Freddie deBoer has 167,926 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #30 on Substack's Culture Bestsellers board. 72 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 47.
Followers read · Boards read
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
- 167,926
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 70K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 72
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 47
- Bestsellers rank
- #30
- Culture
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 | 167,926 | +61 | 70K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 167,865 | 70K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culture Bestsellers | #30 | #30 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture Bestsellers | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | ▲1 |
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Recommendations
72 publications recommend Freddie deBoer; 2 started in the last 30 days. Freddie deBoer recommends 47, and 5 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-04 | 5 |
| 2022-05 | 2 |
| 2022-06 | 1 |
| 2022-07 | 1 |
| 2022-09 | 1 |
| 2023-03 | 1 |
| 2023-05 | 1 |
| 2023-08 | 1 |
| 2023-12 | 1 |
| 2024-03 | 1 |
| 2024-06 | 1 |
| 2024-09 | 1 |
| 2024-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 13 |
| 2026-02 | 4 |
| 2026-03 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 4 |
| 2026-05 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 9 |
| 2026-07 | 7 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
Recommended by
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Bonnie Kristian7.2k followers · started Jun 2022
Sean Trende5.7k followers · started Sep 11, 2026
Robert lynch1.1k followers · started Dec 2023- The Different Seat Diariesstarted Oct 26, 2026new
All 72
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- Joe Fridaystarted Jul 22, 2026
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- Chicago Screenwriterstarted Jun 22, 2026
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- The Hospital Cartelstarted Jun 13, 2026
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- Worldycat's Substackstarted May 25, 2026
- Peter's Substackstarted May 12, 2026
- Elizabeth's Substackstarted May 12, 2026
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Recommends
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