Leigh Anne Van Doren has 3,879 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #97 on Substack's News Bestsellers board. 46 publications recommend them, 1 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 10.
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
- 3,879
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 3.7K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 46
- +1 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 10
- Bestsellers rank
- #97
- 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 | 3,879 | −1 | 3.7K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 3,880 | 3.7K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | #97 | #97 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | 99 | 99 | 99 | 97 | ▲2 |
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Recommendations
46 publications recommend Leigh Anne Van Doren; 1 started in the last 30 days. Leigh Anne Van Doren recommends 10, and 6 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2023-01 | 5 |
| 2023-02 | 2 |
| 2023-03 | 1 |
| 2023-04 | 1 |
| 2023-05 | 1 |
| 2023-06 | 3 |
| 2023-08 | 1 |
| 2023-11 | 2 |
| 2023-12 | 1 |
| 2024-01 | 3 |
| 2024-03 | 3 |
| 2024-04 | 3 |
| 2024-05 | 1 |
| 2024-06 | 2 |
| 2024-07 | 2 |
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2024-12 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 2 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
Recommended by
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- Byrd Streetstarted Apr 2025 · mutual
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- Engage Louisa started Dec 2024 · mutual
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- Claytoonzstarted Jul 2024 · mutual
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All 46
- hugh’s Substackstarted Mar 2024
- Christine’s Substackstarted Mar 2024
- Track the Trianglestarted Jan 2024 · mutual
- Wisdom and Class: An Unfiltered Look at Public Educationstarted Jan 2024
- Sue’s Substackstarted Jan 2024
- Free’s Substackstarted Dec 2023
- Siham’s Substackstarted Nov 2023
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- Jackie’s Substackstarted Aug 2023
- Idol Talkstarted Jun 2023
- Harry’s Substackstarted Jun 2023
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- The Republican Standardstarted May 2023
- Brad’s Substackstarted Apr 2023
- Courtney’s Substackstarted Mar 2023
- The Fredericksburg Association for Pluralism and Civilitystarted Feb 2023
- Becky’s Substackstarted Feb 2023
- Rob’s Substackstarted Jan 2023
- Carl’s Substackstarted Jan 2023
- Joel’s Substackstarted Jan 2023
- Nicole’s Substackstarted Jan 2023
- Diane’s Substackstarted Jan 2023
Recommends
- Virginia Magnoliastarted Oct 19, 2026 · mutualnew
- Williamsburg Watchstarted Jun 24, 2026
- PIE & CHAI Magazinestarted Jun 7, 2026
- No Lines in Naturestarted Jun 7, 2026 · mutual
- Engage Louisa started May 2025 · mutual
- Byrd Streetstarted Apr 2025 · mutual
- Steve’s Substackstarted Sep 2024
- Claytoonzstarted Aug 2024 · mutual
- Track the Trianglestarted Jan 2024 · mutual
- Virginia Political Newsletter started Oct 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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