Byline Times has 57,034 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #63 on Substack's News Bestsellers board. 54 publications recommend them, 3 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 50.
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
- 57,034
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 35K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 54
- +3 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 50
- Bestsellers rank
- #63
- 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 | 57,034 | +23 | 35K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 57,011 | 35K+ |
Leaderboard positions
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 0 |
| News Rising | 49 | new |
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Recommendations
54 publications recommend Byline Times; 3 started in the last 30 days. Byline Times recommends 50, and 3 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2023-10 | 1 |
| 2024-06 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 4 |
| 2026-01 | 5 |
| 2026-02 | 4 |
| 2026-03 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 10 |
| 2026-06 | 9 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
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