Londonist has 108,604 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #22 on Substack's History Bestsellers board. 58 publications recommend them, 5 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 22.
Last read Oct 31, 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
- 108,604
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 99K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 58
- +5 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 22
- Bestsellers rank
- #22
- History
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. This is the first reading. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2026 | 108,604 | 99K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| History Bestsellers | #22 | #22 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History Bestsellers | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
58 publications recommend Londonist; 5 started in the last 30 days. Londonist recommends 22, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-06 | 2 |
| 2024-10 | 1 |
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2024-12 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 4 |
| 2025-12 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 8 |
| 2026-02 | 4 |
| 2026-03 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 6 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 6 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 5 |
Recommended by
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- C. V. Woosterstarted Oct 23, 2026new
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- The Counterpointstarted Sep 23, 2026
- ellen's Substackstarted Aug 22, 2026
- A Study in 221Bstarted Aug 20, 2026
- Joshua's Substackstarted Jul 31, 2026
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- The Libre Custodiaestarted Jul 11, 2026
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All 58
- ringo1978's Substackstarted Jun 18, 2026
- Jonathan Bray's substackstarted Jun 17, 2026
- Ian's Substackstarted May 3, 2026
- A Writer's Logbookstarted Apr 30, 2026
- Cassandra's Substackstarted Apr 27, 2026
- Havinghere on Substackstarted Apr 26, 2026
- Fil Reidstarted Apr 22, 2026
- Out's Substackstarted Apr 15, 2026
- Kristin's Substackstarted Apr 10, 2026
- sesrfedf's Substackstarted Mar 29, 2026
- Wynton's Substackstarted Mar 28, 2026
- Due Passi Per Londrastarted Mar 17, 2026
- Oliver's Substackstarted Mar 2, 2026
- Garth's Substackstarted Feb 19, 2026
- Emilie's Substackstarted Feb 6, 2026
- Louise's Substackstarted Feb 2, 2026
- Lesser-Spotted Londonstarted Feb 2, 2026
- Caroline's Substackstarted Jan 18, 2026
- Dan's Substackstarted Jan 12, 2026
- Anthony Vigneronstarted Jan 7, 2026
- Eleanor's Substackstarted Jan 4, 2026
- Dieter's Substackstarted Jan 4, 2026
- Mary's Substackstarted Jan 2, 2026
- Eleanor Bowen Substackstarted Jan 1, 2026
- Nezahat Londra'dan Bildiriyorstarted Dec 18, 2025
- Mel's Substackstarted Dec 10, 2025
- Steve's Substackstarted Dec 4, 2025
- Sukhvir's Substackstarted Nov 21, 2025
- Wow, Claire!started Nov 18, 2025
- Patricia's Substackstarted Nov 8, 2025
- Victoria Hattersley's Author Pagestarted Nov 2025
- Sisse's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Lisa’s Substackstarted Sep 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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