Lawfare has 52,485 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #72 on Substack's News Bestsellers board. 51 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days.
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
- 52,485
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 36K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 51
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- #72
- News
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 | 52,485 | −1 | 36K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 52,486 | 36K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | #72 | #72 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
51 publications recommend Lawfare; 2 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 8 |
| 2026-02 | 3 |
| 2026-03 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 7 |
| 2026-06 | 8 |
| 2026-07 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
Recommended by
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- Elizabeth's Substackstarted Jul 8, 2026
- Maria's Substackstarted Jun 26, 2026
- Abdul's Substackstarted Jun 24, 2026
- Kelsey Easton at PennyThoughtsstarted Jun 23, 2026
- The Publius Projectstarted Jun 22, 2026
- Tylor's Substackstarted Jun 21, 2026
- mohammad's Substackstarted Jun 18, 2026
- HD's Substackstarted Jun 8, 2026
- Heather's Substackstarted Jun 2, 2026
- Jack's Substackstarted May 25, 2026
- Rod's Substackstarted May 24, 2026
All 51
- BOGPulsestarted May 22, 2026
- MIKE's Substackstarted May 20, 2026
- Mark's Substackstarted May 18, 2026
- Geoff Morrisstarted May 17, 2026
- John's Substackstarted May 13, 2026
- Kim's Substackstarted Apr 24, 2026
- The Problems of Our Choicestarted Apr 10, 2026
- REX's Substackstarted Apr 9, 2026
- Ai-Jigsaw/our S.P.E.started Mar 27, 2026
- Ted's Substackstarted Mar 17, 2026
- Lorece's Substackstarted Mar 16, 2026
- John Harrisonstarted Mar 8, 2026
- Юрій's Substackstarted Feb 15, 2026
- The Jerusalem Jurist - Israel Legal Dispatchstarted Feb 4, 2026
- Wayne's Substackstarted Feb 4, 2026
- Todd's Substackstarted Jan 31, 2026
- Marc's Substackstarted Jan 31, 2026
- Boilerplatestarted Jan 30, 2026
- somor's Substackstarted Jan 30, 2026
- Debbi's Substackstarted Jan 14, 2026
- Paris's Substackstarted Jan 9, 2026
- Irfan's Substackstarted Jan 8, 2026
- Rhiannon's Substackstarted Jan 2, 2026
- Kevin's Substackstarted Dec 30, 2025
- Aaaa's Substackstarted Dec 29, 2025
- Grounded Perspectivesstarted Dec 3, 2025
- Uncle Tobystarted Nov 26, 2025
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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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