Cara Lai has 4,973 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #89 on Substack's Faith & Spirituality Rising board. 25 publications recommend them, 3 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 6.
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
- 4,973
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 3.5K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 25
- +3 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 6
- Bestsellers rank
- none
- Rising #89, Faith & Spirituality
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 | 4,973 | +2 | 3.5K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 4,971 | 3.5K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faith & Spirituality Rising | #89 | #82 | 2 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faith & Spirituality Rising | 82 | 89 | ▼7 |
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Recommendations
25 publications recommend Cara Lai; 3 started in the last 30 days. Cara Lai recommends 6, and 4 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 3 |
| 2025-12 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
Recommended by
Tricycle: The Buddhist Review66k followers · started Aug 4, 2026 · mutual
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- Ella Bourkestarted Aug 24, 2026
- The Intellectual Investorstarted Aug 22, 2026
- Shreya's Substackstarted Jul 7, 2026
- Janey’s Substackstarted Jun 27, 2026
- I Travel With Bananasstarted Jun 14, 2026
- Some's Substackstarted May 27, 2026
- Lori Lefkowitzstarted May 19, 2026
- Navigating Nowstarted May 13, 2026
- Pathway to Plant started Apr 7, 2026
- Simply Presencestarted Mar 11, 2026
- Stellar Beingsstarted Feb 10, 2026
- Alexia's Substackstarted Dec 31, 2025
- Nancy's Substackstarted Dec 18, 2025
- Jack's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Journal started Oct 2025
- Holly Middletonstarted Sep 2025
All 25
- The Buddh-ish Investorstarted Jun 2025
Recommends
- Tricycle: The Buddhist Review66k followers · started Aug 4, 2026 · mutual
- Jeff Warren45k followers · started Jun 2025 · mutual
- Sebene Selassie44k followers · started Jun 2025 · mutual
- Living the Questions with Parker J. Palmerstarted Mar 29, 2026
- Kaira Jewel’s Substackstarted Feb 12, 2026 · mutual
- Dan Harrisstarted Jun 2025
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 Cara Lai. Useful for finding peers, and for sponsors looking for similar audiences.
- 3 shared
Sebene Selassieremind me to love
44k followers - 2 shared
Jeff WarrenHome Base with Jeff Warren
45k followers
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Faith & Spirituality writers with 1,000 to 5,000 followers (53 writers in that group), but not Cara Lai.
- recommends 4 of themThe Starfire Codes by Demi Pietchell
- recommends 2 of them
Peter Kwasniewski@profkwasniewski - recommends 2 of themBody Notes
- recommends 2 of themCredo & Cultuur
- recommends 2 of themPastor Wesley Post
- recommends 2 of themCards We Keep by Enchantra Tarot
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