Luke Thomas has 9,672 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #88 on Substack's Sports Bestsellers board. 47 publications recommend them, 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
- 9,672
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 6.3K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 47
- none new in 30 days
- Recommends
- 10
- Bestsellers rank
- #88
- Sports
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 | 9,672 | +3 | 6.3K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 9,669 | 6.3K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Bestsellers | #88 | #88 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Bestsellers | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 0 |
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Recommendations
47 publications recommend Luke Thomas. Luke Thomas recommends 10, and 4 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-04 | 1 |
| 2022-10 | 1 |
| 2022-11 | 1 |
| 2023-03 | 1 |
| 2024-02 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 8 |
| 2025-04 | 3 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 3 |
| 2025-08 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 3 |
| 2025-11 | 3 |
| 2025-12 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
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All 47
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- Hey Not The Face!started Mar 2025 · mutual
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- Sports Politika started Mar 2025 · mutual
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- Pablo’s Newsletterstarted Nov 2022
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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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