Massimo Pigliucci
@figsinwinter · Figs in Winter: a Community of Reason · Substack profile · Philosophy
Massimo Pigliucci has 19,663 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #57 on Substack's Philosophy Bestsellers board. 55 publications recommend them, 3 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 25.
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
- 19,663
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 15K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 55
- +3 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 25
- Bestsellers rank
- #57
- Philosophy
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 | 19,663 | 15K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy Bestsellers | #57 | #57 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy Bestsellers | 57 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 0 |
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Recommendations
55 publications recommend Massimo Pigliucci; 3 started in the last 30 days. Massimo Pigliucci recommends 25, and 6 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-10 | 1 |
| 2023-09 | 1 |
| 2023-12 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 2 |
| 2025-12 | 6 |
| 2026-01 | 9 |
| 2026-02 | 3 |
| 2026-03 | 5 |
| 2026-04 | 4 |
| 2026-05 | 5 |
| 2026-06 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 5 |
Recommended by
Anya Leonard142k followers · started Nov 20, 2025 · mutual
David Roman67k followers · started Dec 2023 · mutual
Donald J. Robertson62k followers · started Oct 2022 · mutual
Dr. Chuck Chakrapani21k followers · started Sep 2023 · mutual
Armand D'Angour4.3k followers · started Sep 2025- Askesisstarted Oct 27, 2026new
- quanghuy's Substackstarted Oct 17, 2026new
- B.R. Eckleburgstarted Oct 15, 2026new
- Scenaricastarted Oct 4, 2026
- The Possible Human's Substackstarted Oct 2, 2026
- Until the Rules Changedstarted Sep 27, 2026
- James Galletastarted Sep 17, 2026
- Stoi Sayingsstarted Sep 15, 2026
- Ways's Substackstarted Aug 31, 2026
- ARThrivestarted Aug 27, 2026
- Untroubledstarted Aug 3, 2026
- The Ego Tollstarted Jul 20, 2026
- My's Substackstarted Jun 25, 2026
- Matias's Substackstarted Jun 21, 2026
- deepakm's Substackstarted Jun 18, 2026
- Erik Svenssons Substackstarted Jun 8, 2026
- steve's Substackstarted May 28, 2026
- The Story Machinestarted May 15, 2026
- David S. Shermanstarted May 6, 2026
All 55
- The School of Living Philosophystarted May 1, 2026
- The Philosophical Nexusstarted May 1, 2026
- Nancy Shermanstarted Apr 29, 2026 · mutual
- Will's Substackstarted Apr 24, 2026
- Kyoto and Beyondstarted Apr 15, 2026
- MING's Substackstarted Apr 4, 2026
- Michael's Substackstarted Mar 13, 2026
- The Examined Lifestarted Mar 13, 2026
- Monica's Substackstarted Mar 7, 2026
- The Complicated Stoicstarted Mar 5, 2026
- Anthou's Substackstarted Mar 1, 2026
- the world according to khloestarted Feb 3, 2026
- Stoicism Todaystarted Feb 3, 2026 · mutual
- Carlos's Substackstarted Feb 1, 2026
- Howard's Substackstarted Jan 31, 2026
- Richard's Substackstarted Jan 28, 2026
- Richard's Substackstarted Jan 28, 2026
- Sweet Dreadstarted Jan 27, 2026
- Weekly Review of Public Scholarshipstarted Jan 19, 2026
- Jorge's Substackstarted Jan 17, 2026
- Matthew's Substackstarted Jan 11, 2026
- Armchair Philosophystarted Jan 10, 2026
- lisa's Substackstarted Jan 2, 2026
- Trevor's Substackstarted Dec 30, 2025
- The Writing Roomstarted Dec 15, 2025
- Tales from the Canvassstarted Dec 14, 2025
- VB's Substackstarted Dec 10, 2025
- Abdullah's Substackstarted Dec 4, 2025
- warren's Substackstarted Dec 4, 2025
- The Work of Seeingstarted Nov 2025
- David's Substackstarted Oct 2025
Recommends
- Anya Leonard142k followers · started Jul 2024 · mutual
Jonny Thomson93k followers · started Jul 2, 2026- David Roman67k followers · started Jun 2024 · mutual
- Donald J. Robertson62k followers · started Oct 2022 · mutual
- Dr. Chuck Chakrapani21k followers · started Dec 2023 · mutual
- Skyestarted Aug 6, 2026
- Stoicism for Humansstarted Jul 10, 2026
- Nancy Shermanstarted Apr 30, 2026 · mutual
- Stoicism Todaystarted Jan 30, 2026 · mutual
- Brian’s Bullshit-Free Zonestarted May 2025
- Socratic State of Mindstarted Oct 2024
- Ataraxia or Bust!started Jun 2024
- Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guystarted Jun 2024
- What Is Stoicism? 🌷started Jun 2024
- Why Philosophy?started Feb 2024
- Daily Philosophy - Human Madestarted Nov 2023
- Interpretationsstarted Oct 2023
- APA’s Substackstarted Oct 2023
- Sophiastarted Aug 2023
- D.J.’s Substackstarted Jul 2023
- Si Omnia Fictastarted Feb 2023
- New Work in Philosophystarted Jan 2023
- Dying Every Daystarted Dec 2022
- Letters to a Free Countrystarted Dec 2022
All 25
- The Stoic Momstarted 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.
Recommended by the same publications
Writers who share the most recommenders with Massimo Pigliucci. Useful for finding peers, and for sponsors looking for similar audiences.
- 15 shared
Donald J. RobertsonStoicism: Philosophy as a Way of Life
62k followers - 4 shared
Dr. Chuck ChakrapaniThe Stoic Gym
21k followers - 4 shared
Joel BowmanNotes from the End of the World
15k followers - 3 shared
Grace Blakeley@graceblakeley
68k followers - 3 shared
David RomanA History of Mankind
67k followers - 2 shared
Sam Harris@samharris
506k followers - 2 shared
Stoic Wisdoms@stoicwisdoms
416k followers - 2 shared
Stoic PhilosophyThe Stoic Manual
363k followers
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Philosophy writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (81 writers in that group), but not Massimo Pigliucci.
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