Jonathan Tonkin has 28,842 followers on Substack as of Nov 6, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #19 on Substack's Climate & Environment Rising board.
Last read Nov 6, 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 Nov 6, 2026; Substack publishes nothing earlier.
- Followers
- 28,842
- read Nov 6
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 13
- Last 30 days
- first number on Dec 6
- Subscribers
- 19K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- none shown
- Recommended by
- not read
- Recommends
- not read
- Bestsellers rank
- none
- Rising #19, Climate & Environment
Followers by day
Tracking since Nov 6, 2026. This is the first reading. 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 13, the 30-day change on Dec 6. Recommendation dates below go further back: they're Substack's own.
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| Date | Followers | Change | Subscribers | Paid band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2026 | 28,842 | 19K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & Environment Rising | #19 | #19 | 1 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & Environment Rising | 19 | new |
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Recommendations
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Recommended by the same publications
Writers who share the most recommenders with Jonathan Tonkin. Useful for finding peers, and for sponsors looking for similar audiences.
- 3 shared
Bill McKibbenThe Crucial Years
177k followers - 3 shared
Sam Matey-CosteThe Weekly Anthropocene
39k followers - 2 shared
Emily AtkinHEATED
254k followers - 2 shared
Climate Action NowYour Daily Dose of Climate Hope
102k followers - 2 shared
Ayana Elizabeth JohnsonWHAT IF WE GET IT RIGHT?
49k followers - 2 shared
Andy RevkinSustain What
29k followers - 2 shared
Jan RosenowBright Spots
11k followers - 2 shared
Leah StokesNotes from the Electric Era
5.5k followers
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Climate & Environment writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (55 writers in that group), but not Jonathan Tonkin.
- recommends 9 of themBill McKibben@billmckibben
- recommends 5 of them
David Turver@davidturver - recommends 5 of themNo Lines in Nature
- recommends 4 of them
Roger Pielke Jr.@rogerpielkejr - recommends 4 of them
Gabe Popkin@gabepopkin - recommends 4 of themAlthea’s Substack
- recommends 4 of themTURBO GOTH UNIVERSE
- recommends 3 of themClimate Action Now@climateactionnow1
- recommends 3 of them
Chloe Hope@deathandbirds - recommends 3 of them
Michael Magoon@frompovertytoprogress
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