Open to Debate has 54,481 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. 50 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 4.
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
- 54,481
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 54K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- none shown
- Recommended by
- 50
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 4
- Bestsellers rank
- not on a board
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 | 54,481 | 54K+ |
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
50 publications recommend Open to Debate; 2 started in the last 30 days. Open to Debate recommends 4. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-01 | 4 |
| 2026-02 | 6 |
| 2026-03 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 6 |
| 2026-05 | 9 |
| 2026-06 | 10 |
| 2026-07 | 5 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 2 |
Recommended by
- Myrisa Vasustarted Oct 24, 2026new
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- Michael's Substackstarted Sep 10, 2026
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- Off Pistestarted Aug 22, 2026
- PatMuir Publicationstarted Aug 21, 2026
- Allyson's Substackstarted Aug 6, 2026
- Mostafa's Substackstarted Jul 18, 2026
- Ted's Substackstarted Jul 7, 2026
- Tugba's Substackstarted Jul 5, 2026
- Mark's Substackstarted Jul 4, 2026
- Steve's Substackstarted Jul 1, 2026
- Kristen's Substackstarted Jun 24, 2026
- My Corner of Paradisestarted Jun 16, 2026
- Carol's Substackstarted Jun 13, 2026
- we's Substackstarted Jun 12, 2026
- rubes's Substackstarted Jun 11, 2026
- The Washington Translationstarted Jun 10, 2026
- Cassandra's Substackstarted Jun 9, 2026
- Donna's Substackstarted Jun 6, 2026
- Tanaz's Substackstarted Jun 4, 2026
- Shubham's Substackstarted Jun 3, 2026
- Pankaj S Ranastarted May 30, 2026
- B's Substackstarted May 26, 2026
All 50
- Marija's Substackstarted May 20, 2026
- Igor's Substackstarted May 16, 2026
- Neha's Substackstarted May 16, 2026
- WILL's Substackstarted May 8, 2026
- Helene's Substackstarted May 4, 2026
- Revenge of The Awkwardstarted May 2, 2026
- Sally's Substackstarted May 1, 2026
- Odgis: Design and Happinessstarted Apr 29, 2026
- My Substackstarted Apr 23, 2026
- Scoliastarted Apr 23, 2026
- Siahl's Substackstarted Apr 21, 2026
- Tom's Substackstarted Apr 19, 2026
- Jim's Substackstarted Apr 9, 2026
- Xiomara's Substackstarted Mar 21, 2026
- The Sunday Storystarted Mar 19, 2026
- Ben's Substackstarted Mar 7, 2026
- Jeff's Substackstarted Feb 26, 2026
- Nick's Substackstarted Feb 23, 2026
- Fredrick's Substackstarted Feb 20, 2026
- Meems's Substackstarted Feb 16, 2026
- John's Substackstarted Feb 12, 2026
- Louis's Substackstarted Feb 1, 2026
- Michael's Substackstarted Jan 31, 2026
- George's Substackstarted Jan 29, 2026
- Palak's Substackstarted Jan 27, 2026
- Joan's Substackstarted Jan 22, 2026
Recommends
- Here's the Thing with Reshma Saujani started May 29, 2026
- The Compleat Nick Gillespiestarted Mar 20, 2026
- Keen On Americastarted Feb 19, 2026
- Known Unknownsstarted Feb 19, 2026
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.
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Education writers with 50,000 or more followers (24 writers in that group), but not Open to Debate.
- recommends 3 of themThe Founder's Desk
- recommends 3 of themMohamed elsage
- recommends 2 of them
Claudia Faith@claudiafaith - recommends 2 of them
Eva Keiffenheim MSc@evakeiffenheim - recommends 2 of them
𝐴𝐼 𝑀𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑏𝑜𝑠𝑠 🦩@aimeetsgirlboss - recommends 2 of themEli's Substack
- recommends 2 of themRobyn Robles
- recommends 2 of themUnnamed
- recommends 2 of themMikeZampi's Substack
- recommends 2 of themThe Case for Us
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