The FAO Journal
@faojournal · FAO Journal of International Affairs · Substack profile · International
The FAO Journal has 6,733 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #79 on Substack's International Bestsellers board. 35 publications recommend them.
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
- 6,733
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 6.6K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 35
- none new in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- #79
- International
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 | 6,733 | 6.6K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Bestsellers | #79 | #79 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Bestsellers | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | ▲1 |
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Recommendations
35 publications recommend The FAO Journal. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
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| 2022-07 | 1 |
| 2022-08 | 2 |
| 2022-10 | 1 |
| 2022-11 | 1 |
| 2023-06 | 1 |
| 2023-07 | 2 |
| 2023-08 | 1 |
| 2023-11 | 1 |
| 2023-12 | 1 |
| 2024-01 | 1 |
| 2024-02 | 1 |
| 2024-05 | 2 |
| 2024-06 | 1 |
| 2024-11 | 2 |
| 2024-12 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 2 |
| 2025-07 | 3 |
| 2025-08 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
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