Joel Bowman
@joelbowman · Notes from the End of the World · Substack profile · World Politics
Joel Bowman has 15,327 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #51 on Substack's World Politics Bestsellers board. 52 publications recommend them, 5 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 7.
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
- 15,327
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 12K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 52
- +5 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 7
- Bestsellers rank
- #51
- World Politics
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 | 15,327 | +4 | 12K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 15,323 | 12K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | #51 | #51 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
52 publications recommend Joel Bowman; 5 started in the last 30 days. Joel Bowman recommends 7, and 2 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
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| 2022-09 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 3 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 4 |
| 2025-12 | 5 |
| 2026-01 | 4 |
| 2026-02 | 3 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 6 |
| 2026-06 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 5 |
Recommended by
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All 52
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- Mary's Substackstarted Apr 6, 2026
- Harold's Substackstarted Mar 16, 2026
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- Noel's Substackstarted Feb 18, 2026
- Tina's Substackstarted Feb 1, 2026
- Robert Blalockstarted Jan 31, 2026
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- Jim's Substackstarted Jan 12, 2026
- Fred's Substackstarted Jan 8, 2026
- JOHN's Substackstarted Dec 31, 2025
- Mike's Substackstarted Dec 14, 2025
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- JB’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- Nigel’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- Anti—thesisstarted Mar 2025
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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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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other World Politics writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (84 writers in that group), but not Joel Bowman.
- recommends 12 of themCaptain Tim world news about politics and the ongoing wars
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Mick Ryan@mickryan - recommends 5 of them
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- recommends 5 of themFamousAholes
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