Tom Orbach has 159,973 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #16 on Substack's Business Bestsellers board. 57 publications recommend them, 50 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 15.
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
- 159,973
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 120K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 57
- +50 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 15
- Bestsellers rank
- #16
- Business
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 | 159,973 | +841 | 120K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 159,132 | 120K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Bestsellers | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Business Rising | 59 | 8 | ▲51 |
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Recommendations
57 publications recommend Tom Orbach; 49 started in the last 30 days. Tom Orbach recommends 15, and 6 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2023-12 | 1 |
| 2024-02 | 1 |
| 2024-08 | 1 |
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 50 |
Recommended by
Lenny Rachitsky1.4M followers · started Sep 21, 2026 · mutual
Aakash Gupta349k followers · started Feb 2024 · mutual
Ben Lang146k followers · started Aug 2024 · mutual
Elena Verna135k followers · started Dec 2023 · mutual
Emily Kramer114k followers · started Jul 8, 2026 · mutual
Dr. Julie Gurner71k followers · started Nov 2024 · mutual
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- Michelleeeeestarted Oct 28, 2026new
- Shawn's Substackstarted Oct 26, 2026new
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- DigiClicksProstarted Oct 26, 2026new
- Severi Söderdahlstarted Oct 26, 2026new
- Christopher Waltonstarted Oct 26, 2026new
All 57
- Zeinstarted Oct 26, 2026new
- The Squadronstarted Oct 25, 2026new
- Clean Room Notesstarted Oct 23, 2026new
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- The BRANDstarted Oct 23, 2026new
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- El Substack de Cocostarted Oct 23, 2026new
- Kokkula's Substackstarted Oct 22, 2026new
- Boa.'s Substackstarted Oct 21, 2026new
- Daisystarted Oct 21, 2026new
- Fahadstarted Oct 20, 2026new
- Ticker Marketingstarted Oct 20, 2026new
- The Unicorn Magazinestarted Oct 20, 2026new
- David's Substackstarted Oct 20, 2026new
- Dynamic Times: Insights on Leading & Coaching Todaystarted Oct 18, 2026new
- Agoro Otienostarted Oct 17, 2026new
- le 的 Substackstarted Oct 16, 2026new
- Anime Flvstarted Oct 16, 2026new
- Indrastarted Oct 15, 2026new
- Laura's Substackstarted Oct 15, 2026new
- Urblyticastarted Oct 14, 2026new
- Muhammad Jari Abbas Jafristarted Oct 13, 2026new
- Le Substack de Syllastarted Oct 13, 2026new
- Sachin Patilstarted Oct 13, 2026new
- Faith's Substackstarted Oct 13, 2026new
- NickHallstarted Oct 13, 2026new
- og-aff's Substackstarted Oct 11, 2026new
- YStartUpsstarted Oct 11, 2026new
- Deepthi's Substackstarted Oct 11, 2026new
- Deanna's Substackstarted Oct 8, 2026new
- Assignment Consultantstarted Oct 8, 2026new
- ToolSagestarted Oct 8, 2026new
- DigiGrowOrbitstarted Oct 7, 2026
Recommends
- Lenny Rachitsky1.4M followers · started Sep 21, 2026 · mutual
Prof G Media433k followers · started Jul 29, 2026- Aakash Gupta349k followers · started Jan 2024 · mutual
Rachel Karten179k followers · started Oct 2024- Ben Lang146k followers · started Aug 2024 · mutual
Guillermo Flor137k followers · started May 30, 2026- Elena Verna135k followers · started Nov 2023 · mutual
- Emily Kramer114k followers · started Aug 2, 2026 · mutual
- Dr. Julie Gurner71k followers · started Dec 2023 · mutual
- The Product-Led Geekstarted May 30, 2026
- Really Good Business Ideasstarted Oct 2025
Romina Kavcicstarted Oct 2025- The Founders' Fuelstarted Mar 2025
- Remarkable Peoplestarted Sep 2024
- @andrewchenstarted May 2024
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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