Johan Fourie has 10,200 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #73 on Substack's History Rising board. 52 publications recommend them, 1 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 10.
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
- 10,200
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 6.8K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 52
- +1 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 10
- Bestsellers rank
- none
- Rising #73, 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 | 10,200 | 6.8K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| History Rising | #73 | #17 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History Rising | 17 | 18 | 18 | 73 | ▼56 |
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Recommendations
52 publications recommend Johan Fourie; 1 started in the last 30 days. Johan Fourie recommends 10, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2023-03 | 1 |
| 2024-07 | 2 |
| 2024-08 | 1 |
| 2024-09 | 1 |
| 2024-10 | 1 |
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2024-12 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 3 |
| 2025-04 | 2 |
| 2025-05 | 2 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 3 |
| 2025-08 | 3 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 2 |
| 2025-12 | 3 |
| 2026-02 | 5 |
| 2026-03 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 5 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
Recommended by
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All 52
- Sarthak's Substackstarted Dec 6, 2025
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- 1's Substackstarted Nov 2025
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- Tony’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
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- Second-Born Banterstarted Apr 2025
- OntLaerstarted Apr 2025
- The Anglestarted Mar 2025
- Stefan’s Substackstarted Mar 2025
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- Mike’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
- Johan’s Substackstarted Dec 2024
- Climate Conversationsstarted Nov 2024
- William’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
- Mondostarted Sep 2024
- Ezra’s Substackstarted Aug 2024
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- The Progress Playbookstarted Dec 2023
- African History Extrastarted Jul 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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