Don MacPherson has 9,017 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #78 on Substack's News Bestsellers board. 50 publications recommend them, 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
- 9,017
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 8.8K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 50
- none new in 30 days
- Recommends
- 2
- Bestsellers rank
- #78
- News
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 | 9,017 | +2 | 8.8K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 9,015 | 8.8K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | #78 | #78 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
50 publications recommend Don MacPherson. Don MacPherson recommends 2, and 2 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2023-03 | 1 |
| 2023-04 | 3 |
| 2023-05 | 2 |
| 2023-06 | 1 |
| 2023-07 | 2 |
| 2023-10 | 2 |
| 2023-11 | 1 |
| 2023-12 | 2 |
| 2024-01 | 4 |
| 2024-02 | 1 |
| 2024-03 | 2 |
| 2024-05 | 1 |
| 2024-06 | 1 |
| 2024-09 | 2 |
| 2025-01 | 4 |
| 2025-02 | 3 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 2 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 3 |
| 2026-03 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 4 |
Recommended by
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- Brick Topstarted Nov 12, 2025
- Pam's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Stephen’s Substackstarted Mar 2025
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- Jean’s Substackstarted Feb 2025
- El Substack de Anselmo Fernándezstarted Feb 2025
- Barb’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
- Poitras on Politicsstarted Jan 2025 · mutual
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All 50
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- Elizabeth’s Substackstarted Feb 2024
- Forrest’s Substackstarted Jan 2024
- Jacqueline’s Substackstarted Jan 2024
- Rowena’s Substackstarted Jan 2024
- The Fredericton Wordstarted Jan 2024 · mutual
- Jen’s Substackstarted Dec 2023
- Josie’s Substackstarted Dec 2023
- ginny’s Substackstarted Nov 2023
- Jeanne’s Substackstarted Oct 2023
- Julie’s Substackstarted Oct 2023
- hcmullin@gmail.com’s Substackstarted Jul 2023
- Kimchi’s Substackstarted Jul 2023
- koreb’s Substackstarted Jun 2023
- Arnold’s Substackstarted May 2023
- Brent’s Substackstarted May 2023
- sideroxylonstarted Apr 2023
- Brenda’s Substackstarted Apr 2023
- Paul’s Substackstarted Apr 2023
- Chris’s Substackstarted Mar 2023
Recommends
- Poitras on Politicsstarted Jan 2025 · mutual
- The Fredericton Wordstarted Feb 2024 · mutual
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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