NewsGuard has 132,782 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #87 on Substack's News Bestsellers board. 54 publications recommend them, 4 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 16.
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
- 132,782
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 65K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 54
- +4 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 16
- Bestsellers rank
- #87
- 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 | 132,782 | +27 | 65K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 132,755 | 65K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | #87 | #87 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 |
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Recommendations
54 publications recommend NewsGuard; 4 started in the last 30 days. NewsGuard recommends 16, and 2 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-03 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 6 |
| 2026-04 | 4 |
| 2026-05 | 12 |
| 2026-06 | 8 |
| 2026-07 | 8 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 6 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
Recommended by
Robert Reich1.7M followers · started Mar 2024 · mutual
Jim Acosta604k followers · started Mar 2025 · mutual
Jeff Stein84k followers · started Mar 26, 2026
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- Audrey's Substackstarted Oct 28, 2026new
- Substack von Dodostarted Oct 21, 2026new
- Mary's Substackstarted Oct 19, 2026new
- Stellrchef's Substackstarted Sep 25, 2026
- James's Substackstarted Sep 22, 2026
- Paul Rehacstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Sheila's Substackstarted Sep 19, 2026
- Carol Gentrystarted Sep 16, 2026
- Patricia's Substackstarted Sep 12, 2026
- THE FALK FILESstarted Aug 26, 2026
- SID NEWSstarted Aug 19, 2026
- Gregor's Substackstarted Aug 18, 2026
- Brian's Substackstarted Aug 3, 2026
- Janice's Substackstarted Jul 31, 2026
- El Substack de Soystarted Jul 12, 2026
- Cognitive Warfare from Japanstarted Jul 10, 2026
- FACTSinnatedstarted Jul 7, 2026
- Talent Underground by Robin Milsteadstarted Jul 7, 2026
- John's Substackstarted Jul 6, 2026
All 54
- Lynda's Substackstarted Jul 6, 2026
- Le Substack de Harrystarted Jul 6, 2026
- Ask A Gay!started Jun 30, 2026
- Steve devitt's Substackstarted Jun 28, 2026
- Il Substack di Rosastarted Jun 20, 2026
- Barb's Substackstarted Jun 18, 2026
- Ibrahim's Substackstarted Jun 15, 2026
- Jimmy's Substackstarted Jun 10, 2026
- Alice's Substackstarted Jun 10, 2026
- Lissa's Substackstarted Jun 9, 2026
- Giles's Substackstarted May 31, 2026
- Il Substack di Clarastarted May 30, 2026
- Kenneth's Substackstarted May 29, 2026
- Claire's Substackstarted May 24, 2026
- No Signal Out Herestarted May 22, 2026
- ANIRUDH's Substackstarted May 22, 2026
- Bruce's Substackstarted May 19, 2026
- Bob's Substackstarted May 13, 2026
- Il Substack di Stefanostarted May 9, 2026
- Paul's Substackstarted May 5, 2026
- David's Substackstarted May 1, 2026
- Snuffy's Substackstarted Apr 29, 2026
- JoshyAndrews's Substackstarted Apr 20, 2026
- Substack de Paulostarted Apr 7, 2026
- Marek's Substackstarted Apr 1, 2026
- Hilda's Substackstarted Mar 27, 2026
- Il Substack di Robertostarted Mar 15, 2026
- Farnaz's Substackstarted Mar 12, 2026
- Il Substack di primostarted Mar 11, 2026
- Substack von Petrstarted Mar 8, 2026
Recommends
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Thom Hartmann386k followers · started Jan 27, 2026
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- Mike Pescastarted Jun 2025
- Executive Functionsstarted Apr 2025
- Todd’s Substackstarted Jun 2024
- OLD GOATS with Jonathan Alterstarted Jan 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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