Irene Kigais has 5,081 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #92 on Substack's International Bestsellers board. 40 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 11.
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
- 5,081
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 1.3K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 40
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 11
- Bestsellers rank
- #92
- International
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 | 5,081 | 1.3K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Bestsellers | #92 | #92 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Bestsellers | 95 | 95 | 95 | 92 | ▲3 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
40 publications recommend Irene Kigais; 2 started in the last 30 days. Irene Kigais recommends 11, and 4 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-07 | 1 |
| 2024-08 | 1 |
| 2024-09 | 2 |
| 2024-10 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 2 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 3 |
| 2025-07 | 2 |
| 2025-08 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 8 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
Recommended by
- La Fleur D’Amazoniestarted Oct 14, 2026new
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- Guilliano Blijd MSc ITstarted Oct 2, 2026
- Lorna Blackstarted Sep 29, 2026
- 🎈Me Time: Learn Substack + Canva FASTstarted Sep 19, 2026
- The Truth About Griefstarted Sep 16, 2026 · mutual
- Juli Warnerstarted Sep 16, 2026 · mutual
- Parenting: Terms & Conditions Applystarted Sep 16, 2026
- Skip Pogue - ITPstarted Sep 15, 2026
- Rooted in Joystarted Sep 11, 2026
- Reclaim Your Lifestarted Sep 3, 2026 · mutual
- Priyanshu’s Substackstarted Aug 19, 2026
- Notes on Human Potential & Resiliencestarted Aug 3, 2026
- The Tribal Dream-Stackers started May 19, 2026
- Reneestarted May 8, 2026
- The Intellectual Investorstarted Apr 16, 2026
- Priyanshu’s Substackstarted Feb 25, 2026
- Mourning Mom Time Travelsstarted Feb 2, 2026
- ADHD Assets Weeklystarted Jan 6, 2026
- Linda Amato / LABelieves / LA Ascensionstarted Jan 3, 2026
- Dose of Wonderstarted Dec 21, 2025
- Stir Up Your Vision started Sep 2025
- PLANET RALstarted Aug 2025
All 40
- Lisa Stritzelstarted Aug 2025
- Darlastarted Jul 2025
- Pause Conservationsstarted Jul 2025
- Ascent Wellnessstarted Jun 2025
- Linda’s Substackstarted Jun 2025 · mutual
- Ascent with Carolynstarted Jun 2025
- Sharleen mandalstarted May 2025
- Mitten Dad Minutestarted Apr 2025
- FROM MY KITCHEN TABLE - Woman & Root essaysstarted Mar 2025
- Anna Morrisstarted Feb 2025
- Gloria’s Substackstarted Feb 2025
- Le Substack de Monastarted Oct 2024
- Sheila’s Substackstarted Sep 2024
- Yoshiko’s Substackstarted Sep 2024
- Jimmy’s Substackstarted Aug 2024
- Carole’s Newsletterstarted Jul 2024
Recommends
David Whyte72k followers · started Jul 2025
Graham Wardle11k followers · started Aug 2024- The Truth About Griefstarted Sep 23, 2026 · mutual
- Juli Warnerstarted Sep 16, 2026 · mutual
- Reclaim Your Lifestarted Sep 3, 2026 · mutual
- Lucy’s Beautification Journey and Prayersstarted May 2025
- Prayer Walks with Donny Macstarted May 2025
- Zach’s Substack 1started Oct 2024
- Rhythm of Soul started Jul 2024
- Linda’s Substackstarted Jul 2024 · mutual
- Karen’s Substackstarted Jul 2024
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
Publications that recommend at least two other International writers with 5,000 to 10,000 followers (38 writers in that group), but not Irene Kigais.
- recommends 6 of themColin’s Substack
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- recommends 3 of them
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Expat Prep@expatprep - recommends 2 of them
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