Diane Francis has 25,994 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #55 on Substack's World Politics Bestsellers board. 53 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 5.
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
- 25,994
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- not shown
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 53
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 5
- Bestsellers rank
- #55
- World 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 | 25,994 | −10 | Thousands | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 26,004 | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | #55 | #55 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 0 |
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Recommendations
53 publications recommend Diane Francis; 2 started in the last 30 days. Diane Francis recommends 5, and 2 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-06 | 1 |
| 2024-07 | 1 |
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 2 |
| 2025-03 | 2 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 2 |
| 2025-08 | 4 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 2 |
| 2025-11 | 6 |
| 2025-12 | 6 |
| 2026-01 | 7 |
| 2026-02 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
Recommended by
Anne Applebaum354k followers · started Jun 2024 · mutual
Phillips P. OBrien230k followers · started Nov 2024 · mutual
Terry Glavin22k followers · started Jul 2024- Montana Advance Sheetsstarted Oct 18, 2026new
- Robert Shapirostarted Oct 11, 2026new
- Donald's Substackstarted Oct 1, 2026
- Greek's Substackstarted Jul 20, 2026
- Michael's Substackstarted Jul 12, 2026
- Ken Festastarted Jul 1, 2026
- Alan's Substackstarted Jun 21, 2026
- robert's Substackstarted Jun 11, 2026
- Leonard's Substackstarted May 19, 2026
- Jolly's Substackstarted May 12, 2026
- Substack de Alfredostarted May 10, 2026
- vincent's Substackstarted May 9, 2026
- Fred's Substackstarted Apr 11, 2026
- Substack von Elisabethstarted Apr 7, 2026
- Treatystarted Apr 4, 2026
- Christina's Substackstarted Feb 26, 2026
- K McMartinstarted Feb 17, 2026
- David Wemhoffstarted Jan 29, 2026
- Anne's Substackstarted Jan 27, 2026
- Gary's Substackstarted Jan 27, 2026
- Reacher's Substackstarted Jan 16, 2026
All 53
- The Vivian McAlister Substackstarted Jan 10, 2026
- Lawrence's Substackstarted Jan 8, 2026
- Jim's Substackstarted Jan 4, 2026
- William Etheridgestarted Dec 20, 2025
- Sarah Greenblattstarted Dec 19, 2025
- Whimsical, Dissociative Something®started Dec 14, 2025
- Ashok Dhillonstarted Dec 8, 2025
- paolo christianostarted Dec 8, 2025
- Michael's Substackstarted Dec 1, 2025
- Wang's Substackstarted Nov 27, 2025
- KENNETH's Substackstarted Nov 24, 2025
- Steven's Substackstarted Nov 23, 2025
- Wayne’s Substackstarted Nov 21, 2025
- Braun's Substackstarted Nov 18, 2025
- Kevin's Substackstarted Nov 10, 2025
- Richard's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Shirley's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Captain Tim world news about politics and the ongoing wars started Sep 2025
- Mark's Musingsstarted Aug 2025
- Greg’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- NAnews - Nikk.Agency Israel Newsstarted Aug 2025
- Joseph’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- Bohdan’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
- Eric Brazaustarted Jul 2025
- The Diehard Optimiststarted May 2025
- The Raven Rantsstarted Mar 2025
- Notes from the undergroundstarted Mar 2025
- CND MATTITUDEstarted Feb 2025
- Tim’s Substackstarted Feb 2025
Recommends
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- Phillips P. OBrien230k followers · started Nov 2024 · mutual
- Keen On Americastarted Jul 2, 2026
- The First Person with Michael Judgestarted Mar 2024
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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