Iztok Franko has 7,580 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. 44 publications recommend them, 2 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
- 7,580
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 5.1K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 44
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 8
- Bestsellers rank
- not on a board
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 | 7,580 | +8 | 5.1K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 7,572 | 5.1K+ |
Leaderboard positions
Not on a category leaderboard right now
Substack's boards list the top 100 per category, by paid subscribers (Bestsellers) and by recent paid growth (Rising). I read all 66 of them once a day, so a new entry shows up within a day.
Recommendations
44 publications recommend Iztok Franko; 2 started in the last 30 days. Iztok Franko recommends 8, and 7 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-07 | 1 |
| 2024-08 | 3 |
| 2024-09 | 3 |
| 2024-10 | 2 |
| 2024-12 | 3 |
| 2025-01 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 4 |
| 2025-03 | 2 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 5 |
| 2025-11 | 2 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 2 |
Recommended by
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- Jim's Substackstarted Jan 26, 2026
- Tom's Substackstarted Dec 15, 2025
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- Eddie Ngostarted Oct 2025
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All 44
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- Mathachusettsstarted Jul 2025
- The Parquet Poetstarted Jun 2025
- jonnny’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- Borracha Laranjastarted Mar 2025
- anfroneestarted Mar 2025
- Shap Shotsstarted Feb 2025
- Leon’s Substackstarted Feb 2025
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- Brooklyn’s Substackstarted Feb 2025
- Estevan’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
- Brandon Allenstarted Dec 2024
- Everyday pausestarted Dec 2024
- Basketball Intelligence Newsletterstarted Dec 2024 · mutual
- NBA con Contextostarted Oct 2024 · mutual
- RalphStackstarted Oct 2024
- Simply Ballinstarted Sep 2024
- Stars Stackstarted Aug 2024
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Recommends
- Marc Stein73k followers · started Aug 2024 · mutual
- Bob Sturm16k followers · started Aug 2024 · mutual
- Jamey Newberg15k followers · started Aug 2024 · mutual
- The Dumb Zone11k followers · started Sep 2024 · mutual
- Mike Trudellstarted Oct 1, 2026 · mutual
- NBA con Contextostarted Oct 1, 2026 · mutual
- Lakers Draft Scoutingstarted May 26, 2026
- Basketball Intelligence Newsletterstarted Jan 2025 · mutual
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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