Junot Díaz has 46,105 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #90 on Substack's Literature Bestsellers board. 60 publications recommend them, 3 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 51.
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
- 46,105
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 22K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 60
- +3 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 51
- Bestsellers rank
- #90
- Literature
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 | 46,105 | 22K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Bestsellers | #90 | #89 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Bestsellers | 89 | 89 | 89 | 90 | ▼1 |
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Recommendations
60 publications recommend Junot Díaz; 3 started in the last 30 days. Junot Díaz recommends 51, and 7 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2023-09 | 2 |
| 2024-03 | 1 |
| 2024-05 | 1 |
| 2024-08 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 4 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 6 |
| 2026-01 | 6 |
| 2026-02 | 6 |
| 2026-03 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 5 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 6 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
Recommended by
George Saunders449k followers · started Sep 2023 · mutual
Elif Shafak102k followers · started Aug 2025 · mutual
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Ross Gay39k followers · started Feb 2025
Michael Chabon13k followers · started Aug 2025 · mutual
Lisa Abend12k followers · started Aug 2024 · mutual
Emma Darwin9.4k followers · started May 2024
Mike Hawthorne4k followers · started Dec 17, 2025 · mutual
M.P. Strayer411 followers · started Dec 15, 2025- Lots of Thingsstarted Oct 20, 2026new
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- The Spark Bankstarted Aug 26, 2026
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- The Wolf's Denstarted Jul 25, 2026
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All 60
- Rawle's Substackstarted Jul 3, 2026
- Thinking Like a Foreststarted Jul 2, 2026
- Susy's Substackstarted Jun 21, 2026
- Mimi's Substackstarted Jun 10, 2026
- Lisa's Substackstarted Jun 1, 2026
- Kitaabi Khanastarted May 31, 2026
- SciFi Mindstarted May 12, 2026
- The Fall Zonestarted May 4, 2026
- Richard's Substackstarted Apr 16, 2026
- Mario's Substackstarted Mar 19, 2026
- Shivsstarted Mar 15, 2026
- Hamna's Substackstarted Mar 2, 2026
- the artist as criticstarted Mar 1, 2026
- Aslı Omurstarted Feb 28, 2026
- After Darkstarted Feb 23, 2026
- Strange Oathsstarted Feb 23, 2026
- nothing, reallystarted Feb 18, 2026
- Grounded Perspectivesstarted Feb 17, 2026
- Emily Brennanstarted Feb 16, 2026 · mutual
- El Substack de Coralstarted Jan 27, 2026
- The Quiet Kitchenstarted Jan 24, 2026
- Francisco's Substackstarted Jan 19, 2026
- Goyeneche [teoría, imagen, relato]started Jan 12, 2026
- Karen's Substackstarted Jan 10, 2026
- Faith, Identity, and Transformationstarted Jan 4, 2026
- Marvin's Substackstarted Dec 30, 2025
- A Newsletter from the Files of R.J.'s Worldmaking started Dec 28, 2025
- Na-Thinamalar's Substackstarted Dec 21, 2025
- Eileen's Substackstarted Dec 8, 2025
- Laura's Substackstarted Nov 2025
- NABS's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Francis's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- El Substack de Fernandostarted Oct 2025
- Ollie's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Abdallah’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Edward’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
Recommends
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Hanif Kureishi88k followers · started Jul 2024
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- Michael Chabon13k followers · started Aug 2025 · mutual
- Lisa Abend12k followers · started Aug 2024 · mutual
- Mike Hawthorne4k followers · started Jun 2025 · mutual
- Inverse Squarestarted May 25, 2026
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- Haj Yazdihastarted Mar 11, 2026
- Boston Review’s Substackstarted Mar 5, 2026
- Emily Brennanstarted Feb 16, 2026 · mutual
- Vauhinistarted Jan 28, 2026
- Fríða Ísbergstarted Jan 26, 2026
- Erik’s Substackstarted Jan 12, 2026
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All 51
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- Solarisstarted Jun 2025
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- Hidden Japanstarted Sep 2024
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- Castalia started Sep 2024
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- Missives from the MeatCastlestarted Aug 2024
- Arbiter of Worldsstarted Aug 2024
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- KILLING EVEstarted Mar 2024
- Sophiastarted Mar 2024
- Tim Lott's Writing Boot Camp & Philosophy Jamstarted Mar 2024
- Row (i.e. argument)started Sep 2023
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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