Matt Goodwin has 128,342 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #9 on Substack's World Politics Bestsellers board. 67 publications recommend them, 7 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 17.
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
- 128,342
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 87K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 67
- +7 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 17
- Bestsellers rank
- #9
- World 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 | 128,342 | +20 | 87K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 128,322 | 87K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | #9 | #9 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
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Recommendations
67 publications recommend Matt Goodwin; 7 started in the last 30 days. Matt Goodwin recommends 17, and 8 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-07 | 1 |
| 2023-01 | 1 |
| 2023-03 | 1 |
| 2023-08 | 2 |
| 2023-12 | 1 |
| 2024-01 | 1 |
| 2024-07 | 1 |
| 2024-09 | 1 |
| 2024-10 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 3 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 17 |
| 2026-07 | 17 |
| 2026-08 | 6 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 7 |
Recommended by
Michael Shellenberger304k followers · started Jul 2025 · mutual
Konstantin Kisin195k followers · started Jan 2023 · mutual
Christopher F. Rufo177k followers · started Aug 2023 · mutual
Triggernometry123k followers · started Oct 2024 · mutual
Francis Foster96k followers · started Jul 2024
Louise Perry70k followers · started Dec 2023 · mutual
Melanie Phillips67k followers · started Jul 2022 · mutual
Graham Linehan62k followers · started Sep 2024
Alasdair Macleod37k followers · started Aug 2025
Liam Halligan28k followers · started Jul 2025 · mutual
John Anderson21k followers · started Apr 29, 2026 · mutual
David Turver7.9k followers · started Aug 2023
Right Times with Kathy Gyngell5.2k followers · started Jul 8, 2026
David McGrogan5.1k followers · started Mar 2023
Jupplandia4.1k followers · started Jan 2024
Gawain Towler3.4k followers · started Jul 2025
Ruben Cober2.5k followers · started Sep 23, 2026- Pro Racing Edgestarted Oct 31, 2026new
- Fraser's Substackstarted Oct 29, 2026new
- frankstringer@hotmail.co.uk's Substackstarted Oct 29, 2026new
- Lynda's Substackstarted Oct 26, 2026new
- Lionel's Substackstarted Oct 23, 2026new
- The Calaisstarted Oct 14, 2026new
- David J Plattstarted Oct 11, 2026new
All 67
- Bee🇬🇧🏴🇮🇪started Sep 19, 2026
- Jeremy's Substackstarted Sep 9, 2026
- Val's Substackstarted Sep 6, 2026
- Sandy's Substackstarted Sep 1, 2026
- Mary's Substackstarted Aug 26, 2026
- Jackie's Substackstarted Aug 25, 2026
- Barry's Substackstarted Aug 22, 2026
- The RN Rantstarted Aug 16, 2026
- Michael's Substackstarted Aug 7, 2026
- Steve's Substackstarted Aug 5, 2026
- Carol's Substackstarted Jul 31, 2026
- Observer's Substackstarted Jul 22, 2026
- Reg's Substackstarted Jul 20, 2026
- Felicity's Substackstarted Jul 20, 2026
- Jim's Substackstarted Jul 19, 2026
- Terry's Substackstarted Jul 19, 2026
- Louise's Substackstarted Jul 16, 2026
- Honest's Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
- The Wraith's Substackstarted Jul 9, 2026
- Tony's Substackstarted Jul 8, 2026
- Philip's Substackstarted Jul 5, 2026
- Rowan Ashstarted Jul 4, 2026
- Bob's Substackstarted Jul 3, 2026
- Darren's Substackstarted Jul 3, 2026
- TB's Substackstarted Jul 3, 2026
- Substack von Stefanostarted Jul 1, 2026
- Peter's Substackstarted Jun 30, 2026
- Taylor Writesstarted Jun 30, 2026
- David's Substackstarted Jun 29, 2026
- patricia's Substackstarted Jun 29, 2026
- Amma bjargar Íslandistarted Jun 28, 2026
- Thomas's Substackstarted Jun 24, 2026
- Todd's Substackstarted Jun 23, 2026
- Alison's Substackstarted Jun 22, 2026
- Ralph's Substackstarted Jun 21, 2026
- Gloucester Stinksstarted Jun 20, 2026
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- William's Substackstarted Jun 19, 2026
- Kathleen's Substackstarted Jun 17, 2026
- Chris's Substackstarted Jun 16, 2026
- Martin's Substackstarted Jun 16, 2026
- steve's Substackstarted Jun 16, 2026
- allenmarcus's Substackstarted Jun 16, 2026
Recommends
- Michael Shellenberger304k followers · started Oct 2024 · mutual
- Konstantin Kisin195k followers · started Jan 2023 · mutual
- Christopher F. Rufo177k followers · started Jul 2023 · mutual
- Triggernometry123k followers · started Dec 2024 · mutual
- Louise Perry70k followers · started Dec 2023 · mutual
- Melanie Phillips67k followers · started Aug 2023 · mutual
- Liam Halligan28k followers · started Jul 2025 · mutual
- John Anderson21k followers · started Apr 30, 2026 · mutual
- A Goodhart is Hard to Findstarted May 2025
- The Upheavalstarted Oct 2024
- Andrew Doylestarted Feb 2024
- Winston Marshallstarted Jan 2024
- Roots & Wings with Frank Furedistarted Dec 2023
- James Essesstarted Aug 2023
- Academy of Ideasstarted Aug 2023
- The Liberal Patriotstarted Oct 2022
- Wrong Side of Historystarted Jul 2022
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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