Gary Shteyngart
@garyshteyngart · Gary’s Journey Through Hell · Substack profile · Literature
Gary Shteyngart has 45,567 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. 55 publications recommend them, 1 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 13.
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
- 45,567
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 13K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 55
- +1 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 13
- Bestsellers rank
- not on a board
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 | 45,567 | 13K+ |
Leaderboard positions
Not on a category leaderboard right now
Substack's boards list the top 100 per category, by paid subscribers (Bestsellers) and by recent paid growth (Rising). I read all 66 of them once a day, so a new entry shows up within a day.
Recommendations
55 publications recommend Gary Shteyngart; 1 started in the last 30 days. Gary Shteyngart recommends 13, and 3 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-06 | 1 |
| 2022-09 | 1 |
| 2023-08 | 1 |
| 2023-11 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 2 |
| 2025-05 | 3 |
| 2025-06 | 3 |
| 2025-07 | 4 |
| 2025-08 | 6 |
| 2025-09 | 4 |
| 2025-10 | 3 |
| 2025-11 | 3 |
| 2025-12 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 3 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 5 |
| 2026-07 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
Recommended by
Elizabeth Gilbert311k followers · started Aug 2023 · mutual
Sarah Kendzior118k followers · started Nov 2023 · mutual
Carson Ellis72k followers · started Jun 2022
Colin Meloy41k followers · started Sep 2022 · mutual
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- That's Entertainment!started Jun 3, 2026
- A Silkie Chicken & Shakespearestarted May 29, 2026
- From Tender Ruinsstarted May 16, 2026
- Paulo's Substackstarted May 10, 2026
- Maria:s Substackstarted Apr 24, 2026
- Generatedstarted Mar 23, 2026
- Brady's Substackstarted Jan 22, 2026
- Kate's Substackstarted Jan 21, 2026
All 55
- Genevieve's Substackstarted Jan 21, 2026
- Stephen's Substackstarted Dec 31, 2025
- Le Substack de Audreystarted Dec 19, 2025
- Catching the Wave started Dec 10, 2025
- Return of the Snackstarted Nov 22, 2025
- Culture Devouring Politics Devouring Culture...started Nov 17, 2025
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- Larik Olivierstarted Sep 2025
- Ambulatestarted Sep 2025
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- Beverly’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
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- Fred’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
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- The Best Intelligencerstarted Jun 2025
- This Sketchbook Life's Substackstarted Jun 2025
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Recommends
- Elizabeth Gilbert311k followers · started Sep 2023 · mutual
- Sarah Kendzior118k followers · started Nov 2023 · mutual
- Colin Meloy41k followers · started Sep 2023 · mutual
Tony Traina15k followers · started Jun 2025- Split Secondsstarted Oct 2023
- Art of the Loststarted Sep 2023
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- Marlena's Roving Feaststarted Sep 2023
- FrizzLitstarted Sep 2023
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- CHRISTIAN LORENTZEN'S DIARYstarted Apr 2023
- Ari Melberstarted Jun 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.
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Who recommends writers like this one
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