Jonathan Cook has 63,790 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #73 on Substack's World Politics Bestsellers board. 52 publications recommend them, 8 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 11.
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
- 63,790
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 40K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 52
- +8 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 11
- Bestsellers rank
- #73
- 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 | 63,790 | +14 | 40K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 63,776 | 40K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | #73 | #73 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 0 |
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Recommendations
52 publications recommend Jonathan Cook; 8 started in the last 30 days. Jonathan Cook recommends 11, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-06 | 1 |
| 2024-05 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 5 |
| 2026-02 | 6 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 8 |
| 2026-06 | 6 |
| 2026-07 | 5 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 11 |
Recommended by
Chris Hedges284k followers · started Jun 2022 · mutual
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- Alex's Substackstarted Oct 27, 2026new
- TRANSCEND MEDIA SERVICES for Peaceful Solutions started Oct 26, 2026new
- Syed Ali Shazif Baqaristarted Oct 18, 2026new
- Howard Jonesstarted Oct 16, 2026new
- Gavin Sealeystarted Oct 15, 2026new
- For the Masses Podcaststarted Oct 13, 2026new
- BENZAHRA NOUR-EDDINEstarted Oct 10, 2026new
- Verified Policy Institutestarted Oct 6, 2026
- Nations Diarystarted Oct 5, 2026
- Andrea Elizabeth Bellstarted Oct 4, 2026
- Geoff Bowerstarted Sep 16, 2026
- Peter Bowersstarted Sep 13, 2026
- Marilyn Wickeestarted Sep 13, 2026
- Anna Harveystarted Aug 8, 2026
- Duncan's Substackstarted Aug 2, 2026
- Magan's Substackstarted Jul 24, 2026
- bruno's Substackstarted Jul 22, 2026
- Alicia's Substackstarted Jul 22, 2026
- mark's Substackstarted Jul 7, 2026
- R Gstarted Jun 13, 2026
All 52
- Greg's Substackstarted Jun 11, 2026
- Into the Fray started Jun 10, 2026
- Roystonadam's Substackstarted Jun 10, 2026
- Eric's Substackstarted Jun 7, 2026
- Elle's Substackstarted Jun 3, 2026
- Don's Substackstarted May 26, 2026
- Samir's Substackstarted May 24, 2026
- MSK's Substackstarted May 20, 2026
- From First Principlesstarted May 16, 2026
- Il Substack di Pablostarted May 16, 2026
- John Long (Jamjam)started May 11, 2026
- Le Substack de Françoisestarted May 9, 2026
- Krupal's Substackstarted May 5, 2026
- Hasina's Substackstarted Apr 27, 2026
- stated.newsstarted Apr 24, 2026
- Middle East Reportstarted Apr 11, 2026
- Caroline's Substackstarted Mar 19, 2026
- Paul's Substackstarted Feb 26, 2026
- John's Substackstarted Feb 16, 2026
- George's Substackstarted Feb 11, 2026
- Geraldine's Substackstarted Feb 10, 2026
- Public Democracystarted Feb 8, 2026
- Carolyn's Substackstarted Feb 2, 2026
- blog&booksstarted Jan 27, 2026
- Le Substack de FRANCOISstarted Jan 25, 2026
- Mary's Substackstarted Jan 22, 2026
- Helen's Substackstarted Jan 14, 2026
- Neale's Substackstarted Jan 6, 2026
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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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