Jenna McCarthy has 21,769 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #70 on Substack's News Bestsellers board. 55 publications recommend them, 3 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
- 21,769
- 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
- 55
- +3 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 13
- Bestsellers rank
- #70
- 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 | 21,769 | +1 | 10K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 21,768 | 10K+ |
Leaderboard positions
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 0 |
| News Rising | 22 | 85 | 85 | 16 | ▲6 |
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Recommendations
55 publications recommend Jenna McCarthy; 3 started in the last 30 days. Jenna McCarthy recommends 13, and 2 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-05 | 1 |
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | 2 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 2 |
| 2025-04 | 2 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 2 |
| 2025-08 | 4 |
| 2025-09 | 5 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 3 |
| 2025-12 | 5 |
| 2026-01 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
Recommended by
Steve Kirsch340k followers · started Dec 18, 2025
Pierre Kory, MD, MPA193k followers · started May 2024 · mutual
Sasha Latypova105k followers · started May 23, 2026
The Defender20k followers · started Oct 17, 2026new
May585 followers · started Jul 13, 2026- Maureen's Substackstarted Oct 19, 2026new
- Rachel Finnstarted Oct 10, 2026new
- Joe Mackeystarted Sep 25, 2026
- brenda's Substackstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Adknannystarted Aug 31, 2026
- Karen's Substackstarted Jul 12, 2026
- NursesOutLoudstarted Jun 27, 2026 · mutual
- Elizabeth's Substackstarted Jun 26, 2026
- Stacistarted Jun 22, 2026
- 100% Polyester's Substackstarted May 14, 2026
- David's Substackstarted May 5, 2026
- Dee's Substackstarted Apr 25, 2026
- Rehab All-Star Bookstarted Apr 20, 2026
- Dee Dee with More Than One Waystarted Apr 16, 2026
- CraigNstarted Apr 7, 2026
- Dulcita Barestarted Apr 7, 2026
- Sandy's Substackstarted Mar 3, 2026
- N. Walkerstarted Feb 26, 2026
- Mary raadstarted Feb 6, 2026
All 55
- Nancy Cosgrovestarted Jan 21, 2026
- Anne Petersonstarted Jan 18, 2026
- Ann Hodgesstarted Dec 17, 2025
- Alice's Substackstarted Dec 15, 2025
- A-Popstarted Dec 5, 2025
- Rose's Substackstarted Dec 4, 2025
- Wilma's Substackstarted Nov 17, 2025
- Brian's Substackstarted Nov 8, 2025
- Phxrising8started Nov 2025
- The Skeptical Stoicstarted Oct 2025
- Mike Homerstarted Sep 2025
- Corky’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Ron’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Rich Helppie The Common Bridgestarted Sep 2025
- Dianne Stoessstarted Sep 2025
- Craig Bstarted Aug 2025
- Lisastarted Aug 2025
- Ed Balbona MDstarted Aug 2025
- Albert Ruelstarted Aug 2025
- AMZNGRZstarted Jul 2025
- The Aftershockstarted Jul 2025
- AFistFullOfGizzardsstarted Jun 2025
- Christopher Walkerstarted May 2025
- Kevin’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- ConservativeOutlookstarted Apr 2025
- Samantha’s Substackstarted Mar 2025
- FILMTHROPICstarted Mar 2025
- Alaina’s Substackstarted Feb 2025
- Melissa’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
- Valerie’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
- Tammy’s Substackstarted Nov 2024
Recommends
A Midwestern Doctor425k followers · started Jun 2024
Jeff Childers250k followers · started Jun 2024- Pierre Kory, MD, MPA193k followers · started Dec 2023 · mutual
Margaret Anna Alice102k followers · started Apr 2, 2026
🐺The Wise Wolf93k followers · started Apr 1, 2026
Sasha Stone50k followers · started Nov 12, 2025- NursesOutLoudstarted May 28, 2026 · mutual
- Sey Everythingstarted Nov 12, 2025
- 2nd Smartest Guy in the Worldstarted May 2024
- Vital Animal Substackstarted May 2024
- Clotastrophestarted May 2024
- Independent Medical Alliancestarted Apr 2024
- Just Think: The Podcaststarted Dec 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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- 5 shared
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