J.B. Handley, Author has 12,644 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #74 on Substack's Health Politics Bestsellers board. 1 publication recommends them, and they recommend 1.
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
- 12,644
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 10K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 1
- none new in 30 days
- Recommends
- 1
- Bestsellers rank
- #74
- Health 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 | 12,644 | 0 | 10K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 12,644 | 10K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Politics Bestsellers | #74 | #74 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Politics Bestsellers | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
1 publication recommend J.B. Handley, Author. J.B. Handley, Author recommends 1, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 1 |
Recommended by
- How to End the Autism Epidemicstarted Sep 22, 2026 · mutual
Recommends
- How to End the Autism Epidemicstarted Sep 23, 2026 · 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.
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Health Politics writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (46 writers in that group), but not J.B. Handley, Author.
- recommends 5 of them
Sonia Elijah@soniaelijah - recommends 5 of themShona’s Substack
- recommends 5 of themAnother Betrayed Liberal
- recommends 4 of them
Sasha Latypova@sashalatypova - recommends 4 of them
Senta Depuydt@sentadepuydt - recommends 4 of themAlicia’s Newsletter
- recommends 4 of themDear Church Leaders (and everyone else)
- recommends 4 of themDenis Kristan
- recommends 4 of themLowell Hubbs
- recommends 4 of themHans U. P. Tolzin
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