John Hawks has 5,524 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #75 on Substack's Science Bestsellers board. 45 publications recommend them, 1 of them new in the last 30 days.
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
- 5,524
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- not shown
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 45
- +1 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- #75
- Science
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 | 5,524 | +1 | ||
| Oct 31, 2026 | 5,523 |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science Bestsellers | #75 | #74 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Bestsellers | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | ▼1 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
45 publications recommend John Hawks; 1 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-06 | 4 |
| 2025-07 | 2 |
| 2025-08 | 4 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 6 |
| 2026-07 | 5 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
Recommended by
Seth Chagi1.6k followers · started Jan 5, 2026- David robbinsstarted Oct 26, 2026new
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- The Stentoretumstarted Aug 9, 2026
- the hand that speaksstarted Aug 7, 2026
- primatologicastarted Aug 4, 2026
- Nick Nutterstarted Jul 26, 2026
- Read It Yourselfstarted Jul 23, 2026
- Third Thirty and Countingstarted Jul 17, 2026
- Paul’s Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
- John's Substackstarted Jul 9, 2026
- Peter G. Madsenstarted Jun 26, 2026
- Ken’s Substackstarted Jun 21, 2026
- Origins Of Everythingstarted Jun 16, 2026
- Susan's Substackstarted Jun 16, 2026
- Chronoscopestarted Jun 9, 2026
- Checking Outstarted Jun 6, 2026
- Keeseystarted May 28, 2026
- Origin Stories:started May 20, 2026
- Wood From Edenstarted May 4, 2026
- Heather's Substackstarted May 1, 2026
- Jasmine's Substackstarted Apr 22, 2026
All 45
- John C Klaffenbachstarted Apr 21, 2026
- Donald’s Substackstarted Apr 10, 2026
- E. A. Meigsstarted Mar 27, 2026
- Our Shared Earthstarted Mar 21, 2026
- Darwin & Dragonesstarted Mar 4, 2026
- h2nerstarted Mar 2, 2026
- From the Dark Streamstarted Feb 17, 2026
- Marius Comperstarted Dec 20, 2025
- Lecbellstarted Oct 2025
- Christinestarted Sep 2025
- jkspear12@gmail.com’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Marek’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- Insights from a journey back to wellnessstarted Aug 2025
- The Anthropocene Anthropologist: Reflections on Bizarrolandstarted Aug 2025
- My Two Cents Innstarted Aug 2025
- Steve Sailerstarted Jul 2025
- The Diary of Bowie’s Dadstarted Jul 2025
- Rapid Uplift Newsletterstarted Jun 2025
- King,’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
- Charlie’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
- KCKlatt’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
Recommends
John Hawks doesn't recommend anyone.
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.
Recommended by the same publications
Writers who share the most recommenders with John Hawks. Useful for finding peers, and for sponsors looking for similar audiences.
- 2 shared
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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Science writers with 5,000 to 10,000 followers (31 writers in that group), but not John Hawks.
- recommends 8 of themThe Intellectual Investor
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- recommends 2 of themYou know, Cannot Name It
- recommends 2 of themPragmatic Social Work
- recommends 2 of themSOVEREIGN
- recommends 2 of themBiome Health
- recommends 2 of themMohamed elsage
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