J.C. Bruce has 690,009 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #82 on Substack's News Bestsellers board. 51 publications recommend them, 5 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 13.
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
- 690,009
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 689K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 51
- +5 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 13
- Bestsellers rank
- #82
- News
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 | 690,009 | −231 | 689K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 690,240 | 689K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | #82 | #82 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
51 publications recommend J.C. Bruce; 5 started in the last 30 days. J.C. Bruce recommends 13, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 16 |
| 2026-07 | 21 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 6 |
Recommended by
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- Joseph's Substackstarted Oct 26, 2026new
- Brack's Substackstarted Oct 25, 2026new
- G's Substackstarted Oct 21, 2026new
- Laura's Substackstarted Oct 14, 2026new
- Matt's Substackstarted Oct 5, 2026
- Kenneth's Substackstarted Sep 29, 2026
- Patricia's Substackstarted Sep 27, 2026
- Neal's Substackstarted Sep 18, 2026
- Don's Substackstarted Sep 9, 2026
- Sandra's Substackstarted Sep 2, 2026
- William's Substackstarted Aug 21, 2026
- Patricia's Substackstarted Aug 4, 2026
- Christina's Substackstarted Jul 29, 2026
- That's Substackstarted Jul 26, 2026
- El Substack de Ricardostarted Jul 23, 2026
- Cajun's Substackstarted Jul 23, 2026
- Heidi's Substackstarted Jul 21, 2026
- Darly's Substackstarted Jul 20, 2026
- kari's Substackstarted Jul 17, 2026
- Keep Refrigeratedstarted Jul 13, 2026
- Dami's Substackstarted Jul 13, 2026
- Amber's Substackstarted Jul 9, 2026
All 51
- AliceinthePalace's Substackstarted Jul 8, 2026
- Case's Substackstarted Jul 8, 2026
- Dinners With Dadstarted Jul 7, 2026
- Lucas's Substackstarted Jul 6, 2026
- e2scorpio's Substackstarted Jul 6, 2026
- Monisa's Substackstarted Jul 5, 2026
- Kasey's Substackstarted Jul 5, 2026
- Amber's Substackstarted Jul 5, 2026
- Alan's Substackstarted Jul 3, 2026
- Celebrate + Inspire Lifestarted Jul 2, 2026
- JM's Substackstarted Jul 1, 2026
- annamae0211's Substackstarted Jun 30, 2026
- John's Substackstarted Jun 29, 2026
- Jack's Substackstarted Jun 29, 2026
- Leisha's Substackstarted Jun 29, 2026
- Erika's Substackstarted Jun 28, 2026
- Cat's Substackstarted Jun 28, 2026
- Dan's Substackstarted Jun 28, 2026
- Diane's Substackstarted Jun 27, 2026
- Dolores's Substackstarted Jun 27, 2026
- Amanda's Substackstarted Jun 25, 2026
- Ann's Substackstarted Jun 25, 2026
- PrestonfromFLA's Substackstarted Jun 24, 2026
- Is this Mid?started Jun 23, 2026
- Leslee's Substackstarted Jun 21, 2026
- Antonise's Substackstarted Jun 19, 2026
- Elizabeth's Substackstarted Jun 19, 2026
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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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