Jay Kuo has 331,496 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #21 on Substack's U.S. Politics Bestsellers board. 59 publications recommend them, 3 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
- 331,496
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- not shown
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 59
- +3 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 7
- Bestsellers rank
- #21
- U.S. Politics
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 | 331,496 | +1 | Thousands | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 331,495 | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Politics Bestsellers | #21 | #21 | 4 of 4 |
| U.S. Politics Rising | #79 | #79 | 1 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Politics Bestsellers | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
| U.S. Politics Rising | 79 | new |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
59 publications recommend Jay Kuo; 3 started in the last 30 days. Jay Kuo recommends 7, and 3 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-05 | 1 |
| 2023-10 | 2 |
| 2024-02 | 2 |
| 2024-09 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 6 |
| 2026-04 | 9 |
| 2026-05 | 6 |
| 2026-06 | 8 |
| 2026-07 | 6 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 8 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
Recommended by
Ruth Ben-Ghiat484k followers · started Sep 2024 · mutual
Liza Donnelly448k followers · started Sep 2025
Jess Craven275k followers · started May 2022 · mutual
Robert B. Hubbell199k followers · started Oct 2023
Kristin Du Mez89k followers · started Feb 2025
Shane Snow49k followers · started Oct 2025
Kaiser Y Kuo43k followers · started Feb 2024 · mutual
Susan Niemann21k followers · started Feb 2024
Katie Kelly6 followers · started Oct 2023- Pat's Substackstarted Oct 28, 2026new
- michael's Substackstarted Oct 22, 2026new
- Mary's Substackstarted Oct 19, 2026new
- South Central Young Democratsstarted Oct 4, 2026
- Patricia's Substackstarted Sep 26, 2026
- Davis Diehlstarted Sep 23, 2026
- Janice's Substackstarted Sep 23, 2026
- Jared Riverastarted Sep 16, 2026
- Craig S Higginsstarted Sep 7, 2026
- T Garaystarted Sep 6, 2026
- Adapt & Verifystarted Sep 5, 2026
- Robbie's Substackstarted Sep 1, 2026
- Current Farcestarted Aug 14, 2026
- Susan's Substackstarted Jul 22, 2026
- The Evan Auditstarted Jul 14, 2026
All 59
- Victor's Substackstarted Jul 12, 2026
- Thomas's Substackstarted Jul 10, 2026
- Richard's Substackstarted Jul 6, 2026
- Joan's Substackstarted Jul 5, 2026
- Robert's Substackstarted Jun 23, 2026
- Substack von Marvstarted Jun 21, 2026
- Florida For Jolly started Jun 19, 2026
- robert's Substackstarted Jun 11, 2026
- Pamela Netzstarted Jun 10, 2026
- Michael Cookestarted Jun 7, 2026
- Sheri's Substackstarted Jun 6, 2026
- Sandra's Substackstarted Jun 5, 2026
- The Simplified Wardrobestarted May 27, 2026
- Becky's Substackstarted May 25, 2026
- leemin_hoo0729's Substackstarted May 24, 2026
- Adrian's Substackstarted May 19, 2026
- Sue's Substackstarted May 16, 2026
- America Was Never Inevitablestarted May 4, 2026
- Commonwealth Reportstarted Apr 28, 2026
- Terry's Substackstarted Apr 28, 2026
- Eric's Substackstarted Apr 15, 2026
- Federal Limitsstarted Apr 12, 2026
- DumbBabyگنگstarted Apr 12, 2026
- Jerome's Substackstarted Apr 7, 2026
- Trish's Substackstarted Apr 6, 2026
- john's Substackstarted Apr 6, 2026
- Lee's Substackstarted Apr 4, 2026
- Ujbjhs Substackstarted Mar 25, 2026
- Jan's Substackstarted Mar 22, 2026
- Kimberly's Substackstarted Mar 19, 2026
- Sharon's Substackstarted Mar 14, 2026
- Jill's Substackstarted Mar 13, 2026
- Pdg's Substackstarted Mar 9, 2026
- Toby's Substackstarted Feb 27, 2026
- Monty's Substackstarted Feb 27, 2026
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- Kaiser Y Kuo43k followers · started Feb 2024 · mutual
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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