Jillian Hess has 64,298 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #26 on Substack's History Bestsellers board. 65 publications recommend them, 4 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 7.
Last read Oct 31, 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
- 64,298
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 36K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 65
- +4 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 7
- Bestsellers rank
- #26
- History
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2026 | 64,298 | 36K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| History Bestsellers | #26 | #26 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History Bestsellers | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
65 publications recommend Jillian Hess; 4 started in the last 30 days. Jillian Hess recommends 7, and 4 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-09 | 1 |
| 2022-10 | 2 |
| 2022-12 | 2 |
| 2023-05 | 2 |
| 2023-06 | 3 |
| 2024-01 | 2 |
| 2024-03 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 5 |
| 2026-01 | 6 |
| 2026-02 | 5 |
| 2026-03 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 9 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 10 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
Recommended by
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Anne Kadet36k followers · started Dec 2022 · mutual
Caroline Cala Donofrio21k followers · started Mar 2024 · mutual
Shane O'Mara12k followers · started Sep 2022
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Caroline Donahue7.6k followers · started Jan 2024
Cool Stories About History7.5k followers · started Oct 28, 2026new
Vashik Armenikus6.7k followers · started May 2023
Yvette Ja3.7k followers · started May 2023
Bonnie Garvin3k followers · started Jan 2024- 19th Century Cabinetstarted Oct 21, 2026new
- V.I. Ahlstromstarted Oct 10, 2026new
- Mira Pawarstarted Sep 25, 2026
- Matt Cegelis Artstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Izabela's Substackstarted Sep 11, 2026
- Books & Banter ₊˚⊹ᰔstarted Aug 29, 2026
- Chris in the AMstarted Aug 19, 2026
- A CINEMATIC LIFEstarted Aug 15, 2026
All 65
- Sarah Jane's Substackstarted Jul 17, 2026
- Speaking of Writingstarted Jul 15, 2026
- Bob's Substackstarted Jul 14, 2026
- P.S. Draft in Progressstarted Jun 29, 2026
- to weird or not to weirdstarted Jun 27, 2026
- John's Substackstarted Jun 25, 2026
- Muhammad's Substackstarted Jun 24, 2026
- StackContactsstarted Jun 15, 2026
- Alice Songsstarted Jun 14, 2026
- Adam Woodsstarted Jun 12, 2026
- Jose's Substackstarted Jun 11, 2026
- Gio's Substackstarted Jun 11, 2026
- Maybe Tomorrow - Notes From the Slow Lanestarted Jun 7, 2026
- Shiv's Substackstarted May 18, 2026
- Cartas's Substackstarted Apr 30, 2026
- Pearls & Prosestarted Apr 23, 2026
- Tallulah's Substackstarted Apr 16, 2026
- Krupal's Substackstarted Apr 16, 2026
- Shakespeare Page to Stagestarted Apr 8, 2026
- Trovão de mãostarted Apr 7, 2026
- Mary's Substackstarted Apr 6, 2026
- Stories Are Everywherestarted Apr 5, 2026
- Charles's Substackstarted Mar 30, 2026
- Un Giovedi Qualunquestarted Mar 26, 2026
- Philip's Substackstarted Mar 8, 2026
- The Weekly Highlightsstarted Feb 23, 2026
- Victoria's Substackstarted Feb 14, 2026
- Vickie's Substackstarted Feb 11, 2026
- Abdurahmon's Substackstarted Feb 7, 2026
- Matt's Substackstarted Feb 1, 2026
- Chef's Substackstarted Jan 31, 2026
- Karl's Substackstarted Jan 29, 2026
- Rohana's Substackstarted Jan 12, 2026
- Emma's Substackstarted Jan 10, 2026
- In Threesstarted Jan 4, 2026
- Sophia's Substackstarted Jan 2, 2026
- Diane's Substackstarted Dec 28, 2025
- Brian's Substackstarted Dec 22, 2025
- Michele's Substackstarted Dec 22, 2025
- kevinhizza's Substackstarted Dec 15, 2025
- Madame's Substackstarted Dec 14, 2025
Recommends
- Jane Ratcliffe70k followers · started Dec 2022 · mutual
- Mason Currey63k followers · started Aug 2022 · mutual
- Anne Kadet36k followers · started Aug 2022 · mutual
- Caroline Cala Donofrio21k followers · started May 2024 · mutual
- Seven Sensesstarted Feb 2023
- Ok, But How?started Oct 2022
- TEXT!started Aug 2022
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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