FASO has 98,873 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #56 on Substack's Art & Illustration Bestsellers board. 50 publications recommend them, 6 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 3.
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
- 98,873
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 98K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 50
- +6 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 3
- Bestsellers rank
- #56
- Art & Illustration
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 | 98,873 | −5 | 98K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 98,878 | 98K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Illustration Bestsellers | #56 | #54 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Illustration Bestsellers | 54 | 54 | 54 | 56 | ▼2 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
50 publications recommend FASO; 6 started in the last 30 days. FASO recommends 3. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 15 |
| 2026-06 | 13 |
| 2026-07 | 12 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 6 |
Recommended by
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- Linda's Substackstarted Oct 9, 2026new
- Mercia's Substackstarted Oct 9, 2026new
- Matt Cegelis Artstarted Sep 20, 2026
- VICTORIA's Substackstarted Sep 3, 2026
- colleen's Substackstarted Jul 25, 2026
- Liam's Substackstarted Jul 24, 2026
- Marcia's Substackstarted Jul 23, 2026
- steven's Substackstarted Jul 22, 2026
- Beverly's Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
- Bente's Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
- Purple's Substackstarted Jul 14, 2026
- Lenona's Substackstarted Jul 11, 2026
- Spiritual Evolution: Awakening 1000 Soulsstarted Jul 6, 2026
- Sweeter Than Honey - Gordonbell's Substackstarted Jul 4, 2026
- Peggy's Substackstarted Jul 3, 2026
- El Substack de Macarenastarted Jul 3, 2026
- Max's Substackstarted Jun 27, 2026
- El Substack de NORMAstarted Jun 25, 2026
- JD's Substackstarted Jun 25, 2026
- Debra's Substackstarted Jun 24, 2026
All 50
- Teri's Substackstarted Jun 23, 2026
- Dr's Substackstarted Jun 18, 2026
- mike's Substackstarted Jun 18, 2026
- Bonnie's Substackstarted Jun 18, 2026
- Teresa's Substackstarted Jun 16, 2026
- Charline's Substackstarted Jun 14, 2026
- Eco-Justice Press Newsstarted Jun 10, 2026
- Linnie's Substackstarted Jun 5, 2026
- "The's Substackstarted Jun 1, 2026
- Sean's Substackstarted May 30, 2026
- C.'s Substackstarted May 29, 2026
- Fashion Isn't Frivolousstarted May 23, 2026
- Stanthebrand's Substackstarted May 22, 2026
- Art Marketing Newsstarted May 21, 2026
- Susan's Substackstarted May 20, 2026
- Le Substack de Transtarted May 13, 2026
- Bartea's Substackstarted May 12, 2026
- Linda's Substackstarted May 10, 2026
- Catherine's Substackstarted May 7, 2026
- Martin's Untamed lensstarted May 6, 2026
- Richard's Substackstarted May 6, 2026
- starswritesthings's Substackstarted May 4, 2026
- Karen's Substackstarted May 4, 2026
- Nathaniel's Substackstarted May 2, 2026
- Elsie's Substackstarted Apr 27, 2026
- Bob's Substackstarted Apr 26, 2026
Recommends
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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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