Big Serge has 51,452 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #31 on Substack's History Bestsellers board. 54 publications recommend them, 6 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
- 51,452
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 37K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 54
- +6 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- #31
- History
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 | 51,452 | 37K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| History Bestsellers | #31 | #31 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History Bestsellers | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
54 publications recommend Big Serge; 5 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-10 | 1 |
| 2022-12 | 1 |
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2024-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 6 |
| 2026-02 | 7 |
| 2026-03 | 6 |
| 2026-04 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 6 |
| 2026-06 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 6 |
Recommended by
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- Charles's Substackstarted Oct 8, 2026new
- Jeff's Substackstarted Oct 8, 2026new
- The Mazestarted Oct 7, 2026
- Archiplefrançais's Substackstarted Sep 24, 2026
- Gregori's Substackstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Matt's Substackstarted Sep 18, 2026
- Le Substack de Phstarted Sep 15, 2026
- Glenn Diesen - Españolstarted Sep 4, 2026
- Bill's Substackstarted Aug 20, 2026
- The Field Marshal's Monthlystarted Aug 19, 2026
- RBAG Geopolitical Analysisstarted Aug 12, 2026
- Hannes's Substackstarted Aug 12, 2026
- Austin's Substackstarted Jul 29, 2026
- Le Substack de Ahmedstarted Jul 23, 2026
- Le Substack de Donovanstarted Jul 22, 2026
- Substack von Pstarted Jun 24, 2026
- Hoa's Substackstarted Jun 21, 2026
All 54
- Gary's Substackstarted Jun 9, 2026
- El Substack de Píastarted Jun 3, 2026
- Substack de Copettistarted May 30, 2026
- Il Substack di Pippostarted May 21, 2026
- Jasper's Substackstarted May 14, 2026
- Evan's Substackstarted May 10, 2026
- Mourad's Substackstarted May 8, 2026
- Jose Miguelstarted May 5, 2026
- Lynn's Substackstarted Apr 27, 2026
- Blake's Substackstarted Apr 20, 2026
- Michel's Substackstarted Apr 19, 2026
- Timo's Substackstarted Mar 31, 2026
- Hugo Brunostarted Mar 28, 2026
- M's Substackstarted Mar 26, 2026
- Final Chapters Substackstarted Mar 21, 2026
- Simphiwe's Substackstarted Mar 18, 2026
- Robert's Substackstarted Mar 4, 2026
- Le Substack de Dinomastarted Feb 28, 2026
- Substack de Edimilsonstarted Feb 22, 2026
- Le's Substackstarted Feb 20, 2026
- Julie's Substackstarted Feb 19, 2026
- Substack von Marionstarted Feb 13, 2026
- Substack de Joséstarted Feb 12, 2026
- Substack von Romanstarted Feb 6, 2026
- Le Substack de Dominiquestarted Jan 27, 2026
- Adnan's Substackstarted Jan 22, 2026
- gentil's Substackstarted Jan 12, 2026
- Jackywax1198's Substackstarted Jan 12, 2026
- franz's Substackstarted Jan 11, 2026
- Ry's Substackstarted Jan 11, 2026
Recommends
Big Serge doesn't recommend anyone.
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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