Chris Erskine has 7,426 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #22 on Substack's Humor Bestsellers board. 45 publications recommend them, 1 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 2.
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
- 7,426
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 7.2K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 45
- +1 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 2
- Bestsellers rank
- #22
- Humor
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 | 7,426 | 7.2K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humor Bestsellers | #22 | #22 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humor Bestsellers | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
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Recommendations
45 publications recommend Chris Erskine; 1 started in the last 30 days. Chris Erskine recommends 2, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | 24 |
| 2026-04 | 11 |
| 2026-05 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
Recommended by
- Paul's Substackstarted Oct 26, 2026new
- Deb's Substackstarted Sep 25, 2026
- Jonathan Florastarted Aug 2, 2026
- Nikki's Substackstarted Jul 12, 2026
- Linda's Substackstarted Jun 27, 2026
- Stacey's Substackstarted Jun 21, 2026
- Judy Scottstarted May 27, 2026
- Kathleen's Substackstarted May 16, 2026
- Steve's Substackstarted May 12, 2026
- Kathy's Substackstarted May 7, 2026
- Ellen's Substackstarted Apr 25, 2026
- Donn's Substackstarted Apr 16, 2026
- Colin’s Substackstarted Apr 15, 2026
- Priyanshu’s Substackstarted Apr 6, 2026
- Judith's Substackstarted Apr 4, 2026
- Brianstarted Apr 4, 2026
- Ann's Substackstarted Apr 4, 2026
- Michael’s Substackstarted Apr 3, 2026
- Bob's Substackstarted Apr 3, 2026
- Katie's Substackstarted Apr 3, 2026
- Cleansed's Substackstarted Apr 2, 2026
- Pep Talk by Lian Dolan started Mar 31, 2026 · mutual
- curtis's Substackstarted Mar 21, 2026
- Nohemi's Substackstarted Mar 19, 2026
All 45
- rick's Substackstarted Mar 18, 2026
- R Marilyn Lee schneiderstarted Mar 18, 2026
- sheri's Substackstarted Mar 18, 2026
- Forrest’s Substackstarted Mar 14, 2026
- Ellen Kanestarted Mar 14, 2026
- Arnold’s Substackstarted Mar 11, 2026
- Cindy's Substackstarted Mar 11, 2026
- Carl’s Substackstarted Mar 10, 2026
- Mike's Posts on Education, Family, and Retirementstarted Mar 10, 2026
- Rick Eastesstarted Mar 10, 2026
- Donna Gottliebstarted Mar 10, 2026
- D Krizmanstarted Mar 10, 2026
- Ed Cravenstarted Mar 10, 2026
- Robert Huttlestarted Mar 10, 2026
- Evan Hosiestarted Mar 10, 2026
- Holland-Dichter's Substackstarted Mar 10, 2026
- Two Lawyers Walk Into a Barstarted Mar 10, 2026
- Classroom Discussionstarted Mar 9, 2026
- Kay's Substackstarted Mar 9, 2026
- Shannon Rosenfeldstarted Mar 5, 2026
- Penelope's Substackstarted Mar 5, 2026
Recommends
- Pep Talk by Lian Dolan started Apr 3, 2026 · mutual
- Crazy Old Manstarted Mar 25, 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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- 2 shared
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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Humor writers with 5,000 to 10,000 followers (36 writers in that group), but not Chris Erskine.
- recommends 8 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 3 of themTURBO GOTH UNIVERSE
- recommends 3 of themAlthea’s Substack
- recommends 2 of them
India Knight@indiaknight - recommends 2 of them
Scott Dikkers@scottdikkers - recommends 2 of them
Lucy Sweet@lucysweet - recommends 2 of them
Mary Flannery@maryflannery - recommends 2 of them
Kathleen Donahoe@kathleenicanrah - recommends 2 of themVivek’s Substack
- recommends 2 of themVicki Lesley is... Documental
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