Crooked Media has 353,916 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #41 on Substack's U.S. Politics Bestsellers board. 57 publications recommend them, 18 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 15.
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
- 353,916
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 292K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 57
- +18 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 15
- Bestsellers rank
- #41
- 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 | 353,916 | −24 | 292K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 353,940 | 292K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Politics Bestsellers | #41 | #40 | 4 of 4 |
| Podcasts Bestsellers | #59 | #59 | 4 of 4 |
| U.S. Politics Rising | #13 | #13 | 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 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 41 | ▼1 |
| Podcasts Bestsellers | 66 | 65 | 65 | 59 | ▲7 |
| U.S. Politics Rising | 40 | 42 | 42 | 13 | ▲27 |
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Recommendations
57 publications recommend Crooked Media; 18 started in the last 30 days. Crooked Media recommends 15, and 6 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-08 | 3 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 12 |
| 2026-08 | 6 |
| 2026-09 | 10 |
| 2026-10 | 23 |
Recommended by
Mehdi Hasan894k followers · started Aug 2025 · mutual
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Galen Druke35k followers · started Oct 1, 2026 · mutual- The Reformer's Registerstarted Oct 31, 2026new
- Rob Koernerstarted Oct 30, 2026new
- The Guardian USstarted Oct 28, 2026 · mutualnew
- Ali's Substackstarted Oct 27, 2026new
- tONY's Substackstarted Oct 27, 2026new
- Catherine's Substackstarted Oct 26, 2026new
- DLA'd Reactionsstarted Oct 25, 2026new
- Brenna's Substackstarted Oct 22, 2026new
- Judith's Substackstarted Oct 22, 2026new
- Mary's Substackstarted Oct 20, 2026new
- Sandra's Substackstarted Oct 19, 2026new
- Rita's Substackstarted Oct 16, 2026new
- Mary's Substackstarted Oct 15, 2026new
- Suzie's Substackstarted Oct 14, 2026new
- Brad Neuburgerstarted Oct 13, 2026new
- Mark's Substackstarted Oct 13, 2026new
- Beau Blomeleystarted Oct 12, 2026new
All 57
- Henry David Winchesterstarted Oct 9, 2026new
- Dave Christianstarted Oct 6, 2026
- Meloid's Substackstarted Oct 3, 2026
- Randy's Substackstarted Oct 1, 2026
- OVER THE WALLstarted Oct 1, 2026
- Dave's Substackstarted Sep 27, 2026
- Life at 70 ... From GHopstarted Sep 26, 2026
- Deborah's Substackstarted Sep 18, 2026
- soundbabystarted Sep 15, 2026
- Press Refreshstarted Sep 14, 2026
- Paul's Substackstarted Sep 13, 2026
- Gail's Substackstarted Sep 12, 2026
- Tisha Stahl (Pinkee)started Sep 8, 2026
- Joanie's Substackstarted Sep 5, 2026
- Kayla's Substackstarted Sep 3, 2026
- Elaine's Substackstarted Aug 29, 2026
- Brian's Substackstarted Aug 26, 2026
- gdmott's Substackstarted Aug 25, 2026
- Ganesh's Substackstarted Aug 18, 2026
- Laurie's Substackstarted Aug 5, 2026
- M's Substackstarted Aug 1, 2026
- Samra's Substackstarted Jul 28, 2026
- Larry's Substackstarted Jul 25, 2026
- Journey of Living Substackstarted Jul 22, 2026
- Sarah's Substackstarted Jul 19, 2026
- Morgan's Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
- Katherine's Substackstarted Jul 10, 2026
- Leading Well started Jul 9, 2026
- D's Substackstarted Jul 9, 2026
- Heather's Substackstarted Jul 4, 2026
- Jay's Substackstarted Jul 4, 2026
- Mia's Substackstarted Jul 3, 2026
- dao zerostarted Jul 1, 2026
Recommends
The Bulwark1.4M followers · started Aug 2025- Mehdi Hasan894k followers · started Aug 2025 · mutual
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Jim Acosta604k followers · started Sep 29, 2026- Dan Pfeiffer573k followers · started Aug 2025 · mutual
Brian Beutler468k followers · started Sep 29, 2026
Nate Silver457k followers · started Sep 29, 2026
Stacey Abrams332k followers · started Aug 2025- Galen Druke35k followers · started Sep 29, 2026 · mutual
Erin Ryan20k followers · started Sep 29, 2026- the hot toddystarted Oct 30, 2026new
- The Guardian USstarted Oct 28, 2026 · mutualnew
- How the Hell... with Alex Wagner started Sep 29, 2026
- Notes on the Stories We Tellstarted Jan 28, 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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