
- terryh's Substackstarted Jun 22, 2026
- Mark's Substackstarted Jun 20, 2026
- Nancy's Substackstarted Jun 20, 2026
- Lawrence's Substackstarted Jun 20, 2026
- House's Substackstarted Jun 19, 2026
- AIMstarted Jun 18, 2026
- Stories of Jesus in Disguisestarted Jun 18, 2026
- Willie's Substackstarted Jun 18, 2026
- Milli's Substackstarted Jun 14, 2026
- Poisonokie's Substackstarted Jun 14, 2026
- Mike's Substackstarted Jun 10, 2026
- Mike's Substackstarted Jun 10, 2026
- Joseph's Substackstarted Jun 7, 2026
- Bill's Substackstarted Jun 6, 2026
Recommends
- Raw America349k followers · started Mar 28, 2026 · mutual
- Really American164k followers · started Mar 28, 2026 · mutual
- US Democratic Socialists117k followers · started Jul 21, 2026 · mutual
- Majority Democratsstarted Sep 29, 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.
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