Athenian Stranger has 5,007 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #77 on Substack's Philosophy Bestsellers board. 40 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days.
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
- 5,007
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 3.9K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 40
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- #77
- 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 | 5,007 | 3.9K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy Bestsellers | #77 | #77 | 4 of 4 |
| Philosophy Rising | #17 | #17 | 1 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy Bestsellers | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 | ▲2 |
| Philosophy Rising | 17 | new |
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Recommendations
40 publications recommend Athenian Stranger; 2 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 3 |
| 2025-08 | 3 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 4 |
| 2025-11 | 6 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 4 |
| 2026-02 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 7 |
| 2026-10 | 2 |
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All 40
- Three’s Substackstarted Nov 13, 2025
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