Michael Lombardi has 1,945 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #14 on Substack's Sports Rising board. 8 publications recommend them, 3 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 2.
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
- 1,945
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 1.8K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 8
- +3 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 2
- Bestsellers rank
- none
- Rising #14, Sports
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 | 1,945 | +46 | 1.8K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 1,899 | 1.7K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Rising | #14 | #14 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Rising | 25 | 30 | 30 | 14 | ▲11 |
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Recommendations
8 publications recommend Michael Lombardi; 2 started in the last 30 days. Michael Lombardi recommends 2, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
Recommended by
Charley Walters820 followers · started Oct 7, 2026 · mutual- Realities's Substackstarted Oct 18, 2026new
- RIchard's Substackstarted Oct 17, 2026new
- eric heatonstarted Sep 22, 2026
- Steeverrstarted Sep 21, 2026
- Ryan Harveystarted Sep 20, 2026
- Johnny's Anglestarted Sep 19, 2026
- Kenneth T. Jakubowskistarted Sep 19, 2026
Recommends
- Charley Walters820 followers · started Oct 7, 2026 · mutual
- Now They Tell Usstarted Oct 14, 2026new
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.
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Sports writers with 1,000 to 5,000 followers (73 writers in that group), but not Michael Lombardi.
- recommends 16 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 4 of them
NTT20@ntt20 - recommends 4 of themThis Is Leeds United
- recommends 2 of them
Cody Alexander@matchquarters - recommends 2 of them
The Hyde Side@davehydesports - recommends 2 of themThe Will Leitch Newsletter
- recommends 2 of themThrowbacks: A Newsletter About Sports History and Culture
- recommends 2 of themAudibles & Analytics
- recommends 2 of themSports Talk with Sam Teets
- recommends 2 of them@MetsRewind
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