George Saunders
@georgesaunders1 · Story Club with George Saunders · Substack profile · Literature
George Saunders has 449,409 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #2 on Substack's Literature Bestsellers board. 113 publications recommend them, 12 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 30.
Followers read · Boards read
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
- 449,409
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 329K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Tens of thousands
- bestseller badge 10,000+
- Recommended by
- 113
- +12 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 30
- Bestsellers rank
- #2
- Literature
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 | 449,409 | 329K+ | Tens of thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Bestsellers | #2 | #2 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Bestsellers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
113 publications recommend George Saunders; 12 started in the last 30 days. George Saunders recommends 30, and 11 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-04 | 1 |
| 2022-05 | 4 |
| 2022-06 | 1 |
| 2022-07 | 3 |
| 2022-08 | 1 |
| 2022-09 | 2 |
| 2022-11 | 1 |
| 2022-12 | 3 |
| 2023-01 | 2 |
| 2023-02 | 2 |
| 2023-03 | 1 |
| 2023-05 | 1 |
| 2023-06 | 1 |
| 2023-07 | 1 |
| 2023-08 | 1 |
| 2023-09 | 3 |
| 2023-10 | 2 |
| 2023-11 | 1 |
| 2023-12 | 1 |
| 2024-03 | 2 |
| 2024-04 | 1 |
| 2024-05 | 1 |
| 2024-07 | 1 |
| 2024-08 | 1 |
| 2024-09 | 3 |
| 2024-10 | 1 |
| 2024-11 | 2 |
| 2024-12 | 2 |
| 2025-02 | 4 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 2 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 13 |
| 2026-09 | 23 |
| 2026-10 | 14 |
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