Christopher Armitage
@chrisarmitage1 · The Existentialist Republic · Substack profile · U.S. Politics
Christopher Armitage has 67,554 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #75 on Substack's U.S. Politics Bestsellers board. 60 publications recommend them, 10 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 3.
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
- 67,554
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- not shown
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 60
- +10 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 3
- Bestsellers rank
- #75
- U.S. Politics
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 | 67,554 | +10 | Thousands | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 67,544 | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Politics Bestsellers | #75 | #75 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Politics Bestsellers | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
60 publications recommend Christopher Armitage; 9 started in the last 30 days. Christopher Armitage recommends 3, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-08 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 8 |
| 2026-06 | 10 |
| 2026-07 | 11 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 11 |
Recommended by
Thom Hartmann386k followers · started Aug 2025
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Wendy A. Lawrence22k followers · started Apr 8, 2026 · mutual
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Melissa Chaudhry4k followers · started Sep 2025
Nancy L. Hoffmann2.9k followers · started Dec 4, 2025
Justin Kramm875 followers · started Nov 26, 2025
Debra Oliver277 followers · started Aug 2025- Lynn's Substackstarted Oct 30, 2026new
- Marilyn Currystarted Oct 24, 2026new
- Edward G. Bryantstarted Oct 23, 2026new
- Zachary Holmanstarted Oct 21, 2026new
- Betsy's Substackstarted Oct 20, 2026new
- Michele's Substackstarted Oct 20, 2026new
- Andy's Chapbookstarted Oct 15, 2026new
- Elizabeth's Substackstarted Oct 11, 2026new
- thesunupcyclestarted Oct 7, 2026
- Andrea Elizabeth Bellstarted Oct 4, 2026
- Jim Montgomerystarted Sep 24, 2026
- AnnaMarie Charleboisstarted Sep 13, 2026
- Mary's Substackstarted Sep 12, 2026
- Bonnie Knightstarted Sep 8, 2026
All 60
- Shawnstarted Sep 2, 2026
- Jill's Substackstarted Aug 29, 2026
- RingingRadiance's Substackstarted Aug 21, 2026
- Michael's Substackstarted Aug 11, 2026
- F.E.R.N. Von Hertzlerstarted Jul 24, 2026
- Sharon Queen-Fordstarted Jul 19, 2026
- Mark Francis Bonostarted Jul 18, 2026
- fedup24's Substackstarted Jul 17, 2026
- Samuel's Substackstarted Jul 16, 2026
- Dennis's Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
- Kristine's Substackstarted Jul 10, 2026
- Jamie's Substackstarted Jul 8, 2026
- Michael Richardsonstarted Jul 6, 2026
- Fred's Substackstarted Jul 5, 2026
- Raven's Substackstarted Jul 3, 2026
- Citizen Zerostarted Jun 27, 2026
- Florida For Jolly started Jun 26, 2026
- Karen's Substackstarted Jun 24, 2026
- Just Write B.A.D.started Jun 23, 2026
- Michael's Substackstarted Jun 17, 2026
- Jimi's Substackstarted Jun 17, 2026
- Alice's Substackstarted Jun 14, 2026
- Migrant118's substackstarted Jun 12, 2026
- Randy's Substackstarted Jun 11, 2026
- Emergence(y)started Jun 7, 2026
- Paul's Substackstarted May 31, 2026
- Dane's Substackstarted May 31, 2026
- Olli Breenstarted May 15, 2026
- WTF Substackstarted May 8, 2026
- Marc Silvermanstarted May 8, 2026
- TDD60's Substackstarted May 7, 2026
- Ben's Substackstarted May 5, 2026
- Steve Pstarted May 3, 2026
- Sandra's Substackstarted Apr 30, 2026
- Doloratastarted Apr 22, 2026
- Malcolm's Substackstarted Mar 29, 2026
Recommends
- Wendy A. Lawrence22k followers · started Nov 23, 2025 · mutual
- Sandi Ault - Reporting from the WILDstarted Oct 30, 2026new
- Basheer Alistarted Jan 3, 2026
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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