Erik Hoel has 160,480 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #21 on Substack's Science Bestsellers board. 62 publications recommend them, 4 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 19.
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
- 160,480
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 73K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 62
- +4 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 19
- Bestsellers rank
- #21
- Science
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 | 160,480 | +113 | 73K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 160,367 | 73K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science Bestsellers | #21 | #21 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Bestsellers | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
62 publications recommend Erik Hoel; 4 started in the last 30 days. Erik Hoel recommends 19, and 5 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-06 | 2 |
| 2022-09 | 1 |
| 2022-10 | 2 |
| 2022-11 | 2 |
| 2024-02 | 1 |
| 2024-03 | 2 |
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 16 |
| 2026-06 | 10 |
| 2026-07 | 8 |
| 2026-08 | 5 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 5 |
Recommended by
Sam Harris506k followers · started Nov 2024 · mutual
Nate Silver457k followers · started Mar 2024 · mutual
Derek Thompson182k followers · started Jun 2025 · mutual
Rob Henderson157k followers · started Nov 2022
Adam Mastroianni133k followers · started Sep 2022 · mutual
Razib Khan91k followers · started Oct 2022
Awais Aftab36k followers · started Nov 2022 · mutual
Virginia Heffernan32k followers · started Feb 2024
Simon K Jones23k followers · started Jun 2022
Shane O'Mara12k followers · started Jun 2022
David Z. Morris6.1k followers · started Mar 2024
Carlos D. Lloret922 followers · started Oct 2022- Merlin Dreamsstarted Oct 20, 2026new
- Words Dreamerstarted Oct 15, 2026new
- Think Uphillstarted Oct 13, 2026new
- Philipp Hummstarted Oct 9, 2026new
- Tushar Singhstarted Oct 3, 2026
- Tikkun Olamstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Ilyastarted Sep 20, 2026
- John Jenkinsstarted Sep 4, 2026
- Ways's Substackstarted Aug 31, 2026
- Passing Thoughtsstarted Aug 26, 2026
- Tanay's Substackstarted Aug 19, 2026
- vzvzv's Substackstarted Aug 19, 2026
All 62
- Superposedstarted Aug 6, 2026
- Below the Conversationstarted Jul 28, 2026
- Alabo's Substackstarted Jul 24, 2026
- Joe Fridaystarted Jul 22, 2026
- This's Substackstarted Jul 21, 2026
- El Substack de unaflornofaestiustarted Jul 9, 2026
- El Substack de Juanstarted Jul 4, 2026
- Ajaya's Substackstarted Jul 4, 2026
- Elanima: The Fifth Force and the One Soulstarted Jul 3, 2026
- Noon Operastarted Jun 30, 2026
- The Long Lensstarted Jun 24, 2026
- Deeper with Hatchstarted Jun 22, 2026
- Vyshnav's Substackstarted Jun 20, 2026
- Anthony's Substackstarted Jun 17, 2026
- Leonard's Substackstarted Jun 16, 2026
- Muhlise's Substackstarted Jun 12, 2026
- Useful Curiositystarted Jun 12, 2026
- Ben's Substackstarted Jun 11, 2026
- Modern Renaissancestarted Jun 4, 2026
- Interconnecting Individualsstarted May 31, 2026
- Dr Ferney Bernal Buitragostarted May 29, 2026
- four machinesstarted May 27, 2026
- KL's Substackstarted May 26, 2026
- The Existence Thresholdstarted May 26, 2026
- Sci AIstarted May 25, 2026
- ArgoVitastarted May 25, 2026
- Worldycat's Substackstarted May 25, 2026
- the chai standstarted May 22, 2026
- Metryvalstarted May 21, 2026
- K's Substackstarted May 17, 2026
- We all have Curiositiesstarted May 14, 2026
- 광인회관started May 14, 2026
- Plum's Substackstarted May 7, 2026
- Future of Purposestarted May 6, 2026
- Jackstarted May 6, 2026
- Will's Substackstarted Apr 24, 2026
- The Periodic Selfstarted Apr 23, 2026
- Il Substack di Calanchi,started Apr 12, 2026
Recommends
- Sam Harris506k followers · started Jun 2024 · mutual
- Nate Silver457k followers · started Mar 2024 · mutual
Ted Gioia381k followers · started Nov 15, 2025- Derek Thompson182k followers · started Jun 2025 · mutual
- Adam Mastroianni133k followers · started Sep 2022 · mutual
After Dinner Conversation108k followers · started Jul 2025- Awais Aftab36k followers · started Nov 15, 2025 · mutual
Carl Hendrick31k followers · started Nov 17, 2025- Tracing Woodgrainsstarted Oct 1, 2026
- The Elysianstarted Apr 17, 2026
- The New York Review of Booksstarted Dec 12, 2025
- The New Yorkerstarted Dec 2, 2025
- The Infinitesimalstarted Aug 2025
- Woman of Lettersstarted Jun 2025
- THE EGG AND THE ROCKstarted Mar 2025
- Pens and Poisonstarted Nov 2024
- The Next started May 2024
- ILLUSTRATEDstarted Nov 2023
- Litversestarted Sep 2022
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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- 8 shared
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