John Finnemore has 12,638 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #14 on Substack's Humor Bestsellers board. 52 publications recommend them, and they recommend 12.
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
- 12,638
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 11K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 52
- none new in 30 days
- Recommends
- 12
- Bestsellers rank
- #14
- Humor
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 | 12,638 | 11K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humor Bestsellers | #14 | #14 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humor Bestsellers | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
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Recommendations
52 publications recommend John Finnemore. John Finnemore recommends 12, and 3 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-03 | 1 |
| 2024-04 | 1 |
| 2024-05 | 3 |
| 2024-09 | 2 |
| 2024-10 | 5 |
| 2024-11 | 2 |
| 2025-01 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 2 |
| 2025-05 | 2 |
| 2025-06 | 2 |
| 2025-07 | 3 |
| 2025-08 | 7 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 2 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 5 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
Recommended by
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- Windsock in the windstarted Apr 19, 2026
- Unsavory Newsstarted Apr 16, 2026 · mutual
- Fragmentary Commentarystarted Mar 8, 2026
- KingscoteStaff's Substackstarted Jan 2, 2026
- Harriet Salisburystarted Dec 2, 2025
- TheAlimentaryDramaturg's Substackstarted Nov 18, 2025
- Andy's Substackstarted Nov 9, 2025
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All 52
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- William’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- Shane’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- 34 Cruz Streetstarted Jul 2025
- Into Kilterstarted Jul 2025
- Beanekastarted Jul 2025
- L,’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
- the transcendent thirdstarted Jun 2025
- Down the Rabbit-Holestarted May 2025
- A curious thingstarted May 2025
- Toby’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- A Penless Experimentstarted Apr 2025
- The Storytelling Dadstarted Mar 2025
- M. Underwoodstarted Feb 2025
- DETEKTÍVTÜKÖRstarted Jan 2025
- Oliver’s Substackstarted Nov 2024
- Beyond the Bypassstarted Nov 2024
- Something somethingstarted Oct 2024
- Mark’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
- Laura’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
- Lee Wardstarted Oct 2024
- v.edgy (the dot is silent)started Sep 2024
- Nikki’s Substackstarted Sep 2024
- Kat’s Substackstarted May 2024
- The Stunnerstarted May 2024
- Razel’s Substackstarted May 2024
- SeeWhy’s Substackstarted Apr 2024
- Robots in Lovestarted Mar 2024
Recommends
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- Gralefritstarted Feb 2025
- Unsavory Newsstarted Feb 2025 · mutual
- Crushed by Margaret Cabourn-Smithstarted Nov 2024
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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