Bryan Bruce has 5,751 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #20 on Substack's International Bestsellers board. 51 publications recommend them, 1 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 17.
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
- 5,751
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 3.7K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 51
- +1 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 17
- Bestsellers rank
- #20
- International
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 | 5,751 | 3.7K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Bestsellers | #20 | #20 | 4 of 4 |
| International Rising | #35 | #35 | 1 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Bestsellers | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| International Rising | 35 | new |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
51 publications recommend Bryan Bruce; 1 started in the last 30 days. Bryan Bruce recommends 17, and 3 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-04 | 3 |
| 2024-05 | 1 |
| 2024-06 | 3 |
| 2024-07 | 1 |
| 2024-08 | 3 |
| 2024-10 | 1 |
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 4 |
| 2025-04 | 5 |
| 2025-05 | 3 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 3 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 4 |
| 2025-10 | 2 |
| 2025-11 | 4 |
| 2025-12 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
Recommended by
Bernard Hickey35k followers · started Apr 2024 · mutual- Keith Simesstarted Oct 26, 2026new
- Substack Sebastianstarted Sep 29, 2026
- Brian Rathbonestarted Sep 17, 2026
- Rosie Gallen (PhD)started Aug 26, 2026
- Cecily McNeillstarted Aug 13, 2026
- Jasmine Popestarted Jun 25, 2026
- Rob's Substackstarted May 24, 2026
- Sovereign Gapstarted Apr 30, 2026
- Ivor Jones The Māori Green Lanternstarted Dec 13, 2025
- RoseMary's Substackstarted Dec 3, 2025
- Jan's Substackstarted Nov 11, 2025
- Lynn Falconerstarted Nov 10, 2025
- Kathyvoylesstarted Nov 10, 2025
- The Snotstarted Nov 8, 2025
- Ian Johnstonestarted Oct 2025
- Mejade Publicationstarted Oct 2025
- Ariana’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Barry’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Colleen’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Cristinastarted Sep 2025
- Craig’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- Kim’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
- Rana Hemi HUATAstarted Jul 2025
All 51
- Coppertones’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
- UPCM NZstarted Jun 2025
- Yes, Yes, Yes! started May 2025
- Carla’s Substackstarted May 2025
- EMERGENCE NEWS started May 2025
- Steph Eylesstarted Apr 2025
- Mark’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- Rakesh’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- Grant’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- Jess’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- Te’s Substackstarted Feb 2025
- Silhouettes and Shadows started Feb 2025
- New Economic Managementstarted Feb 2025
- neville’s Substackstarted Feb 2025
- Dennis’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
- Carolinestarted Nov 2024
- Jeremy’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
- The Cultural Marxiststarted Aug 2024 · mutual
- Mark’s Substackstarted Aug 2024
- CuriosityCreatorstarted Aug 2024 · mutual
- Margaret’s Substackstarted Jul 2024
- Archives Rock!started Jun 2024
- Malcolm’s Substackstarted Jun 2024
- Keshan’s Substackstarted Jun 2024
- Ipu’s Substackstarted May 2024
- Bruce’s Substackstarted Apr 2024
- Lisa’s Substackstarted Apr 2024
Recommends
Timothy Snyder650k followers · started Jun 29, 2026- Bernard Hickey35k followers · started Apr 2024 · mutual
Bryce Edwards13k followers · started Apr 2024
Nick Rockel6.1k followers · started May 2025- d@w's Substackstarted Apr 2025
- Former S'Pacific Tides - read top notestarted Apr 2025
- The Cultural Marxiststarted Apr 2025 · mutual
- Dr Bex on Social Issues in Aotearoa NZstarted Apr 2025
- Disinterpreted | Melanie Nelsonstarted Jan 2025
- Susan’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
- Dr Gary Payinda's Substackstarted Oct 2024
- CuriosityCreatorstarted Aug 2024 · mutual
- Selwyn Manning’s Substackstarted Jul 2024
- Mike’s Substackstarted May 2024
- Whakapapa, Whenua, Whai hua - People, Place, Valuestarted May 2024
- John Quiggin's Substack Newsletterstarted Apr 2024
- John Quiggin's Blogstackstarted Apr 2024
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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- 7 shared
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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other International writers with 5,000 to 10,000 followers (38 writers in that group), but not Bryan Bruce.
- recommends 7 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 6 of themColin’s Substack
- recommends 5 of themBenefitHumanity
- recommends 5 of themCaptain Tim world news about politics and the ongoing wars
- recommends 3 of them
Michael Spencer@aisupremacy - recommends 3 of themScenarica
- recommends 2 of them
Expat Prep@expatprep - recommends 2 of them
Gershon Baskin@gershonbaskin - recommends 2 of themThe Hard Fork by Marvin Liao
- recommends 2 of themDecisive Liberty
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