David Whyte has 72,255 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #11 on Substack's Literature Bestsellers board. 63 publications recommend them, 8 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 5.
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
- 72,255
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 45K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 63
- +8 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 5
- Bestsellers rank
- #11
- Literature
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 | 72,255 | 45K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Bestsellers | #11 | #11 | 4 of 4 |
| Literature Rising | #7 | #7 | 1 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Bestsellers | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Literature Rising | 7 | new |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
63 publications recommend David Whyte; 8 started in the last 30 days. David Whyte recommends 5, and 2 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2023-04 | 2 |
| 2023-10 | 2 |
| 2023-12 | 1 |
| 2024-09 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 14 |
| 2026-06 | 6 |
| 2026-07 | 5 |
| 2026-08 | 6 |
| 2026-09 | 9 |
| 2026-10 | 10 |
Recommended by
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- Clara's Substackstarted Oct 22, 2026new
- Cassidystarted Oct 18, 2026new
- Clare Bryden makes...started Oct 15, 2026new
- jon's Substackstarted Oct 12, 2026new
- Human and Holystarted Oct 8, 2026new
- Jake's Substackstarted Oct 6, 2026
- Juan Diego Villastarted Oct 5, 2026
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All 63
- HavenSong Academystarted Sep 28, 2026
- Hey Neighbor,started Sep 22, 2026
- Lu Alexandrastarted Sep 21, 2026
- Nancy Roystarted Sep 19, 2026
- Career Escapismstarted Sep 19, 2026
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- NopainNogain's Substackstarted Sep 5, 2026
- Noesis's Substackstarted Sep 4, 2026
- Sacred Wellstarted Aug 20, 2026
- JAN's Substackstarted Aug 6, 2026
- Ari Moskowitzstarted Aug 6, 2026
- The Art of Being Humanstarted Aug 5, 2026
- Inside the Predicamentstarted Aug 4, 2026
- Waystation Wonderstarted Aug 2, 2026
- Between Usstarted Jul 30, 2026
- The Integrated Life Network started Jul 29, 2026
- Carlos's Substackstarted Jul 11, 2026
- Jennifer's Substackstarted Jul 10, 2026
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- to meet a Flowerstarted Jun 25, 2026
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- Boston Wivesstarted Jun 12, 2026
- Shari's Substackstarted Jun 10, 2026
- From A Deep Wellstarted Jun 2, 2026
- Le Substack de Pierresstarted May 31, 2026
- Marcia's Substackstarted May 29, 2026
- Helen Mullerstarted May 27, 2026
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- Making a Home in Asturiasstarted May 22, 2026
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- CChristy's Substackstarted May 17, 2026
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- Christine's Substackstarted May 9, 2026
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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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