Caitlin Johnstone has 112,840 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #39 on Substack's News Bestsellers board. 62 publications recommend them, 4 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 1.
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
- 112,840
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 75K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 62
- +4 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 1
- Bestsellers rank
- #39
- 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 | 112,840 | +12 | 75K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 112,828 | 75K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | #39 | #39 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
62 publications recommend Caitlin Johnstone; 4 started in the last 30 days. Caitlin Johnstone recommends 1. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-05 | 1 |
| 2022-06 | 1 |
| 2023-08 | 1 |
| 2024-01 | 1 |
| 2024-03 | 1 |
| 2024-06 | 1 |
| 2024-08 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 12 |
| 2026-07 | 17 |
| 2026-08 | 7 |
| 2026-09 | 7 |
| 2026-10 | 7 |
Recommended by
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All 62
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- lindy's Substackstarted Aug 8, 2026
- j5writesstarted Aug 6, 2026
- Dan's Substackstarted Aug 6, 2026
- dw's Substackstarted Aug 5, 2026
- Carolina's Butterfly Thoughtsstarted Jul 29, 2026
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- John's Substackstarted Jul 25, 2026
- Peterstarted Jul 21, 2026
- youssef's Substackstarted Jul 20, 2026
- Maurizio's Substackstarted Jul 20, 2026
- Lindsay's Substackstarted Jul 17, 2026
- Paul's Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
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- Sojourner's Repositorystarted Jul 14, 2026
- LightMaker's Substackstarted Jul 14, 2026
- Laiba's Substackstarted Jul 7, 2026
- MICHAEL's Substackstarted Jul 6, 2026
- Intishar's Substackstarted Jul 3, 2026
- Stephen's Substackstarted Jul 1, 2026
- Edwin Gordon Thomassonstarted Jul 1, 2026
- Catherine's Substackstarted Jun 26, 2026
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- Il Substack di Stefaniastarted Jun 21, 2026
- Sado's Substackstarted Jun 19, 2026
- Emma's Substackstarted Jun 15, 2026
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- Flashlightstarted Jun 12, 2026
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- Gary's Substackstarted Jun 9, 2026
- Autonomy and Politystarted Jun 9, 2026
- Connie's Substackstarted Jun 8, 2026
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Recommends
- Liam O’Connor Hobbsstarted Oct 15, 2026new
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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