Alexander Vindman has 514,951 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #38 on Substack's World Politics Bestsellers board. 67 publications recommend them, 5 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 27.
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
- 514,951
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 328K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 67
- +5 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 27
- Bestsellers rank
- #38
- World Politics
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 | 514,951 | −20 | 328K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 514,971 | 329K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | #38 | #38 | 4 of 4 |
| World Politics Rising | #6 | #6 | 1 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 0 |
| World Politics Rising | 6 | new |
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Recommendations
67 publications recommend Alexander Vindman; 4 started in the last 30 days. Alexander Vindman recommends 27, and 13 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2023-10 | 2 |
| 2023-11 | 3 |
| 2023-12 | 1 |
| 2024-01 | 1 |
| 2024-05 | 1 |
| 2024-06 | 1 |
| 2024-10 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 2 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 6 |
| 2026-04 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 9 |
| 2026-06 | 7 |
| 2026-07 | 7 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 8 |
| 2026-10 | 6 |
Recommended by
Joyce Vance1.1M followers · started Nov 2023 · mutual
Adam Kinzinger795k followers · started Nov 2023 · mutual
Mary L Trump696k followers · started Jan 2024 · mutual
Jim Acosta604k followers · started Jun 2025 · mutual
Rick Wilson600k followers · started Oct 2023 · mutual
Allison Gill300k followers · started Jun 2024 · mutual
Tim Mak290k followers · started Nov 2023 · mutual
Steven Beschloss269k followers · started May 2024 · mutual
JoJoFromJerz238k followers · started Mar 2025
Phillips P. OBrien230k followers · started Oct 2024 · mutual
Michael Fanone171k followers · started Mar 2025 · mutual
Jeff Stein84k followers · started Jan 2025
Mick Ryan70k followers · started Oct 2023 · mutual
The Next Move65k followers · started Apr 2025 · mutual
Elise Labott59k followers · started Dec 2023 · mutual
Adam Klasfeld44k followers · started May 2025
The Ken Harbaugh Show42k followers · started Feb 2025- Juliane Cerqueirastarted Oct 30, 2026new
- Steve's Substackstarted Oct 26, 2026new
- Louis's Substackstarted Oct 15, 2026new
- The Subversive Educatorstarted Oct 8, 2026new
- Henry's Substackstarted Oct 7, 2026
- Rebecca's Substackstarted Oct 5, 2026
- Sharon's Substackstarted Sep 19, 2026
All 67
- William's Substackstarted Sep 17, 2026
- John Davenportstarted Sep 15, 2026
- Janet's Substackstarted Sep 15, 2026
- Rick's Substackstarted Sep 13, 2026
- Stanley's Substackstarted Sep 10, 2026
- Judith's Substackstarted Sep 3, 2026
- HLytle's Substackstarted Sep 1, 2026
- HP-WSubstackstarted Aug 12, 2026
- David's Substackstarted Aug 4, 2026
- c's Substackstarted Jul 23, 2026
- Robert's Substackstarted Jul 13, 2026
- Norma's Substackstarted Jul 10, 2026
- Joe's Substackstarted Jul 9, 2026
- Adam's Substackstarted Jul 6, 2026
- Robert's Substackstarted Jul 5, 2026
- Ginger's Substackstarted Jul 3, 2026
- Lauren's Substackstarted Jun 28, 2026
- Sara's Substackstarted Jun 25, 2026
- Boris's Substackstarted Jun 22, 2026
- Luke's Substackstarted Jun 15, 2026
- Charlotte's Substackstarted Jun 9, 2026
- Pam's Substackstarted Jun 4, 2026
- Barb's Substackstarted Jun 3, 2026
- ruben's Substackstarted May 31, 2026
- Kenneth's Substackstarted May 28, 2026
- Courtney's Substackstarted May 24, 2026
- JOSEPH's Substackstarted May 8, 2026
- Lynne's Substackstarted May 7, 2026
- Leonard's Substackstarted May 7, 2026
- Maureen's Substackstarted May 6, 2026
- Glen's Substackstarted May 4, 2026
- Sue's Substackstarted May 2, 2026
- Barbara's Substackstarted Apr 30, 2026
- Stephanie's Substackstarted Apr 29, 2026
- Vic's Substackstarted Apr 28, 2026
- Marysa's Substackstarted Apr 7, 2026
- Dan's Substackstarted Apr 4, 2026
- John's Substackstarted Mar 25, 2026
- Gene's Substackstarted Mar 21, 2026
- Ann's Substackstarted Mar 21, 2026
- Lyn's Substackstarted Mar 20, 2026
- Bob's Substackstarted Mar 19, 2026
- cynthia400's Substackstarted Mar 18, 2026
Recommends
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Dan Rather851k followers · started Nov 2023- Adam Kinzinger795k followers · started Oct 2023 · mutual
- Mary L Trump696k followers · started Oct 2023 · mutual
Aaron Rupar663k followers · started Nov 2023- Jim Acosta604k followers · started Mar 2025 · mutual
- Rick Wilson600k followers · started Oct 2023 · mutual
Anne Applebaum354k followers · started Apr 2025- Allison Gill300k followers · started Feb 2025 · mutual
- Tim Mak290k followers · started Nov 2023 · mutual
- Steven Beschloss269k followers · started Nov 2023 · mutual
- Phillips P. OBrien230k followers · started Oct 2024 · mutual
- Michael Fanone171k followers · started May 2025 · mutual
- Mick Ryan70k followers · started Feb 2024 · mutual
- The Next Move65k followers · started Apr 2025 · mutual
- Elise Labott59k followers · started Feb 2024 · mutual
Molly McKew15k followers · started Nov 12, 2025- Doug Krugmanstarted Dec 5, 2025
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- The Back Room with Andy Ostroystarted May 2025
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All 27
- Robert J. Reistarted Nov 2023
- On Democracy with FPWellman Substack Communitystarted Oct 2023
- Rachel Vindmanstarted Oct 2023
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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