Jim Waterson has 50,027 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #12 on Substack's News Bestsellers board. 56 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, 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
- 50,027
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 43K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 56
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 1
- Bestsellers rank
- #12
- 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 | 50,027 | +55 | 43K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 49,972 | 43K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| News Rising | 39 | new |
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Recommendations
56 publications recommend Jim Waterson; 2 started in the last 30 days. Jim Waterson recommends 1, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-09 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 6 |
| 2026-03 | 8 |
| 2026-04 | 9 |
| 2026-05 | 9 |
| 2026-06 | 8 |
| 2026-07 | 6 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 2 |
Recommended by
FOUND152k followers · started Sep 2025- Sam Freedman128k followers · started Jun 2025 · mutual
Londonist109k followers · started Jul 3, 2026
Laura Kennedy31k followers · started Feb 24, 2026
Jonn Elledge25k followers · started Sep 2024
Nick Harris22k followers · started Oct 20, 2026new
Melissa Harrison16k followers · started Jun 2025- Exploring the Soul of Londonstarted Oct 29, 2026new
- The Daily Walesstarted Sep 27, 2026
- Phillip's Substackstarted Sep 23, 2026
- Joe Sharpestarted Aug 31, 2026
- Eric's Substackstarted Aug 30, 2026
- Lynn's Substackstarted Jul 23, 2026
- thelatestguest's Substackstarted Jul 20, 2026
- Huw's Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
- Green's Substackstarted Jul 7, 2026
- Why I Writestarted Jul 6, 2026
- Clare's Substackstarted Jun 29, 2026
- ABDUL's Substackstarted Jun 23, 2026
- Nick's Substackstarted Jun 22, 2026
- Ilana's Substackstarted Jun 12, 2026
- In the weedsstarted Jun 11, 2026
- alexander's Substackstarted Jun 10, 2026
- Chris Shiptonstarted Jun 9, 2026
All 56
- Be's Substackstarted Jun 6, 2026
- Daniel's Substackstarted May 28, 2026
- Patrick's Substackstarted May 26, 2026
- Jim's Substackstarted May 21, 2026
- Dominic's Substackstarted May 19, 2026
- A Substack about Critical Mass Londonstarted May 15, 2026
- Chrism's Substackstarted May 13, 2026
- Enhance English's Substackstarted May 11, 2026
- Mdhabibulla's Substackstarted May 8, 2026
- Duncan's Substackstarted May 4, 2026
- Eneko's Substackstarted Apr 28, 2026
- The Accidental Archivist's Substackstarted Apr 23, 2026
- Skye Collacott Williamsonstarted Apr 21, 2026
- Diana's Substackstarted Apr 20, 2026
- Rosheena's Substackstarted Apr 20, 2026
- Boring Old Gaystarted Apr 18, 2026
- Out's Substackstarted Apr 15, 2026
- Not a Bot ✔️started Apr 11, 2026
- Adam's Substackstarted Apr 5, 2026
- Harry's Substackstarted Mar 29, 2026
- อมรรัตน์'s Substackstarted Mar 28, 2026
- NEWSLETTER's Substackstarted Mar 15, 2026
- Notes on Media, Power & Sovereigntystarted Mar 12, 2026
- Rob's Substackstarted Mar 4, 2026
- Oliver's Substackstarted Mar 2, 2026
- Isaac's Substackstarted Mar 1, 2026
- Beige Polostarted Mar 1, 2026
- STRAIGHT TO FINALstarted Feb 26, 2026
- The Stubborn Translatorstarted Feb 24, 2026
- Joe's Substackstarted Feb 11, 2026
- Alex's Substackstarted Feb 5, 2026
- Enjoying pubsstarted Feb 2, 2026
Recommends
- Sam Freedman128k followers · started Jun 2025 · 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.
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