Nick Rockel has 6,141 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #85 on Substack's World Politics Bestsellers board. 51 publications recommend them, and they recommend 7.
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
- 6,141
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- not shown
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 51
- none new in 30 days
- Recommends
- 7
- Bestsellers rank
- #85
- 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 | 6,141 | −1 | Thousands | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 6,142 | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | #85 | #85 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 0 |
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Recommendations
51 publications recommend Nick Rockel. Nick Rockel recommends 7. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-07 | 2 |
| 2024-08 | 4 |
| 2024-09 | 1 |
| 2024-10 | 2 |
| 2024-11 | 2 |
| 2024-12 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 3 |
| 2025-05 | 4 |
| 2025-06 | 2 |
| 2025-07 | 2 |
| 2025-08 | 2 |
| 2025-11 | 4 |
| 2025-12 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 4 |
| 2026-02 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 4 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
Recommended by
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- willy de witstarted May 10, 2026
- Melanie's Substackstarted May 8, 2026
- Stephen Dstarted May 1, 2026
- Brenda Banningstarted Apr 20, 2026
- Peter’s Substackstarted Apr 19, 2026
- laure’s Substackstarted Apr 7, 2026
- Sovereign Gapstarted Mar 29, 2026
- Stu Huntstarted Mar 27, 2026
- Anna Lolomastarted Feb 18, 2026
- Karla's Substackstarted Feb 2, 2026
- Ken's Substackstarted Jan 29, 2026
- David Godfreystarted Jan 19, 2026
- karin's Substackstarted Jan 5, 2026
- Judgeystarted Dec 19, 2025
- awnrystarted Dec 1, 2025
- Ivor Jones The Māori Green Lanternstarted Nov 22, 2025
- Rae's Substackstarted Nov 14, 2025
- Jendrstarted Nov 2025
- Tim's Substackstarted Nov 2025
All 51
- STAYLEFTstarted Aug 2025
- Sally’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- Kirk Laffertystarted Jul 2025
- Coppertones’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
- Le Substack de Ksikasstarted Jun 2025
- Wendy Reidstarted Jun 2025
- Febes62started May 2025
- Carla’s Substackstarted May 2025
- Cristinastarted May 2025
- Mark’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- Happy and You Know Itstarted Apr 2025
- Alistair Kinniburghstarted Apr 2025
- Kittistarted Mar 2025
- Readings to ponder - observations from Oparastarted Feb 2025
- Dan mcbethstarted Jan 2025
- Author Catherine Lea’s Substackstarted Dec 2024
- Mike’s Substackstarted Nov 2024
- Althea’s Substackstarted Nov 2024
- Pamela’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
- Alan’s Substackstarted Oct 2024
- Liz’s Substackstarted Sep 2024
- Ann’s Substackstarted Aug 2024
- The Cultural Marxiststarted Aug 2024
- Allana’s Substackstarted Aug 2024
- Adrian’s Substackstarted Aug 2024
- Lyn’s Substackstarted Jul 2024
- David.scilla’s Substackstarted Jul 2024
Recommends
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- David Slack's newsletter has moved from Substack to Ghost started Apr 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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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other World Politics writers with 5,000 to 10,000 followers (23 writers in that group), but not Nick Rockel.
- recommends 3 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 2 of themColin’s Substack
- recommends 2 of themMarijn Markus
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