David Nir has 130,869 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #64 on Substack's U.S. Politics Bestsellers board. 62 publications recommend them, 9 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
- 130,869
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 66K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 62
- +9 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 15
- Bestsellers rank
- #64
- 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 | 130,869 | +157 | 66K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 130,712 | 66K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Politics Bestsellers | #64 | #64 | 4 of 4 |
| U.S. Politics Rising | #10 | #10 | 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 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 64 | ▲3 |
| U.S. Politics Rising | 16 | 11 | 11 | 10 | ▲6 |
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Recommendations
62 publications recommend David Nir; 9 started in the last 30 days. David Nir recommends 15, and 6 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-08 | 1 |
| 2024-10 | 4 |
| 2024-12 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 6 |
| 2026-04 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 5 |
| 2026-06 | 10 |
| 2026-07 | 6 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 4 |
| 2026-10 | 12 |
Recommended by
Paul Krugman877k followers · started Nov 8, 2025 · mutual
Aaron Rupar663k followers · started Oct 2024 · mutual
Dan Pfeiffer573k followers · started Aug 2024 · mutual
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Jess Craven275k followers · started Oct 2024
Charlie Sykes201k followers · started Sep 17, 2026
G. Elliott Morris195k followers · started Mar 2025 · mutual
Chris Geidner154k followers · started Oct 2024 · mutual
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FiftyPlusOne13k followers · started Feb 17, 2026 · mutual
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- Jay's Substackstarted Oct 24, 2026new
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- Michael's Substackstarted Oct 23, 2026new
- Brenna's Substackstarted Oct 22, 2026new
- David Phelps: Governing Majoritiesstarted Oct 14, 2026new
- Cliff's Substackstarted Oct 9, 2026new
- Andrea Elizabeth Bellstarted Oct 4, 2026
- Nino's Substackstarted Oct 2, 2026
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All 62
- Rajan's Substackstarted Sep 25, 2026
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- Kathleen's Substackstarted Sep 11, 2026
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- OUT OF STATEstarted Aug 7, 2026
- M's Substackstarted Aug 1, 2026
- angievs's Substackstarted Jul 23, 2026
- The Publius Projectstarted Jul 20, 2026
- Virginia's Substackstarted Jul 13, 2026
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- Joe's Substackstarted Jul 2, 2026
- Sharron's Substackstarted Jun 27, 2026
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- El Substack de Sawitristarted Jun 18, 2026
- Judy's Substackstarted Jun 15, 2026
- Gerald's Substackstarted Jun 8, 2026
- Alan's Substackstarted May 27, 2026
- Dr.'s Substackstarted May 24, 2026
- Kathleen's Substackstarted May 21, 2026
- David's Substackstarted May 14, 2026
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- Build a Better Donkeystarted Apr 30, 2026
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- El Substack de Clarastarted Apr 4, 2026
- Eddie's Substackstarted Apr 3, 2026
- Krupal's Substackstarted Apr 1, 2026
- Xiomara's Substackstarted Mar 21, 2026
- State of the Race 2026started Mar 19, 2026
- Bill's Substackstarted Mar 18, 2026
- Toni's Substackstarted Mar 15, 2026
- Patricia's Substackstarted Mar 13, 2026
- House Elections Centralstarted Mar 4, 2026
- Gertrude's Substackstarted Feb 27, 2026
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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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