Joseph Folley has 65,189 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #32 on Substack's Philosophy Bestsellers board. 50 publications recommend them, 12 of them new in the last 30 days.
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
- 65,189
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 56K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 50
- +12 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- #32
- Philosophy
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 | 65,189 | 56K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy Bestsellers | #32 | #32 | 4 of 4 |
| Philosophy Rising | #44 | #38 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philosophy Bestsellers | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
| Philosophy Rising | 38 | 99 | 99 | 44 | ▼6 |
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Recommendations
50 publications recommend Joseph Folley; 11 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | 6 |
| 2026-08 | 12 |
| 2026-09 | 19 |
| 2026-10 | 13 |
Recommended by
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- Divyansh Yadavstarted Oct 16, 2026new
- Frankastarted Oct 12, 2026new
- Beyond Beingstarted Oct 12, 2026new
- Ilyas Khanstarted Oct 10, 2026new
- emily 💗started Oct 7, 2026
- The Constitution of Conductstarted Oct 1, 2026
- Ethanstarted Sep 30, 2026
- Jack's Substackstarted Sep 29, 2026
- Anastasiastarted Sep 28, 2026
- Chancestarted Sep 25, 2026
- Moriartystarted Sep 22, 2026
- Notes Inside My Headstarted Sep 22, 2026
- You Get To Be Youstarted Sep 22, 2026
- PuthilaisPensive's Substackstarted Sep 20, 2026
- The Normal Non Believerstarted Sep 19, 2026
- Letters's Substackstarted Sep 18, 2026
- The Uncertified Thinker's Substackstarted Sep 16, 2026
All 50
- Vihaan Rijustarted Sep 13, 2026
- Parnia Publicationstarted Sep 12, 2026
- Snehastarted Sep 11, 2026
- caiusstarted Sep 10, 2026
- James Galletastarted Sep 9, 2026
- Meseret's Substackstarted Sep 8, 2026
- Chaz A. Mondokstarted Sep 7, 2026
- Eunice Publicationstarted Sep 2, 2026
- Becoming Well Read, Eventuallystarted Aug 26, 2026
- Threenilstarted Aug 22, 2026
- Huyssenstarted Aug 20, 2026
- The Swan Maidenstarted Aug 19, 2026
- Penséesstarted Aug 15, 2026
- Lifeismstarted Aug 15, 2026
- Evander Lacroixstarted Aug 11, 2026
- mindinthevoidstarted Aug 11, 2026
- The Open Reading Framestarted Aug 8, 2026
- Lost in Translationstarted Aug 8, 2026
- Benjamin's Substackstarted Aug 3, 2026
- Divya Mittalstarted Aug 2, 2026
- Essie's Substackstarted Jul 24, 2026
- Emsstarted Jul 23, 2026
- Soloreader's Substackstarted Jul 14, 2026
- Atticus's Substackstarted Jul 11, 2026
- Kaleeb's Substackstarted Jul 11, 2026
- Thomas's Substackstarted Jul 10, 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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