Elizabeth Johnston
@elizabethjohnston · Family Defense Network · Substack profile · Parenting
Elizabeth Johnston has 85,790 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #77 on Substack's Parenting Bestsellers board. 50 publications recommend them, 3 of them new in the last 30 days.
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
- 85,790
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 85K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 50
- +3 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- #77
- Parenting
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 | 85,790 | 85K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parenting Bestsellers | #77 | #77 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parenting Bestsellers | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | ▲1 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
50 publications recommend Elizabeth Johnston; 3 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 7 |
| 2025-12 | 8 |
| 2026-01 | 9 |
| 2026-02 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 6 |
| 2026-04 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
Recommended by
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- Kimberly's Substackstarted Feb 13, 2026
- Dave's Substackstarted Jan 29, 2026
- Lee's Substackstarted Jan 24, 2026
- Angie's Substackstarted Jan 22, 2026
- MC's Substackstarted Jan 17, 2026
- Margo, RPWC, AKC, FhD, BDstarted Jan 15, 2026
- Linda's Substackstarted Jan 12, 2026
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- Thoughtfultinistarted Nov 26, 2025
- Libby's Substackstarted Nov 22, 2025
- Les's Substackstarted Nov 19, 2025
- Mary's Substackstarted Nov 14, 2025
- Adrianne's Substackstarted Nov 7, 2025
- John's Substackstarted Nov 2025
- Patrick's Substackstarted Oct 2025
Recommends
Elizabeth Johnston doesn't recommend anyone.
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.
Recommended by the same publications
Writers who share the most recommenders with Elizabeth Johnston. Useful for finding peers, and for sponsors looking for similar audiences.
- 2 shared
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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Parenting writers with 50,000 or more followers (10 writers in that group), but not Elizabeth Johnston.
- recommends 5 of them
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Emily Edlynn@emilyedlynn1 - recommends 2 of themChild Development Matters
- recommends 2 of themSovereign Publishing
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