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James Howard Kunstler has 42,352 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #51 on Substack's Culture Bestsellers board. 54 publications recommend them, 5 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 11.

Followers read · Boards read

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
42,352
read Nov 1
Last 7 days
first number on Nov 7
Last 30 days
first number on Nov 30
Subscribers
34K+
rounded by Substack
Paid subscribers
Thousands
bestseller badge 1,000+
Recommended by
54
+5 in 30 days
Recommends
11
Bestsellers rank
#51
Culture

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.

41,50042,00042,50043,00043,500 Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 6Nov 8Nov 10Nov 12 12 more days to fill this frame 42,352
41,50042,00042,50043,00043,500 Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8 8 more days to fill this frame 42,352
One reading a day, the last of the day. Marked: leaderboard steps (into the top 25, top 10, or #1). Followers are people who follow James Howard Kunstler on Substack; they aren't email subscribers.
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Daily readings
DateFollowersChangeSubscribersPaid band
Nov 1, 202642,352+434K+Thousands
Oct 31, 202642,34834K+Thousands

Leaderboard positions

BoardRank nowBest on recordReads on it
Culture Bestsellers#51#514 of 4

Rank on each read

Rank on each read of each board. Each cell is the leaderboard rank; empty means not in the top 100.
WriterOct 3107:00Oct 3113:00Oct 3119:47Nov 621:50Move
Culture Bestsellers515151510

I read every board once a day.

Recommendations

54 publications recommend James Howard Kunstler; 5 started in the last 30 days. James Howard Kunstler recommends 11, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.

Recommend James Howard Kunstler James Howard Kunstler recommends Meryl Nass111k followerselizabeth nickson50k followers · mutualJim Reynolds21k followersTorrance Stephens4.3k followersJohn's Substacknot trackedDottie's Substacknot trackedCarl's Substacknot trackedOrthodox on the Edge of Forev…not trackedCharles's Substacknot tracked Steve Kirsch340k followersJeff Childers250k followersPaul Kingsnorth127k followerseugyppius113k followerselizabeth nickson50k followers · mutualLong Covid Analysednot trackedMidnight in the Laptop of Goo…not tracked"I Protest" by Donald Jeffriesnot trackedWandering Truthweavernot tracked James Howard Kunstler 42k followers
The 9 largest publications on each side, by followers. Bigger dot, more followers. Orange: started in the last 30 days. Gray dots: publications I don't track, so no follower count.

When the recommendations started

Dec 23MarJunSepDecMarJunSepDecMarJunSep
Live recommendations by the month each began, using Substack's own start date. Removed ones aren't listed by Substack, so they don't appear. Substack shows only the 50 newest recommenders, so before Nov 2025 (outlined) I see only those from the 6,392 publications whose full lists I read.
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MonthStarted
2023-121
2025-031
2025-051
2025-061
2025-112
2025-126
2026-0110
2026-023
2026-033
2026-045
2026-052
2026-064
2026-078
2026-082
2026-105

Recommended by

  • Meryl Nass111k followers · started Dec 2023
  • elizabeth nickson50k followers · started Mar 2025 · mutual
  • Jim Reynolds21k followers · started Jun 2025
  • Torrance Stephens4.3k followers · started May 2025
  • John's Substackstarted Oct 29, 2026new
  • Dottie's Substackstarted Oct 27, 2026new
  • Carl's Substackstarted Oct 17, 2026new
  • Orthodox on the Edge of Foreverstarted Oct 15, 2026new
  • Charles's Substackstarted Oct 8, 2026new
  • Judy's Substackstarted Aug 4, 2026
  • Rafle's Substackstarted Aug 2, 2026
  • dave's Substackstarted Jul 27, 2026
  • Peter Hollestarted Jul 27, 2026
  • Sean's Substackstarted Jul 23, 2026
  • Best Writersstarted Jul 8, 2026
  • Carl's Substackstarted Jul 3, 2026
  • al's Substackstarted Jul 2, 2026
  • Rip's Newsletterstarted Jul 2, 2026
  • Carl's Substackstarted Jul 2, 2026
  • Batman IRLstarted Jun 26, 2026
  • Bradley's Substackstarted Jun 11, 2026
  • Fred's Substackstarted Jun 9, 2026
  • Ed's Substackstarted Jun 6, 2026
  • Dexter's Substackstarted May 27, 2026
All 54
  • Chris's Substackstarted May 2, 2026
  • mcdordo's Substackstarted Apr 30, 2026
  • Sidne's Substackstarted Apr 29, 2026
  • JohanH's Substackstarted Apr 29, 2026
  • JM's Substackstarted Apr 25, 2026
  • SueCue Substackstarted Apr 14, 2026
  • Sarah's Substackstarted Mar 25, 2026
  • John's Substackstarted Mar 24, 2026
  • DIANE's Substackstarted Mar 1, 2026
  • Mark's Substackstarted Feb 20, 2026
  • Sylvia's Substackstarted Feb 10, 2026
  • BRIAN's Substackstarted Feb 7, 2026
  • Fr's Substackstarted Jan 30, 2026
  • Johnny Ringostarted Jan 28, 2026
  • Jason's Substackstarted Jan 27, 2026
  • Le Substack de Marysestarted Jan 25, 2026
  • John's Substackstarted Jan 16, 2026
  • Glen Filthiestarted Jan 13, 2026
  • Jackywax1198's Substackstarted Jan 12, 2026
  • Mountain's Substackstarted Jan 5, 2026
  • Larry's Substackstarted Jan 4, 2026
  • Marc's Substackstarted Jan 3, 2026
  • Dan's Substackstarted Dec 31, 2025
  • William's Substackstarted Dec 31, 2025
  • ronald's Substackstarted Dec 18, 2025
  • Tex.Remix's Substackstarted Dec 12, 2025
  • Gil's Substackstarted Dec 11, 2025
  • Dennis's Substackstarted Dec 6, 2025
  • Joe's Substackstarted Nov 29, 2025
  • Patricia's Substackstarted Nov 20, 2025

Recommends

  • Steve Kirsch340k followers · started Nov 2023
  • Jeff Childers250k followers · started Mar 2024
  • Paul Kingsnorth127k followers · started Nov 2023
  • eugyppius113k followers · started Nov 2023
  • elizabeth nickson50k followers · started Oct 2024 · mutual
  • Long Covid Analysedstarted Apr 2025
  • Midnight in the Laptop of Good and Evilstarted Oct 2024
  • "I Protest" by Donald Jeffriesstarted Mar 2024
  • Wandering Truthweaverstarted Mar 2024
  • The Reactionarystarted Nov 2023
  • Aether Pirates of the Matterium!started Nov 2023

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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