Greg Olear has 89,225 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #24 on Substack's History Bestsellers board. 57 publications recommend them, 1 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 50.
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
- 89,225
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 41K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 57
- +1 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 50
- Bestsellers rank
- #24
- History
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 | 89,225 | 41K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| History Bestsellers | #24 | #24 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History Bestsellers | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | ▲1 |
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Recommendations
57 publications recommend Greg Olear; 1 started in the last 30 days. Greg Olear recommends 50, and 5 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-04 | 1 |
| 2022-05 | 1 |
| 2022-06 | 1 |
| 2024-01 | 1 |
| 2024-02 | 1 |
| 2024-06 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 2 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 4 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 3 |
| 2025-11 | 5 |
| 2025-12 | 7 |
| 2026-01 | 3 |
| 2026-02 | 5 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 4 |
| 2026-10 | 2 |
Recommended by
Ruth Ben-Ghiat484k followers · started Jun 2022 · mutual
Allison Gill300k followers · started Jun 2024 · mutual
Steven Beschloss269k followers · started Apr 2022 · mutual
Jonathan Larsen121k followers · started Aug 2025
Jim Stewartson81k followers · started May 2022 · mutual
Luca Turin 🇮🇹🇪🇺14k followers · started Feb 2024
Diana Spechler4.4k followers · started Jan 2024 · mutual- Paulinastarted Oct 8, 2026new
- Karol Cumminsstarted Oct 4, 2026
- John's Substackstarted Sep 29, 2026
- LeadFollowOrGetOutOfTheWaystarted Sep 17, 2026
- Rich Ackermanstarted Sep 11, 2026
- Substack Platinumstarted Sep 9, 2026
- Off the Hookstarted Jul 29, 2026
- Chasstarted Jul 13, 2026
- Florida For Jolly started Jun 26, 2026
- Krupal's Substackstarted Jun 12, 2026
- Jimmy's Substackstarted Jun 10, 2026
- Radio's Substackstarted Jun 1, 2026
- Daniel W. Stormstarted May 19, 2026
- RabbleRouse Newsstarted May 14, 2026
- Patricia's Substackstarted May 6, 2026
- Maureen's Substackstarted Mar 29, 2026
- Linda Adamsstarted Mar 3, 2026
All 57
- Carlos's Substackstarted Feb 22, 2026
- David's Substackstarted Feb 21, 2026
- Mike's Substackstarted Feb 14, 2026
- Charles's Substackstarted Feb 10, 2026
- Ghost's Substackstarted Feb 8, 2026
- AdHdHamster87's Substackstarted Jan 20, 2026
- Kathy Waldenstarted Jan 6, 2026
- TiempoApartestarted Jan 5, 2026
- john's Substackstarted Dec 25, 2025
- Marta's Substackstarted Dec 19, 2025
- Ashley Smithstarted Dec 10, 2025
- Calvin's Substackstarted Dec 8, 2025
- The Schoolbook Suppositorystarted Dec 5, 2025
- John's Substackstarted Dec 4, 2025
- @NikkisshoreScribbles started Dec 4, 2025
- JON's Substackstarted Nov 29, 2025
- The Unheard Majority w/ Curtisstarted Nov 12, 2025
- Eli's Substackstarted Nov 10, 2025
- Gentlepoet's Substackstarted Nov 9, 2025
- Dr. Tsukistarted Nov 8, 2025
- Lea Grantstarted Oct 2025
- Ragpadstarted Oct 2025
- Bradley's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- James Pitcherellastarted Sep 2025
- Rarelightmarestarted Sep 2025
- Trishstarted Aug 2025
- Educated Messstarted Aug 2025
- Jeff’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- Kenneth’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
- Katedid Musingsstarted Jun 2025
- Ernie’s Substackstarted May 2025
- Chopinsheartstarted May 2025
- WeiJin Tang (湯偉晉)started Apr 2025
Recommends
Aaron Rupar663k followers · started Feb 2024- Ruth Ben-Ghiat484k followers · started Apr 2022 · mutual
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- Steven Beschloss269k followers · started Apr 2022 · mutual
Ellie Leonard83k followers · started Aug 14, 2026- Jim Stewartson81k followers · started May 2022 · mutual
- Diana Spechler4.4k followers · started Apr 2022 · mutual
- Stuart’s Substackstarted Feb 20, 2026
- Homi Hormasjistarted Oct 2025
- Melissa’s Substackstarted Oct 2025
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- Fabled Labelsstarted Oct 2025
- Lorraine’s Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Men On Pausestarted Oct 2025
- Suzanne Taylor’s Now What?started Oct 2025
- Wide Awake America with Nadine Smithstarted Jul 2025
- The Good Societystarted Jun 2025
- Rhetorical Tricksstarted Jun 2025
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- Brian Karem Reporter's Notebookstarted Jun 2025
- Jerry Stahl's Nowheresvillestarted Jun 2025
- Democracy Labsstarted Jun 2025
All 50
- Thats Another Fine Messstarted Jun 2025
- Why Now News by Elisabeth Gracestarted Jun 2025
- ASK YOUR IRISH GRANNY started Mar 2025
- Blue Amp Mediastarted Feb 2025
- The Resistance Sentinelstarted Feb 2025
- The Coffman Chroniclestarted Jan 2025
- John’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
- CROW’s Substackstarted May 2024
- the @smotus reportstarted Feb 2024
- Falloutstarted Feb 2024
- 24sight News by Tom LoBiancostarted Jan 2024
- The Jagged Spendstarted Jan 2024
- American Inequalitystarted Oct 2023
- Knicks Centricstarted Oct 2023
- MisinformationKillsstarted Oct 2023
- Ahmed Baba Newsstarted Oct 2023
- Bette Dangerousstarted Sep 2023
- 'America Rises' by Andrew started Sep 2023
- CRONE ENERGY by Ronlyn Dominguestarted Jun 2023
- American Freakshowstarted Jun 2023
- Not all doomstarted May 2023
- Hoarse Whisperingsstarted Jan 2023
- Musings From The World Beneathstarted Nov 2022
- The Turtle Diariesstarted Sep 2022
- MindF_ck by Galstarted Jul 2022
- Vicky Ward Investigatesstarted 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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