David Pakman has 460,352 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #92 on Substack's U.S. Politics Bestsellers board. 60 publications recommend them, 13 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 8.
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
- 460,352
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 351K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 60
- +13 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 8
- Bestsellers rank
- #92
- 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 | 460,352 | +23 | 351K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 460,329 | 351K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Politics Bestsellers | #92 | #92 | 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 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 0 |
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Recommendations
60 publications recommend David Pakman; 12 started in the last 30 days. David Pakman recommends 8, and 4 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 5 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 12 |
| 2026-08 | 12 |
| 2026-09 | 11 |
| 2026-10 | 16 |
Recommended by
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- Sharon's Substackstarted Oct 24, 2026new
- Philippe's Substackstarted Oct 24, 2026new
- Magdalena's Substackstarted Oct 21, 2026new
- Sandra's Substackstarted Oct 16, 2026new
- H.E.'s Substackstarted Oct 15, 2026new
- Sheryl's Substackstarted Oct 15, 2026new
- Don's Substackstarted Oct 14, 2026new
- Suzie's Substackstarted Oct 14, 2026new
- SUSAN's Substackstarted Oct 10, 2026new
- Lisa's Substackstarted Oct 7, 2026
- T's Substackstarted Oct 6, 2026
All 60
- Jane's Substackstarted Oct 6, 2026
- Phil's Substackstarted Oct 4, 2026
- Irene's Substackstarted Sep 28, 2026
- Natalie Alexisstarted Sep 27, 2026
- DaleScheiwestarted Sep 26, 2026
- Kathleen's Substackstarted Sep 26, 2026
- Robert's Substackstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Elizabeth's Substackstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Dennis's Substackstarted Sep 16, 2026
- Jeanne's Substackstarted Sep 15, 2026
- MikSmiff's Substackstarted Sep 14, 2026
- lesliecarole's Substackstarted Sep 4, 2026
- Brendan's Substackstarted Aug 31, 2026
- Claim Your Seat At the Tablestarted Aug 28, 2026
- Tom Curran’s Substackstarted Aug 27, 2026
- Archetype, Myth and the Modern Yogistarted Aug 26, 2026
- RONNIE's Substackstarted Aug 25, 2026
- Lori's Substackstarted Aug 25, 2026
- Elvia's Substackstarted Aug 15, 2026
- Doris's Substackstarted Aug 10, 2026
- carol's Substackstarted Aug 9, 2026
- M's Substackstarted Aug 1, 2026
- Philip Marasstarted Aug 1, 2026
- MNMom's Substackstarted Aug 1, 2026
- Chiamaka's Substackstarted Jul 29, 2026
- Linda's Substackstarted Jul 26, 2026
- Tom's Substackstarted Jul 24, 2026
- Jessica's Book Updatesstarted Jul 23, 2026
- FamousAholesstarted Jul 23, 2026
- Ian's Substackstarted Jul 22, 2026
- Robert's Substackstarted Jul 21, 2026
- Bryan's Substackstarted Jul 20, 2026
- Substack van jwg.started Jul 18, 2026
- 20's Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
- Lisa's Substackstarted Jul 13, 2026
- Pete's Substackstarted Jul 12, 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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- 10 shared
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