Jacob Dean has 3,500 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #96 on Substack's International Bestsellers board. 19 publications recommend them, 1 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 3.
Last read Oct 31, 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
- 3,500
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 2.8K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- none shown
- Recommended by
- 19
- +1 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 3
- Bestsellers rank
- #96
- International
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2026 | 3,500 | 2.8K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Bestsellers | #96 | #96 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Bestsellers | 97 | 97 | 97 | 96 | ▲1 |
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Recommendations
19 publications recommend Jacob Dean; 1 started in the last 30 days. Jacob Dean recommends 3, and 3 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-02 | 1 |
| 2024-03 | 2 |
| 2024-05 | 1 |
| 2024-06 | 1 |
| 2024-07 | 1 |
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 2 |
| 2025-04 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
Recommended by
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- Lisa Clingan-Cruzstarted Feb 11, 2026
- Joy of Cooking Newsletterstarted Jan 22, 2026 · mutual
- Tinta y Mielstarted Apr 2025
- Intro to Mexicostarted Apr 2025
- Julie and Lurko in Mexicostarted Mar 2025
- Ven Sí Puedes | Come If You Canstarted Mar 2025
- Inner Flow Meditationsstarted Feb 2025
- #DavidWritesstarted Nov 2024
- What an Adventure!started Jul 2024 · mutual
- Colin’s Substackstarted Jun 2024
- Mory’s Substackstarted May 2024
- Steve Swindells’ Substackstarted Mar 2024
- Liz’s Substackstarted Mar 2024
- The Layoverstarted Feb 2024 · mutual
Recommends
- Joy of Cooking Newsletterstarted Jan 21, 2026 · mutual
- What an Adventure!started Aug 2024 · mutual
- The Layoverstarted Jan 2024 · mutual
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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