Normal Island News has 75,119 followers on Substack as of Nov 6, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #11 on Substack's News Rising board.
Last read Nov 6, 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 Nov 6, 2026; Substack publishes nothing earlier.
- Followers
- 75,119
- read Nov 6
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 13
- Last 30 days
- first number on Dec 6
- Subscribers
- 49K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- not read
- Recommends
- not read
- Bestsellers rank
- none
- Rising #11, News
Followers by day
Tracking since Nov 6, 2026. This is the first reading. 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 13, the 30-day change on Dec 6. Recommendation dates below go further back: they're Substack's own.
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| Date | Followers | Change | Subscribers | Paid band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2026 | 75,119 | 49K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| News Rising | #11 | #11 | 1 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Rising | 11 | new |
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Recommendations
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- recommends 5 of them
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