Michael F. Bird
@michaelfbird · Word from the Bird · Substack profile · Faith & Spirituality
Michael F. Bird has 26,108 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #41 on Substack's Faith & Spirituality Bestsellers board. 55 publications recommend them, 1 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 33.
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
- 26,108
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 16K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 55
- +1 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 33
- Bestsellers rank
- #41
- Faith & Spirituality
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 | 26,108 | +16 | 16K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 26,092 | 16K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faith & Spirituality Bestsellers | #41 | #41 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faith & Spirituality Bestsellers | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
55 publications recommend Michael F. Bird; 1 started in the last 30 days. Michael F. Bird recommends 33, and 5 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-08 | 1 |
| 2022-12 | 1 |
| 2024-03 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 3 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 3 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 2 |
| 2025-11 | 4 |
| 2025-12 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 5 |
| 2026-02 | 6 |
| 2026-03 | 6 |
| 2026-05 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 2 |
Recommended by
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- Matthew Holidaystarted Jul 19, 2026
- Kelsie's Substackstarted Jul 13, 2026
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All 55
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- Jeremy's Substackstarted Feb 17, 2026
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- Living Lettersstarted Oct 2025
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- Seeing the Formstarted Sep 2025
- O Substack de Josinaldostarted Sep 2025
- The New Jerusalemstarted Aug 2025
- O Substack de Gabrielstarted Aug 2025
- Mitch’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- King Jesus Storystarted Jul 2025
- Judson Taylorstarted Jun 2025
- Reclaiming Orthodoxystarted Jun 2025
- Chance’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
- Amir’s Substackstarted May 2025
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All 33
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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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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Faith & Spirituality writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (77 writers in that group), but not Michael F. Bird.
- recommends 4 of themSarah Bessey@sarahbessey
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Yehonatan - יְהוֹנָתָן@hebrewforchristians - recommends 3 of themTURBO GOTH UNIVERSE
- recommends 3 of themMatthew Brown
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