The Dumb Zone has 11,368 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #19 on Substack's Sports Bestsellers board. 46 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 7.
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
- 11,368
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 10K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 46
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 7
- Bestsellers rank
- #19
- Sports
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 | 11,368 | −5 | 10K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 11,373 | 10K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Bestsellers | #19 | #19 | 4 of 4 |
| Podcasts Bestsellers | #40 | #39 | 4 of 4 |
| Sports Rising | #49 | #49 | 1 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Bestsellers | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| Podcasts Bestsellers | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | ▼1 |
| Sports Rising | 49 | new |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
46 publications recommend The Dumb Zone; 2 started in the last 30 days. The Dumb Zone recommends 7, and 5 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-09 | 6 |
| 2024-10 | 9 |
| 2024-11 | 5 |
| 2024-12 | 2 |
| 2025-01 | 3 |
| 2025-02 | 2 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 3 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
Recommended by
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- Kenneth's Substackstarted Feb 19, 2026
- Philip Austinstarted Jan 8, 2026
- Ryan's Substackstarted Nov 9, 2025
- efesfgg’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Ben’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- Dan Wiserstarted Jul 2025
- Homero’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
- Corneta esportivastarted May 2025
- Timeoutmarksstarted May 2025
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- adan walkerstarted Mar 2025
- RalphStackstarted Feb 2025 · mutual
- Ralph Strangisstarted Feb 2025 · mutual
- Marty’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
All 46
- Hannah’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
- Estevan’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
- El Substack de Demetriusstarted Dec 2024
- Sober Banterstarted Dec 2024
- Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcaststarted Nov 2024 · mutual
- Jake’s Substackstarted Nov 2024
- Ben Fawkes' Sports Betting Substackstarted Nov 2024
- Brandon K Musselmanstarted Nov 2024
- StandforunitySA’s Substackstarted Nov 2024
- tuanfiso’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
- James’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
- Jubayer’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
- shiqise’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
- eryqi’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
- Brian’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
- Alvi’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
- ershan’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
- Rosalie’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
- Jeremy’s Substackstarted Sep 2024
- Ryan’s Substackstarted Sep 2024
- Matt’s Substackstarted Sep 2024
- Cory’s Substackstarted Sep 2024
Recommends
Ethan Strauss105k followers · started Aug 2024- Bob Sturm16k followers · started Aug 2024 · mutual
- Iztok Franko7.6k followers · started Sep 2024 · mutual
- Ralph Strangisstarted May 2025 · mutual
- RalphStackstarted Feb 2025 · mutual
- NLRB Edgestarted Sep 2024
- Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em Podcaststarted Aug 2024 · 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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