Kirbie Johnson
@kirbiejohnson · Ahead of the Kirb · Substack profile · Fashion & Beauty
Kirbie Johnson has 6,029 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. 51 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 12.
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
- 6,029
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 5.2K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 51
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 12
- Bestsellers rank
- not on a board
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 | 6,029 | +2 | 5.2K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 6,027 | 5.2K+ |
Leaderboard positions
Not on a category leaderboard right now
Substack's boards list the top 100 per category, by paid subscribers (Bestsellers) and by recent paid growth (Rising). I read all 66 of them once a day, so a new entry shows up within a day.
Recommendations
51 publications recommend Kirbie Johnson; 2 started in the last 30 days. Kirbie Johnson recommends 12, and 7 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2023-10 | 2 |
| 2023-12 | 1 |
| 2024-01 | 1 |
| 2024-04 | 2 |
| 2024-05 | 2 |
| 2024-06 | 2 |
| 2024-07 | 2 |
| 2024-09 | 1 |
| 2024-10 | 2 |
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 2 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 2 |
| 2025-06 | 5 |
| 2025-07 | 3 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 8 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 2 |
Recommended by
Whatever Nevermind3.7k followers · started Jun 2024 · mutual
Kristina Rodulfo3.6k followers · started Mar 2025 · mutual- A craving for culturestarted Oct 12, 2026new
- under the skinstarted Oct 11, 2026new
- Laura Requejostarted Sep 10, 2026
- POPTOPSYstarted Jul 9, 2026 · mutual
- Luxe Beauty Reportstarted Jul 6, 2026
- makeup should be funstarted Jun 24, 2026
- The Theater of Truststarted May 30, 2026
- Ashlynne's Substackstarted Mar 6, 2026
- Good For Your Agestarted Feb 16, 2026 · mutual
- Monika Blunderstarted Feb 7, 2026
- Substack von Laurastarted Jan 6, 2026
- Jess Britvichstarted Nov 21, 2025
- Wide Margin Lifestarted Oct 2025
- thomas's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Zoe's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Doing the Leaststarted Oct 2025
- kishore's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Melissah's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Bondi's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- The Drop By with Melissa Magsaysaystarted Oct 2025
- Lisa’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- Refinery29’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
All 51
- Glow Alongstarted Jul 2025
- Supplemental Growthstarted Jul 2025
- spongeworthystarted Jun 2025
- Gloss Angelesstarted Jun 2025 · mutual
- The Future Is Feline started Jun 2025
- Broad Spectrumstarted Jun 2025
- The Modern Vanitystarted Jun 2025
- Notes From MATERAstarted Apr 2025
- Too Facedstarted Apr 2025
- The Beauty Chat by Allurestarted Feb 2025 · mutual
- REC CENTERstarted Feb 2025
- Glossed Overstarted Jan 2025
- just the stuffstarted Nov 2024
- Carly’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
- Brittanie’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
- The Glam Trash Times started Sep 2024
- One Small Thingstarted Jul 2024
- Air’s Substackstarted Jul 2024
- The Dead Dovestarted Jun 2024
- REKAP'D started May 2024 · mutual
- Caroline’s Substackstarted May 2024
- let’s get cozystarted Apr 2024
- Thanks in advancestarted Apr 2024
- The Pink Palacestarted Jan 2024
- csduty’s Substackstarted Dec 2023
- Patrick’s Substackstarted Oct 2023
- Catherine’s Substackstarted Oct 2023
Recommends
Hunter Harris270k followers · started Mar 2025
Valerie Monroe57k followers · started Mar 2025
Morgan Stewart McGraw35k followers · started Jul 8, 2026- Whatever Nevermind3.7k followers · started Jun 2024 · mutual
- Kristina Rodulfo3.6k followers · started Jul 9, 2026 · mutual
- REKAP'D started Aug 18, 2026 · mutual
- The Beauty Chat by Allurestarted Aug 18, 2026 · mutual
- POPTOPSYstarted Jul 15, 2026 · mutual
- The Pop Astrologist Presentsstarted Jul 9, 2026
- Good For Your Agestarted Feb 16, 2026 · mutual
- Gloss Angelesstarted Jun 2025 · mutual
- The SULA LABS Reportstarted Apr 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.
Recommended by the same publications
Writers who share the most recommenders with Kirbie Johnson. Useful for finding peers, and for sponsors looking for similar audiences.
- 5 shared
Valerie MonroeHow Not to F*ck Up Your Face
57k followers - 3 shared
Whatever Nevermind@heywhatevernevermind
3.7k followers - 2 shared
Abby AradYour Stylist Says...
16k followers
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Fashion & Beauty writers with 5,000 to 10,000 followers (39 writers in that group), but not Kirbie Johnson.
- recommends 10 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 4 of them
Jess Graves@thelovelist - recommends 3 of themhytj’s Substack
- recommends 2 of them
Grace Atwood@graceatwood - recommends 2 of them
Erika Veurink@longlive - recommends 2 of them
Laurel Pantin@laurelpantin - recommends 2 of them
Hey Mrs. Solomon on Style@heymrssolomon - recommends 2 of them
Ariane Anusbigian@arianeanusbigian - recommends 2 of them
Emily Bell@emilydbell - recommends 2 of themWe Have Notes
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