Brian Beutler has 468,312 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #70 on Substack's U.S. Politics Bestsellers board. 56 publications recommend them, 4 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 12.
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
- 468,312
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 198K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 56
- +4 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 12
- Bestsellers rank
- #70
- U.S. 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 | 468,312 | +78 | 198K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 468,234 | 198K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Politics Bestsellers | #70 | #70 | 4 of 4 |
| U.S. Politics Rising | #65 | #65 | 1 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Politics Bestsellers | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 0 |
| U.S. Politics Rising | 65 | new |
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Recommendations
56 publications recommend Brian Beutler; 4 started in the last 30 days. Brian Beutler recommends 12, and 2 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2023-10 | 1 |
| 2023-12 | 1 |
| 2024-09 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 4 |
| 2026-05 | 12 |
| 2026-06 | 10 |
| 2026-07 | 10 |
| 2026-08 | 6 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
Recommended by
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- Rita's Substackstarted Oct 16, 2026new
- leslie's Substackstarted Oct 10, 2026new
- Wendy's Substackstarted Oct 10, 2026new
- Wendy's Substackstarted Sep 26, 2026
- ep's Substackstarted Sep 24, 2026
- Jeanne's Substackstarted Sep 15, 2026
- Terry's Substackstarted Sep 3, 2026
- Brian's Substackstarted Aug 26, 2026
- Babette's Substackstarted Aug 26, 2026
- Humble Bullsstarted Aug 22, 2026
- Below the Conversationstarted Aug 19, 2026
- Carol's Substackstarted Aug 8, 2026
- Veronica's Substackstarted Aug 6, 2026
- Larry's Substackstarted Jul 25, 2026
- The Alphi Projectstarted Jul 20, 2026
- Ali's Substackstarted Jul 17, 2026
- Marcy Walterstarted Jul 14, 2026
All 56
- ThinkerBelle's Substackstarted Jul 12, 2026
- Leading Well started Jul 9, 2026
- Kathy's Substackstarted Jul 8, 2026
- Elizabeth's Substackstarted Jul 7, 2026
- Mia's Substackstarted Jul 3, 2026
- Georgana's Substackstarted Jul 1, 2026
- SherriPeterson's Substackstarted Jun 29, 2026
- Lucy's Substackstarted Jun 24, 2026
- Florida For Jolly started Jun 19, 2026
- Jeremy's Substackstarted Jun 12, 2026
- David's Substackstarted Jun 11, 2026
- Bob's Substackstarted Jun 10, 2026
- Nancy's Substackstarted Jun 8, 2026
- Antonia's Substackstarted Jun 8, 2026
- El Substack de Ibrainstarted Jun 7, 2026
- steve's Substackstarted Jun 1, 2026
- Michael's Substackstarted May 28, 2026
- The Fred Jay Ross Substackstarted May 26, 2026
- Mary's Substackstarted May 26, 2026
- Kathy's Substackstarted May 25, 2026
- Jack's Substackstarted May 18, 2026
- Michael's Substackstarted May 17, 2026
- Modern's Substackstarted May 11, 2026
- NSU Music's Substackstarted May 10, 2026
- Plawan's Substackstarted May 9, 2026
- Jeanette's Substackstarted May 6, 2026
- Michelle's Substackstarted May 2, 2026
- ROBERT's Substackstarted May 2, 2026
- Galla's Substackstarted Apr 21, 2026
- Gil's Substackstarted Apr 21, 2026
- Fix the Systemstarted Apr 20, 2026
- Cindy's Substackstarted Apr 19, 2026
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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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