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Dean Blundell has 113,522 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #10 on Substack's Culture Bestsellers board. 65 publications recommend them, 17 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 34.

Followers read · Boards read

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
113,522
read Nov 1
Last 7 days
first number on Nov 7
Last 30 days
first number on Nov 30
Subscribers
86K+
rounded by Substack
Paid subscribers
Thousands
bestseller badge 1,000+
Recommended by
65
+17 in 30 days
Recommends
34
Bestsellers rank
#10
Culture

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.

110k112k114k116k Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 6Nov 8Nov 10Nov 12 12 more days to fill this frame 113,522
110k112k114k116k Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8 8 more days to fill this frame 113,522
One reading a day, the last of the day. Marked: leaderboard steps (into the top 25, top 10, or #1). Followers are people who follow Dean Blundell on Substack; they aren't email subscribers.
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Daily readings
DateFollowersChangeSubscribersPaid band
Nov 1, 2026113,522+16186K+Thousands
Oct 31, 2026113,36185K+Thousands

Leaderboard positions

BoardRank nowBest on recordReads on it
Culture Bestsellers#10#104 of 4
Podcasts Bestsellers#99#991 of 4
Culture Rising#1#14 of 4

Rank on each read

Rank on each read of each board. Each cell is the leaderboard rank; empty means not in the top 100.
WriterOct 3107:00Oct 3113:00Oct 3119:47Nov 621:50Move
Culture Bestsellers101010100
Podcasts Bestsellers99new
Culture Rising2221▲1

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Recommendations

65 publications recommend Dean Blundell; 17 started in the last 30 days. Dean Blundell recommends 34, and 9 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.

The 9 largest publications on each side, by followers. Bigger dot, more followers. Orange: started in the last 30 days. Gray dots: publications I don't track, so no follower count.

When the recommendations started

4Apr 25Jul11Oct41Jan 26111Apr127Jul61718Oct
Live recommendations by the month each began, using Substack's own start date. Removed ones aren't listed by Substack, so they don't appear. Substack shows only the 50 newest recommenders, so before Jun 2026 (outlined) I see only those from the 6,392 publications whose full lists I read.
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Recommendations started per month
MonthStarted
2025-044
2025-081
2025-091
2025-124
2026-011
2026-021
2026-031
2026-041
2026-051
2026-062
2026-077
2026-086
2026-0917
2026-1018

Recommended by

All 65
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  • Leslie's Substackstarted Oct 15, 2026new
  • Susiestarted Oct 14, 2026new
  • Dee's Substackstarted Oct 12, 2026new
  • Protect Kansasstarted Oct 4, 2026
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  • Ian Kozakstarted Sep 28, 2026
  • Marniestarted Sep 27, 2026
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  • joestarted Sep 25, 2026
  • ROBERT's Substackstarted Sep 24, 2026
  • Le Substack de Lilianestarted Sep 12, 2026
  • Johanna's Substackstarted Sep 12, 2026
  • James Morsestarted Sep 11, 2026
  • Stephanie Cstarted Sep 10, 2026
  • Việt Nguyễnstarted Sep 10, 2026
  • Mr.'s Substackstarted Sep 9, 2026
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  • Wahidullah Noorzai | Field, Strategy & Geopoliticsstarted Sep 6, 2026
  • Ian Hendrystarted Sep 2, 2026
  • Lisa Kibodeauxstarted Aug 30, 2026
  • Martha MacRaestarted Aug 28, 2026
  • Lyn Diamondstarted Aug 26, 2026
  • Patrisha's Substackstarted Aug 24, 2026
  • Finn Frockstarted Aug 16, 2026
  • Gina's Substackstarted Aug 8, 2026
  • Martha's Substackstarted Jul 28, 2026
  • Bernie's Substackstarted Jul 22, 2026
  • Duncan's Substackstarted Jul 20, 2026
  • Carol's Substackstarted Jul 9, 2026
  • Ravens and Black Teastarted Jul 9, 2026
  • Arthur's Substackstarted Jul 8, 2026
  • Morris for Bowling Greenstarted Jul 3, 2026
  • THC's Substackstarted Jun 29, 2026
  • Jean's Substackstarted Jun 25, 2026

Recommends

All 34
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  • Centered Americastarted Nov 19, 2025
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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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