Kate Bowler
@katecbowler · Everything Happens with Kate Bowler · Substack profile · Culture
Kate Bowler has 191,605 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #25 on Substack's Culture Bestsellers board. 59 publications recommend them, 10 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 21.
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
- 191,605
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 173K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 59
- +10 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 21
- Bestsellers rank
- #25
- Culture
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 | 191,605 | +29 | 173K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 191,576 | 173K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culture Bestsellers | #25 | #25 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture Bestsellers | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
59 publications recommend Kate Bowler; 10 started in the last 30 days. Kate Bowler recommends 21, and 3 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 14 |
| 2026-07 | 15 |
| 2026-08 | 5 |
| 2026-09 | 6 |
| 2026-10 | 14 |
Recommended by
Elizabeth Gilbert311k followers · started Jul 2025 · mutual
Emily Ley253k followers · started Aug 2025
Pandora Sykes149k followers · started Sep 6, 2026
Dr. Aliza Pressman147k followers · started Jun 3, 2026
Secrets of Adulthood123k followers · started Aug 2025 · mutual
Sarah Bessey104k followers · started Sep 2025 · mutual
The Mouthy Renegade Writer73k followers · started Oct 26, 2026new
Shauna James Ahern3.1k followers · started Jun 16, 2026
Jason Gaboury985 followers · started Dec 4, 2025- The Half-Minded Sunflowerstarted Oct 28, 2026new
- Joan's Substackstarted Oct 22, 2026new
- Susie's Substackstarted Oct 22, 2026new
- Laura's Substackstarted Oct 22, 2026new
- Jessica's Substackstarted Oct 20, 2026new
- Merrill's Substackstarted Oct 16, 2026new
- Ila Mae Hoffstarted Oct 15, 2026new
- Penny's Substackstarted Oct 10, 2026new
- Kerwin's Substackstarted Oct 8, 2026new
- Tempered Rosestarted Oct 6, 2026
- Sydney, Slowlystarted Oct 5, 2026
- Leyli Mahmudistarted Oct 4, 2026
- Bev's Substackstarted Oct 1, 2026
- vince's Substackstarted Sep 30, 2026
- The Space Between Usstarted Sep 28, 2026
All 59
- Pat's Substackstarted Sep 27, 2026
- Erika's Substackstarted Sep 22, 2026
- Catherine's Substackstarted Sep 21, 2026
- Artsy Partsworkstarted Aug 23, 2026
- Hey Big Thinkerstarted Aug 21, 2026
- NOVA's Substackstarted Aug 20, 2026
- Red Puts it Lightlystarted Aug 9, 2026
- The Spark Seekerstarted Aug 4, 2026
- e's Substackstarted Jul 25, 2026
- If I Ain't Readin'started Jul 23, 2026
- Nan's Substackstarted Jul 18, 2026
- Susan's Substackstarted Jul 17, 2026
- Still Herestarted Jul 16, 2026
- Rochelle's Substackstarted Jul 11, 2026
- Sara's Substackstarted Jul 11, 2026
- Maddy's Substackstarted Jul 9, 2026
- Carol's Substackstarted Jul 9, 2026
- sue's Substackstarted Jul 7, 2026
- Petrus's Substackstarted Jul 3, 2026
- Myrna's Substackstarted Jul 3, 2026
- Maryanne's Substackstarted Jul 2, 2026
- Kl's Substackstarted Jul 1, 2026
- Bill's Substackstarted Jul 1, 2026
- Sheri's Substackstarted Jun 30, 2026
- Lynn's Substackstarted Jun 28, 2026
- SLO's Substackstarted Jun 28, 2026
- Claudia's Substackstarted Jun 26, 2026
- Jane's Substackstarted Jun 24, 2026
- Jennifer's Substackstarted Jun 24, 2026
- whitt's Substackstarted Jun 23, 2026
- Amy's Substackstarted Jun 23, 2026
- Cathleen's Substackstarted Jun 21, 2026
- Kate's Substackstarted Jun 19, 2026
- The Rebuilt Womanstarted Jun 18, 2026
- The Recurrence Compassstarted Jun 18, 2026
Recommends
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Derek Thompson182k followers · started Oct 27, 2026new
Emma Gannon169k followers · started Jul 2025- Secrets of Adulthood123k followers · started Jul 2025 · mutual
Priya Parker119k followers · started Sep 15, 2026- Sarah Bessey104k followers · started Jul 2025 · mutual
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- Reflections on Courage, Faith, and the Work of Lovestarted Sep 15, 2026
- On Being with Krista Tippettstarted Sep 15, 2026
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- Default Settingsstarted Jul 2025
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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- 6 shared
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Publications that recommend at least two other Culture writers with 50,000 or more followers (50 writers in that group), but not Kate Bowler.
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