Babs has 192,169 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. 50 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days.
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
- 192,169
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 178K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 50
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- not on a board
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 | 192,169 | +105 | 178K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 192,064 | 178K+ |
Leaderboard positions
Not on a category leaderboard right now
Substack's boards list the top 100 per category, by paid subscribers (Bestsellers) and by recent paid growth (Rising). I read all 66 of them once a day, so a new entry shows up within a day.
Recommendations
50 publications recommend Babs; 2 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 7 |
| 2026-04 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 10 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 10 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 7 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
Recommended by
- Tiffany's Substackstarted Oct 15, 2026new
- Real Meal Plan Help from Steph at Life Bites Kitchenstarted Oct 14, 2026new
- Tis So Sweetstarted Oct 1, 2026
- Carol's Substackstarted Sep 30, 2026
- Laura's Substackstarted Sep 28, 2026
- Joy Hoffmanstarted Sep 23, 2026
- Michelle's Substackstarted Sep 22, 2026
- Nancy's Substackstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Kettle and Chaosstarted Sep 15, 2026
- Gail's Substackstarted Sep 14, 2026
- ellen's Substackstarted Aug 22, 2026
- Lisa's Substackstarted Aug 20, 2026
- Christy Spearmanstarted Aug 2, 2026
- Nick's Substackstarted Jul 21, 2026
- Ebony's Substackstarted Jul 20, 2026
- Marie's Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
- JLHM's Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
- Melanie's Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
- DMarie's Substackstarted Jul 9, 2026
- Kaye's Substackstarted Jul 9, 2026
- Kelly's Substackstarted Jul 7, 2026
- Katie's Substackstarted Jul 7, 2026
- Dee's Substackstarted Jul 7, 2026
- Susan's Substackstarted Jun 15, 2026
All 50
- Kristine's Substackstarted Jun 9, 2026
- Clare's Substackstarted Jun 2, 2026
- Alejandra's Substackstarted May 31, 2026
- BarbaraGee's Substackstarted May 27, 2026
- Lucibeth's Substackstarted May 26, 2026
- Sara's Substackstarted May 23, 2026
- Kimberly's Substackstarted May 23, 2026
- Christine's Substackstarted May 15, 2026
- Rachel's Substackstarted May 10, 2026
- Jenna's Substackstarted May 8, 2026
- The Writing Desk of M.E. Clarkestarted May 7, 2026
- & Another Thing started May 5, 2026
- Phyllis's Substackstarted Apr 28, 2026
- The Barefoot Academicstarted Apr 17, 2026
- Gwen's Substackstarted Apr 17, 2026
- Jann's Substackstarted Apr 15, 2026
- Beth's Substackstarted Apr 11, 2026
- Nick's Substackstarted Mar 30, 2026
- sandra's Substackstarted Mar 23, 2026
- Kelly's Substackstarted Mar 14, 2026
- Vil's Substackstarted Mar 12, 2026
- Sarah's Substackstarted Mar 7, 2026
- Charlotte's Substackstarted Mar 6, 2026
- Wanderer's Substackstarted Mar 4, 2026
- Mary's Substackstarted Feb 27, 2026
- Muriel's Substackstarted Feb 27, 2026
Recommends
Babs 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.
Recommended by the same publications
Writers who share the most recommenders with Babs. Useful for finding peers, and for sponsors looking for similar audiences.
- 3 shared
Corre LarkinCoco Larkin Cooks
287k followers - 3 shared
Katie Couric@katiecouric
273k followers - 2 shared
Caroline ChambersWhat To Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking
690k followers - 2 shared
Beth BrowerBeth Brower Scribbles Away
83k followers - 2 shared
Mannerly Edit@mannerly
17k followers
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Food & Drink writers with 50,000 or more followers (72 writers in that group), but not Babs.
- recommends 17 of them
Liz Prueitt@lizprueitt - recommends 14 of themCaroline Chambers@whattocook
- recommends 14 of them
Sara Tane@saratane - recommends 12 of them
Susan Spungen@susanality - recommends 12 of them
Alfie Steiner@alfiecooks - recommends 11 of them
David Lebovitz@davidlebovitz - recommends 11 of them
Dorie Greenspan@doriegreenspan - recommends 11 of them
Hetty Lui McKinnon@hettymckinnon - recommends 11 of them
Rachel Halldorson@rachelhalldorson - recommends 10 of them
Tim Laielli@barefoodtim
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