Marco Polo has 44,854 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #54 on Substack's History Bestsellers board. 51 publications recommend them.
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
- 44,854
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 39K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 51
- none new in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- #54
- 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 | 44,854 | 39K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| History Bestsellers | #54 | #53 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History Bestsellers | 53 | 53 | 54 | 54 | ▼1 |
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Recommendations
51 publications recommend Marco Polo. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-08 | 1 |
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | 4 |
| 2025-02 | 5 |
| 2025-03 | 2 |
| 2025-04 | 3 |
| 2025-05 | 2 |
| 2025-06 | 6 |
| 2025-07 | 2 |
| 2025-08 | 3 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 2 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 4 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
Recommended by
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- Collin's Substackstarted Jan 12, 2026
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- Diane Bessettestarted Dec 2, 2025
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- Dan’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
- Don’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
- adualcitizenstarted Jan 2025
- Jordan’s Substackstarted Nov 2024
Recommends
Marco Polo doesn't recommend anyone.
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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