Iain McGilchrist
@iainmcgilchrist · The Matter with Things · Substack profile · Philosophy
Iain McGilchrist has 44,247 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #60 on Substack's Philosophy Bestsellers board. 58 publications recommend them, 5 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
- 44,247
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 27K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 58
- +5 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 13
- Bestsellers rank
- #60
- Philosophy
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 | 44,247 | 27K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy Bestsellers | #60 | #60 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy Bestsellers | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 0 |
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Recommendations
58 publications recommend Iain McGilchrist; 5 started in the last 30 days. Iain McGilchrist recommends 13, and 2 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 7 |
| 2026-02 | 4 |
| 2026-03 | 7 |
| 2026-04 | 4 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 6 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 10 |
| 2026-10 | 6 |
Recommended by
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- John Mellor Author Artiststarted Sep 19, 2026
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- A Prolific Body of Workstarted Sep 15, 2026
- Stephen's Substackstarted Sep 11, 2026
- Steven Declercqstarted Sep 7, 2026
- Symphony of Weedsstarted Sep 5, 2026
- Hephaesticstarted Sep 1, 2026
- Am Langsamstenstarted Aug 30, 2026
All 58
- Garrett Hinesstarted Aug 20, 2026
- Wolf Mountain Pressstarted Aug 8, 2026
- Madness In Motionstarted Aug 7, 2026
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- Gabriela's Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
- Studies in historystarted Jul 10, 2026
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- Reality Contactstarted Jul 5, 2026
- Empty Mirrorsstarted Jul 3, 2026
- The House of Lifestarted Jun 18, 2026
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- Stellapolisstarted Jun 3, 2026
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- John's Substackstarted Apr 21, 2026
- Substack de Hausencleverstarted Apr 14, 2026
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- Dan's Substackstarted Mar 24, 2026
- Stefan Schochstarted Mar 23, 2026
- The Alternatives Universestarted Mar 19, 2026
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- Candlerstarted Mar 10, 2026
- Herestarted Feb 25, 2026
- Evan's Substackstarted Feb 24, 2026
- The Reality Gapstarted Feb 9, 2026
- Substack de Claudiastarted Jan 27, 2026
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- Trevor Waldockstarted Jan 12, 2026
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- Tales from the Cavestarted Jan 7, 2026
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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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- 5 shared
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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Philosophy writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (81 writers in that group), but not Iain McGilchrist.
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- recommends 3 of them
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