Galen Druke has 35,207 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #20 on Substack's Podcasts Bestsellers board. 54 publications recommend them, 4 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 15.
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
- 35,207
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- not shown
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 54
- +4 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 15
- Bestsellers rank
- #20
- Podcasts
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 | 35,207 | +231 | Thousands | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 34,976 | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Podcasts Bestsellers | #20 | #20 | 4 of 4 |
| U.S. Politics Bestsellers | #57 | #57 | 4 of 4 |
| U.S. Politics Rising | #8 | #7 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podcasts Bestsellers | 28 | 28 | 28 | 20 | ▲8 |
| U.S. Politics Bestsellers | 64 | 64 | 63 | 57 | ▲7 |
| U.S. Politics Rising | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ▼1 |
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Recommendations
54 publications recommend Galen Druke; 4 started in the last 30 days. Galen Druke recommends 15, and 6 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 4 |
| 2025-05 | 4 |
| 2025-06 | 4 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 5 |
| 2025-10 | 4 |
| 2025-11 | 2 |
| 2025-12 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 4 |
| 2026-02 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 5 |
Recommended by
Nate Silver457k followers · started Apr 2025 · mutual
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Yascha Mounk261k followers · started Jun 2025 · mutual
Gabe Fleisher89k followers · started Jun 2025 · mutual
Amanda Nelson52k followers · started Apr 2025 · mutual
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- Marianne's Substackstarted Jul 27, 2026
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- Expected Valuesstarted Jul 11, 2026
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- Le Substack de Gionstarted Jun 11, 2026
- Alan's Substackstarted May 27, 2026
- Ross Barrattstarted May 21, 2026
- His Majesty's Liquor Cabinetstarted Feb 4, 2026
All 54
- Lukas's Substackstarted Feb 3, 2026
- Bart Loosstarted Jan 29, 2026
- Voice Memos from MaryAlice Parksstarted Jan 20, 2026
- Brando's Substackstarted Jan 16, 2026
- Eli's Substackstarted Jan 7, 2026
- Debbie's Substackstarted Dec 30, 2025
- Jason's Substackstarted Dec 23, 2025
- Liberty's Lensstarted Dec 16, 2025
- Connie's Substackstarted Nov 2025
- OLAGUNJU Adewalestarted Nov 2025
- Jeff Hancockstarted Oct 2025
- David's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- hytj’s Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Workforce Pell Watchstarted Oct 2025
- Matt’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Linn Browningstarted Sep 2025
- Number Speakstarted Sep 2025
- Joshua’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Kevin’s Cornerstarted Sep 2025
- Yesterday's Triumphstarted Aug 2025
- Zaitoona’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- The Apologetic Sophist’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
- CurtissOnFilm’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
- SALGA Substackstarted Jun 2025
- Double Tap Democracystarted May 2025
- Dorvan’s Determinationsstarted May 2025
- National Bear-Gardenstarted May 2025
- Le Substack de alamastarted May 2025
- Everett Overthinksstarted Apr 2025
- Density Deferredstarted Apr 2025
Recommends
- Nate Silver457k followers · started Mar 2025 · mutual
- Crooked Media354k followers · started Oct 1, 2026 · mutual
- Yascha Mounk261k followers · started May 2025 · mutual
- Gabe Fleisher89k followers · started Jun 2025 · mutual
Neil Paine57k followers · started Mar 2025- Amanda Nelson52k followers · started May 15, 2026 · mutual
- Philippe J. Fournier31k followers · started Mar 2025 · mutual
Éric Grenier22k followers · started Mar 2025- The New Dynamicstarted Aug 17, 2026
- the @smotus reportstarted May 15, 2026
- Complicating the Narrative started May 11, 2026
- Mary Radcliffestarted Feb 12, 2026
- The Healthiest Goldfishstarted Jul 2025
- Studio thoughtsstarted May 2025
- Baseballotstarted Mar 2025
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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