Josh Barro has 171,240 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #31 on Substack's Podcasts Bestsellers board. 60 publications recommend them, 3 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 3.
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
- 171,240
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 83K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Tens of thousands
- bestseller badge 10,000+
- Recommended by
- 60
- +3 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 3
- Bestsellers rank
- #31
- Podcasts
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.
Show as a table
| Date | Followers | Change | Subscribers | Paid band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026 | 171,240 | +101 | 83K+ | Tens of thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 171,139 | 83K+ | Tens of thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Podcasts Bestsellers | #31 | #31 | 4 of 4 |
| U.S. Politics Bestsellers | #77 | #77 | 4 of 4 |
| U.S. Politics Rising | #70 | #21 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podcasts Bestsellers | 40 | 42 | 41 | 31 | ▲9 |
| U.S. Politics Bestsellers | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 0 |
| U.S. Politics Rising | 21 | 32 | 32 | 70 | ▼49 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
60 publications recommend Josh Barro; 3 started in the last 30 days. Josh Barro recommends 3, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
Show as a table
| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-04 | 2 |
| 2022-06 | 1 |
| 2022-09 | 1 |
| 2023-02 | 1 |
| 2023-09 | 1 |
| 2024-09 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 4 |
| 2025-08 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 3 |
| 2025-10 | 4 |
| 2025-11 | 3 |
| 2025-12 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 6 |
| 2026-06 | 8 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
Recommended by
Nate Silver457k followers · started Sep 2023
Andrew Sullivan354k followers · started Sep 2024
Justin Wolfers135k followers · started May 6, 2026
Jeff Maurer121k followers · started Apr 2022
Chris Cillizza82k followers · started Feb 2023
David Lat57k followers · started Jun 2022
American Muckrakers54k followers · started Jun 2025
Conor Friedersdorf31k followers · started Apr 2022
Brian Sumers20k followers · started Sep 2022
Leland Vittert10k followers · started Apr 15, 2026
Stuart Henochowicz, MD152 followers · started Mar 2025- Suzanne's Substackstarted Oct 25, 2026new
- Kevin's Substackstarted Oct 19, 2026new
- Le Substack de Genieysstarted Oct 15, 2026new
- Bev's Substackstarted Aug 2, 2026
- Patti's Substackstarted Jul 29, 2026
- Plucking the Golden Goosestarted Jul 20, 2026
- Carolyn's Substackstarted Jul 13, 2026
- Nancy's Substackstarted Jun 18, 2026
- Things I Lovestarted Jun 17, 2026
- Nancy's Substackstarted Jun 11, 2026
- Carl's Substackstarted Jun 9, 2026
- L'économie du réel. Des îles au mondestarted Jun 7, 2026
- Robert's Substackstarted Jun 4, 2026
All 60
- Jon's Substackstarted Jun 3, 2026
- Jeff's Substackstarted Jun 3, 2026
- Suitcase Worthystarted May 31, 2026
- Doris's Substackstarted May 30, 2026
- Kitty's Substackstarted May 29, 2026
- Patricia's Substackstarted May 27, 2026
- Scorched Earth Liberalismstarted May 3, 2026
- People vs. the Machinestarted Apr 30, 2026
- Jordan's Substackstarted Apr 29, 2026
- Davide's Substackstarted Apr 21, 2026
- Randy's Substackstarted Apr 1, 2026
- David's Substackstarted Mar 31, 2026
- The Center Voterstarted Mar 25, 2026
- Jan's Substackstarted Mar 16, 2026
- Roger's Substackstarted Mar 11, 2026
- John's Substackstarted Feb 20, 2026
- Your Doctor Has Questionsstarted Jan 27, 2026
- JazzWrap's Substackstarted Jan 2, 2026
- Sharad's Substackstarted Dec 11, 2025
- Steve's Substackstarted Dec 5, 2025
- Stephen's Substackstarted Nov 12, 2025
- Sandra's Substackstarted Nov 7, 2025
- JAM's Substackstarted Nov 2025
- Eli's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Central Airstarted Oct 2025 · mutual
- Genius Levelstarted Oct 2025
- What You Know For Surestarted Oct 2025
- Seth’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Ryan’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Hudson Ranneystarted Sep 2025
- IndyUrbanism’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- Satish’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- Bill’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
- Carol’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
- Disaster’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
- Bold Confessionsstarted Jul 2025
Recommends
Sara Fay85k followers · started Jun 2022
Peter Suderman32k followers · started Sep 2022- Central Airstarted Oct 2025 · mutual
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 Josh Barro. Useful for finding peers, and for sponsors looking for similar audiences.
- 9 shared
Sara FaySerious Trouble
85k followers - 8 shared
Leland VittertWar Notes
10k followers - 6 shared
Matthew YglesiasSlow Boring
365k followers - 5 shared
Nate SilverSilver Bulletin
457k followers - 5 shared
Andrew SullivanThe Weekly Dish
354k followers - 5 shared
Chris CillizzaSo What
82k followers - 4 shared
Joe PomplianoHuddle Up
152k followers - 4 shared
Justin Robert YoungPolitics Politics Politics
13k followers
Share, badge and embed
Badge for your About page
Shows the follower count and weekly change, updates on its own and links here. Pro removes the small Stackblade mark.
<a href="https://stackblade.app/w/joshbarro"><img src="https://stackblade.app/badge/joshbarro.svg" alt="Josh Barro on Substack: follower count" height="28"></a>
Substack posts don't take HTML. There, add the badge as an image (its address is in the snippet above) and link it to this page.
Card for a website
A small live card with followers and recommendations. Iframe, 360 by 190.
<iframe src="https://stackblade.app/embed/w/joshbarro" width="360" height="190" style="border:0" title="Josh Barro on Stackblade" loading="lazy"></iframe>