Christopher Hale
@christopherjhale · Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics · Substack profile · U.S. Politics
Christopher Hale has 47,777 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #63 on Substack's U.S. Politics Bestsellers board. 57 publications recommend them, 8 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 4.
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
- 47,777
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 38K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 57
- +8 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 4
- Bestsellers rank
- #63
- 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 | 47,777 | +35 | 38K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 47,742 | 38K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Politics Bestsellers | #63 | #62 | 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 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | ▼1 |
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Recommendations
57 publications recommend Christopher Hale; 8 started in the last 30 days. Christopher Hale recommends 4. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
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| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 6 |
| 2026-03 | 6 |
| 2026-04 | 7 |
| 2026-05 | 10 |
| 2026-06 | 6 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 4 |
| 2026-10 | 10 |
Recommended by
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- Dorian's Substackstarted Oct 3, 2026
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- Ramblings of a recovering fat manstarted Aug 30, 2026
- Patrick's Substackstarted Jul 22, 2026
- Jagadeesh's Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
- Patricia's Substackstarted Jul 13, 2026
All 57
- Steve's Substackstarted Jun 30, 2026
- Gloriainexchelseasdeo's Substackstarted Jun 21, 2026
- Cathleen's Substackstarted Jun 21, 2026
- Vivian's Substackstarted Jun 16, 2026
- Rapunzel's Substackstarted Jun 15, 2026
- Kelly's Substackstarted Jun 2, 2026
- Alan Avans Economy/~/Ecologystarted May 31, 2026
- Trooper Mimosastarted May 25, 2026
- Wolfgang's Substackstarted May 22, 2026
- El Substack de Buenastarted May 21, 2026
- Ronald's Substackstarted May 20, 2026
- El Substack de Gabrielastarted May 19, 2026
- Marian's Substackstarted May 18, 2026
- William's Substackstarted May 17, 2026
- Susan's Substackstarted May 10, 2026
- Jerold's Substackstarted Apr 26, 2026
- Ceil's Substackstarted Apr 21, 2026
- Paul's Substackstarted Apr 16, 2026
- Substack de Pedrostarted Apr 16, 2026
- Echoes of the Fathersstarted Apr 15, 2026
- GMR's Substackstarted Apr 9, 2026
- Fr.'s Substackstarted Mar 26, 2026
- David's Substackstarted Mar 26, 2026
- El Substack de Nataliastarted Mar 20, 2026
- Helenmarie's Substackstarted Mar 15, 2026
- Linda's Substackstarted Mar 6, 2026
- Ben Regottistarted Feb 28, 2026
- Bridget M Beckstarted Feb 28, 2026
- Ron's Substackstarted Feb 25, 2026
- Joshua's Substackstarted Feb 16, 2026
- lynn's Substackstarted Feb 5, 2026
- Louise's Substackstarted Feb 5, 2026
- Joan's Substackstarted Jan 16, 2026
Recommends
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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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- recommends 2 of them
Miles Taylor@milestaylor - recommends 2 of them
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