Jess Williamson has 2,355 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #22 on Substack's Music Rising board. 13 publications recommend them, 1 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 7.
Last read Nov 1, 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
- 2,355
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 2.1K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 13
- +1 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 7
- Bestsellers rank
- none
- Rising #22, Music
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. 2 days of readings. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026 | 2,355 | +2 | 2.1K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 2,353 | 2.1K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music Rising | #22 | #22 | 2 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music Rising | 87 | 22 | ▲65 |
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Recommendations
13 publications recommend Jess Williamson; 1 started in the last 30 days. Jess Williamson recommends 7, and 2 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-01 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
Recommended by
Esther Prose2k followers · started Oct 29, 2026 · mutualnew
Sam Buck606 followers · started Mar 2025 · mutual- The Intellectual Investorstarted Aug 23, 2026
- Soft Servesstarted Jul 2, 2026
- active listenerstarted Feb 9, 2026
- Out ridin' fencesstarted Feb 1, 2026
- Jarrett's Substackstarted Jan 7, 2026
- Best Friendsstarted Sep 2025
- Ari’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- Ekster Emmastarted Aug 2025
- ars shatomicastarted Jul 2025
- Making a Scenestarted May 2025
- Nielsen’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
Recommends
Jessica DeFino215k followers · started Apr 2025
Meaghan Garvey14k followers · started Apr 2025- Esther Prose2k followers · started May 17, 2026 · mutual
- Sam Buck606 followers · started Apr 2025 · mutual
- Pam Houstonstarted Jul 9, 2026
- Gas Station Delicacies by S.G. Goodmanstarted Apr 2025
- Inner Visionstarted Apr 2025
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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- 2 shared
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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Music writers with 1,000 to 5,000 followers (77 writers in that group), but not Jess Williamson.
- recommends 4 of themTales of Lohr
- recommends 4 of themThe Harvest Network’s Substack
- recommends 3 of them
Dan Epstein@danepstein - recommends 3 of themHear Hear
- recommends 3 of themRandom Rules
- recommends 2 of them
S.W. Lauden@swlauden - recommends 2 of them
Jess Klein@jessklein - recommends 2 of themSelected Works
- recommends 2 of themPlay It Again
- recommends 2 of themPaul’s Newsletter
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