Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
@ayanaeliza · WHAT IF WE GET IT RIGHT? · Substack profile · Climate & Environment
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson has 49,127 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #29 on Substack's Climate & Environment Bestsellers board. 59 publications recommend them, 5 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 11.
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
- 49,127
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 27K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 59
- +5 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 11
- Bestsellers rank
- #29
- Climate & Environment
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 | 49,127 | +15 | 27K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 49,112 | 27K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & Environment Bestsellers | #29 | #29 | 4 of 4 |
| Climate & Environment Rising | #6 | #6 | 2 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & Environment Bestsellers | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| Climate & Environment Rising | 10 | 6 | ▲4 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
59 publications recommend Ayana Elizabeth Johnson; 5 started in the last 30 days. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson recommends 11, and 4 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-08 | 2 |
| 2024-09 | 2 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 4 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 4 |
| 2026-03 | 6 |
| 2026-04 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 7 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 16 |
| 2026-10 | 5 |
Recommended by
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Brooke Barker12k followers · started Mar 2025
Seth Klein7k followers · started Sep 9, 2026
Leah Stokes5.5k followers · started Jul 16, 2026 · mutual
Data for Climate Progress4.2k followers · started Feb 2025 · mutual
Jennifer Grace3.2k followers · started Apr 2025- Dr. Avriel Diazstarted Oct 26, 2026new
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- Me to Westarted Oct 23, 2026new
- Cherrystarted Oct 21, 2026new
- People in Commonstarted Oct 8, 2026new
- pots & pansstarted Sep 30, 2026
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- Knot Wastestarted Sep 25, 2026
- Radicals for Goodstarted Sep 24, 2026
- The Footnote Reviewstarted Sep 24, 2026
- Undivided Beingstarted Sep 23, 2026
- Sarahstarted Sep 16, 2026
- The Isochronestarted Sep 15, 2026
- Dekalb Sustainability Alliancestarted Sep 15, 2026
All 59
- Katarinastarted Sep 14, 2026
- Urszula Kasperekstarted Sep 9, 2026
- Ecotone Shiftstarted Sep 8, 2026
- Sana Terrellstarted Sep 8, 2026
- Climate Visibility Labstarted Sep 8, 2026
- Buena Vista Taco Clubstarted Sep 2, 2026
- Julia E. Hammettstarted Aug 31, 2026
- Richard's Substackstarted Aug 31, 2026
- Substack de Alanastarted Aug 4, 2026
- Emily Convenesstarted Jul 18, 2026
- aline free writesstarted Jul 15, 2026
- Megan's Substackstarted Jul 13, 2026
- A Walk in the Creekstarted Jul 10, 2026
- Chic as Shit, Smart as Hellstarted Jul 8, 2026
- a glaciologists junk journalstarted Jul 8, 2026
- El Substack de Danielastarted Apr 30, 2026
- Ocean Marinastarted Apr 28, 2026
- Verdive Learningstarted Apr 28, 2026
- Will's Substackstarted Apr 20, 2026
- Il Substack di Karhanstarted Mar 28, 2026
- Thien's Substackstarted Mar 16, 2026
- Francesca Bradleystarted Mar 11, 2026
- What If We Rewrite the Future?started Mar 5, 2026
- Wajih Akharstarted Mar 5, 2026
- Donna's Substackstarted Mar 2, 2026
- Annie's Substackstarted Feb 27, 2026
- Maritime Materials Monthlystarted Feb 27, 2026
- Clara's Substackstarted Feb 26, 2026
- isa's Substackstarted Feb 12, 2026
- Ana Intl started Jan 26, 2026
- Chaotic Forager - Your Mushroom Auntiestarted Dec 12, 2025
- Moureen's Substackstarted Nov 30, 2025
- Sam's Substackstarted Nov 21, 2025
- Haven's Substackstarted Nov 13, 2025
- Meredith's Substackstarted Nov 11, 2025
Recommends
Emily Atkin254k followers · started Aug 2024- Bill McKibben177k followers · started Aug 2024 · mutual
- Katharine Hayhoe69k followers · started Aug 2024 · mutual
Amber Tamblyn65k followers · started Jul 8, 2026- Leah Stokes5.5k followers · started Sep 9, 2026 · mutual
- Data for Climate Progress4.2k followers · started Aug 2024 · mutual
- Human on Earthstarted Sep 2025
- Thirsty Sciencestarted Apr 2025
- Urban Ocean Labstarted Apr 2025
- Disasterology started Nov 2024
- American Storystarted Nov 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.
Recommended by the same publications
Writers who share the most recommenders with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. Useful for finding peers, and for sponsors looking for similar audiences.
- 6 shared
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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Climate & Environment writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (55 writers in that group), but not Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.
- recommends 5 of them
Jason Anthony@jasonanthony - recommends 5 of them
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- recommends 4 of them
Roger Pielke Jr.@rogerpielkejr - recommends 4 of them
Gabe Popkin@gabepopkin - recommends 4 of themAlthea’s Substack
- recommends 4 of themTURBO GOTH UNIVERSE
- recommends 3 of themClimate Action Now@climateactionnow1
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Chloe Hope@deathandbirds - recommends 3 of them
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