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Michael McDonald has 4,588 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. 33 publications recommend them, 8 of them new in the last 30 days.

Followers read

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
4,588
read Nov 1
Last 7 days
first number on Nov 7
Last 30 days
first number on Nov 30
Subscribers
3.8K+
rounded by Substack
Paid subscribers
100+
bestseller badge 100+
Recommended by
33
+8 in 30 days
Recommends
0
Bestsellers rank
not on a board

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.

4,5604,5704,5804,590 Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 6Nov 8Nov 10Nov 12 12 more days to fill this frame 4,588
4,5604,5704,5804,590 Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8 8 more days to fill this frame 4,588
One reading a day, the last of the day. Marked: leaderboard steps (into the top 25, top 10, or #1). Followers are people who follow Michael McDonald on Substack; they aren't email subscribers.
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Daily readings
DateFollowersChangeSubscribersPaid band
Nov 1, 20264,588+213.8K+
Oct 31, 20264,5673.8K+

Leaderboard positions

Not on a category leaderboard right now

Substack's boards list the top 100 per category, by paid subscribers (Bestsellers) and by recent paid growth (Rising). I read all 66 of them once a day, so a new entry shows up within a day.

Recommendations

33 publications recommend Michael McDonald; 8 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.

Recommend Michael McDonald SFHainenot trackedCall the Mapnot trackedycnot trackedDouglas's Substacknot trackedGwen’s Substacknot trackedCommon Sense by Eric Fosternot trackedStephen Dean Streikernot trackedJonathan Kellernot trackedBrevard's Substacknot tracked Michael McDonald 4.6k followers
Recommend them SFHainenot trackedCall the Mapnot trackedycnot trackedDouglas's Subst…not trackedGwen’s Substacknot trackedCommon Sense by…not tracked Michael McDon… 4.6k followers
The 9 largest publications on each side, by followers. Bigger dot, more followers. Orange: started in the last 30 days. Gray dots: publications I don't track, so no follower count.

When the recommendations started

Dec 22JunDecJunDecJunDecJun
Live recommendations by the month each began, using Substack's own start date. Removed ones aren't listed by Substack, so they don't appear.
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Recommendations started per month
MonthStarted
2022-121
2023-041
2023-091
2024-011
2024-081
2024-103
2024-114
2024-121
2025-031
2025-041
2025-051
2025-061
2025-081
2025-091
2025-101
2025-111
2026-011
2026-021
2026-062
2026-108

Recommended by

  • SFHainestarted Oct 28, 2026new
  • Call the Mapstarted Oct 26, 2026new
  • ycstarted Oct 21, 2026new
  • Douglas's Substackstarted Oct 20, 2026new
  • Gwen’s Substackstarted Oct 20, 2026new
  • Common Sense by Eric Fosterstarted Oct 20, 2026new
  • Stephen Dean Streikerstarted Oct 19, 2026new
  • Jonathan Kellerstarted Oct 19, 2026new
  • Brevard's Substackstarted Jun 30, 2026
  • Florida For Jolly started Jun 19, 2026
  • You Are Herestarted Feb 7, 2026
  • kunaeng576466@gmail.com's Substackstarted Jan 1, 2026
  • Karl Rovestarted Nov 2025
  • Eli's Substackstarted Oct 2025
  • Steve’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
  • The Fed Traderstarted Aug 2025
  • Deborah’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
  • Slow Man Writingstarted May 2025
  • Ian’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
  • Josh’s Substackstarted Mar 2025
  • Anonymous’s Substackstarted Dec 2024
  • Beyond the Byline with Denise Lockwoodstarted Nov 2024
  • indigitalformat’s Newsletterstarted Nov 2024
  • JDV on Gen Zstarted Nov 2024
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  • MendelMusingsstarted Sep 2023
  • Richard’s Substackstarted Apr 2023
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Recommends

Michael McDonald 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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