Lincoln Project has 499,523 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #16 on Substack's U.S. Politics Rising board. 51 publications recommend them, 20 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
- 499,523
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- not shown
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 51
- +20 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- none
- Rising #16, U.S. Politics
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 | 499,523 | +543 | ||
| Oct 31, 2026 | 498,980 |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Politics Rising | #16 | #16 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Politics Rising | 17 | 24 | 24 | 16 | ▲1 |
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Recommendations
51 publications recommend Lincoln Project; 19 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 23 |
| 2026-10 | 28 |
Recommended by
Rick Wilson600k followers · started Sep 9, 2026
Kristoffer Ealy6.1k followers · started Sep 12, 2026- Lynn's Substackstarted Oct 30, 2026new
- John Hiddlestonstarted Oct 29, 2026new
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- The Watchdog Reportstarted Oct 28, 2026new
- Democracy Squadstarted Oct 28, 2026new
- Tymz Pollack for Ohio 27started Oct 27, 2026new
- Michelestarted Oct 27, 2026new
- tiger's Substackstarted Oct 25, 2026new
- Sikh Advocacy Institute (SAI)started Oct 24, 2026new
- Climate Crisis & Progressive Politics for A Small Planetstarted Oct 22, 2026new
- Joe McSpaddenstarted Oct 18, 2026new
- gayle-Christensenstarted Oct 16, 2026new
- Cindy Chastulikstarted Oct 15, 2026new
- Mary's Substackstarted Oct 15, 2026new
- Tessa Gouldstarted Oct 15, 2026new
- Concerned Americanstarted Oct 12, 2026new
- Becky's Substackstarted Oct 12, 2026new
- Double E’s Substackstarted Oct 8, 2026new
- Shaheem Jonesstarted Oct 7, 2026new
- Trishajohnsontherapystarted Oct 7, 2026
- Diana Abelstarted Oct 6, 2026
- FDT Conglomeratestarted Oct 5, 2026
All 51
- Citizens For Common Sensestarted Oct 5, 2026
- AnnieKstarted Oct 4, 2026
- Andrea Elizabeth Bellstarted Oct 4, 2026
- Sex and Opium started Oct 3, 2026
- Joe Carrollstarted Oct 2, 2026
- Jim's Substackstarted Oct 1, 2026
- Problematic by Designstarted Sep 29, 2026
- moshechoen1987's Substackstarted Sep 29, 2026
- Gwennystarted Sep 26, 2026
- Behind the Scenes with Elizabeth Worleystarted Sep 25, 2026
- Jason1110's Substackstarted Sep 24, 2026
- Kevin Kreitmanstarted Sep 23, 2026
- Martin Wincklerstarted Sep 23, 2026
- Ramparts of Reasonstarted Sep 19, 2026
- Charla Bauerstarted Sep 19, 2026
- Alvin Artstarted Sep 19, 2026
- THE DOG DID WHAT?!started Sep 17, 2026
- Michael Rappaportstarted Sep 15, 2026
- Remnant Philosophy started Sep 14, 2026
- David Maceirastarted Sep 12, 2026
- Tomstarted Sep 12, 2026
- Rebecca Katechisstarted Sep 11, 2026
- Gail Knight Steinbeckstarted Sep 10, 2026
- E's Messy Musestarted Sep 10, 2026
- Sara Ellen Midkiff Minorstarted Sep 10, 2026
- Markhoro13started Sep 9, 2026
- Andrew Wilson's Substackstarted Sep 9, 2026
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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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