Matthew Cole has 3,231 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #62 on Substack's News Rising board. 15 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 14.
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
- 3,231
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 1.8K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- none shown
- Recommended by
- 15
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 14
- Bestsellers rank
- none
- Rising #62, News
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 | 3,231 | +15 | 1.8K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 3,216 | 1.8K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| News Rising | #62 | #48 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Rising | 48 | 70 | 70 | 62 | ▼14 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
15 publications recommend Matthew Cole; 2 started in the last 30 days. Matthew Cole recommends 14, and 2 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2023-02 | 1 |
| 2023-03 | 1 |
| 2023-05 | 1 |
| 2023-09 | 1 |
| 2024-01 | 1 |
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 2 |
Recommended by
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- Isaac's Substackstarted Nov 2025
- Brandon's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- A Second Mask!started Sep 2025
- Wendy Siegelmanstarted Jul 2025 · mutual
- Straight F's - from ©skyehilton.comstarted Feb 2025
- Vicky Ward Investigatesstarted Nov 2024 · mutual
- Peter’s Substackstarted Jan 2024
- Diplomatic, by Laura Rozenstarted Sep 2023
- Janet’s Substackstarted May 2023
- DrLaura’s Peaceful Parenting Newsletterstarted Mar 2023
- Henry Saul Cole's The Eco-creative zonestarted Feb 2023
Recommends
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- Virtue Signalingstarted May 2025
- Murtaza Hussainstarted Apr 2024
- Gerjon’s Aircraft Findsstarted Aug 2023
- Vicky Ward Investigatesstarted Jan 2023 · mutual
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.
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other News writers with 1,000 to 5,000 followers (44 writers in that group), but not Matthew Cole.
- recommends 3 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 2 of themThe Lefferts Gardens Ledger
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