Blocked and Reported
@blockedandreported · Blocked and Reported · Substack profile · Culture
Blocked and Reported has 84,847 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #5 on Substack's Culture Bestsellers board. 72 publications recommend them, 4 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 48.
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
- 84,847
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 83K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Tens of thousands
- bestseller badge 10,000+
- Recommended by
- 72
- +4 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 48
- Bestsellers rank
- #5
- Culture
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 | 84,847 | +12 | 83K+ | Tens of thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 84,835 | 83K+ | Tens of thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culture Bestsellers | #5 | #5 | 4 of 4 |
| Podcasts Bestsellers | #6 | #5 | 4 of 4 |
| Culture Rising | #8 | #8 | 1 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture Bestsellers | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Podcasts Bestsellers | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | ▼1 |
| Culture Rising | 8 | new |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
72 publications recommend Blocked and Reported; 4 started in the last 30 days. Blocked and Reported recommends 48, and 8 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-04 | 3 |
| 2022-05 | 1 |
| 2022-06 | 4 |
| 2022-12 | 1 |
| 2023-02 | 1 |
| 2023-04 | 2 |
| 2023-05 | 1 |
| 2023-08 | 1 |
| 2024-04 | 1 |
| 2024-05 | 1 |
| 2024-07 | 1 |
| 2024-08 | 1 |
| 2024-09 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 3 |
| 2026-03 | 7 |
| 2026-04 | 12 |
| 2026-05 | 5 |
| 2026-06 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 5 |
| 2026-08 | 6 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 6 |
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