Brian Lilley has 23,906 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #98 on Substack's News Bestsellers board. 51 publications recommend them, and they recommend 10.
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
- 23,906
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 19K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 51
- none new in 30 days
- Recommends
- 10
- Bestsellers rank
- #98
- News
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 | 23,906 | +9 | 19K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 23,897 | 19K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | #98 | #98 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 0 |
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Recommendations
51 publications recommend Brian Lilley. Brian Lilley recommends 10, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-11 | 3 |
| 2025-12 | 8 |
| 2026-01 | 7 |
| 2026-02 | 8 |
| 2026-03 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 7 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 5 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 4 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
Recommended by
Sam Cooper49k followers · started Feb 5, 2026 · mutual- Bonny Byzukstarted Oct 2, 2026
- Neil's Substackstarted Sep 30, 2026
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- Tom Eaglesstarted Sep 26, 2026
- Belinda's Substackstarted Sep 17, 2026
- Robert's Substackstarted Aug 14, 2026
- The RN Rantstarted Aug 13, 2026
- Longevity at 50 Plusstarted Aug 2, 2026
- Magda's Substackstarted Jul 19, 2026
- Evelyn's Substackstarted Jun 29, 2026
- Roger's Substackstarted Jun 17, 2026
- Grump's Substackstarted Jun 5, 2026
- Dayle's Substackstarted Jun 1, 2026
- Bill's Substackstarted Jun 1, 2026
- Adestarted May 14, 2026
- J's Substackstarted Apr 26, 2026
- Bob's Substackstarted Apr 19, 2026
- LA's Substackstarted Apr 13, 2026
- Graeme's Substackstarted Apr 13, 2026
- Murray's Substackstarted Apr 12, 2026
- Patricia's Substackstarted Apr 10, 2026
- Carol's Substackstarted Apr 10, 2026
- Charlie's Substackstarted Mar 23, 2026
All 51
- Mike's Substackstarted Mar 15, 2026
- Glenn's Substackstarted Mar 3, 2026
- Dave's Substackstarted Feb 25, 2026
- Ken's Substackstarted Feb 22, 2026
- Ghost Engine Technologies Inc. started Feb 19, 2026
- anna's Substackstarted Feb 7, 2026
- Life After the Shitshowstarted Feb 6, 2026
- CanadianWhistleblowerPrincess's Substackstarted Feb 4, 2026
- Delia's Substackstarted Feb 1, 2026
- Donna's Substackstarted Jan 27, 2026
- Sharon Dorothy Hemmerlingstarted Jan 21, 2026
- Crystal's Substackstarted Jan 16, 2026
- Alexander's Substackstarted Jan 12, 2026
- Joanne's Substackstarted Jan 5, 2026
- Jim's Substackstarted Jan 4, 2026
- Michael's Substackstarted Jan 1, 2026
- Christopher's Substackstarted Dec 29, 2025
- Ahmad's Substackstarted Dec 24, 2025
- Roger's Substackstarted Dec 20, 2025
- John's Substackstarted Dec 17, 2025
- Fibonacci's Substackstarted Dec 17, 2025
- Wade's Substackstarted Dec 16, 2025
- Norm's Substackstarted Dec 6, 2025
- James's Substackstarted Dec 5, 2025
- Larry's Substackstarted Nov 19, 2025
- Elwyn's Substackstarted Nov 16, 2025
- Gary's Substackstarted Nov 2025
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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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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other News writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (58 writers in that group), but not Brian Lilley.
- recommends 3 of themEli's Substack
- recommends 2 of them
elizabeth nickson@elizabethnickson - recommends 2 of them
Seth Hettena@theiceman - recommends 2 of them
Jack Poulson@jackpoulson - recommends 2 of themAlicia’s Newsletter
- recommends 2 of themColin’s Substack
- recommends 2 of themBenefitHumanity
- recommends 2 of themDave LeLacheur
- recommends 2 of themOpen Access Blogs
- recommends 2 of themArlene’s Substack
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