Paul Leighton has 2,798 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. 22 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 10.
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
- 2,798
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 2.7K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 22
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 10
- Bestsellers rank
- not on a board
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 | 2,798 | +1 | 2.7K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 2,797 | 2.7K+ |
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
22 publications recommend Paul Leighton; 2 started in the last 30 days. Paul Leighton recommends 10, and 6 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 3 |
| 2025-04 | 3 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 2 |
Recommended by
- slk's Substackstarted Oct 23, 2026new
- sg's Substackstarted Oct 19, 2026new
- Rabbi Alison Adlerstarted Sep 22, 2026 · mutual
- Jan's Substackstarted Jun 29, 2026
- Betsy Ellor's Words Unboundstarted Jun 5, 2026 · mutual
- Lisa's Substackstarted May 7, 2026
- DEBORAH's Substackstarted Apr 9, 2026
- Beatrice's Substackstarted Mar 30, 2026
- mtrouble123@msn.com's Substackstarted Mar 10, 2026
- Adam's Substackstarted Nov 2025
- Roger's Substackstarted Oct 2025 · mutual
- Vance’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- Emily’s Stupid Tumorstarted Aug 2025 · mutual
- Molly’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
- Maryellen’s Substackstarted May 2025
- Elizabeth’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- Don prestonstarted Apr 2025
- Shorterstarted Apr 2025 · mutual
- Nathanael’s Substackstarted Mar 2025
- Linda Goodspeedstarted Mar 2025
- Cathryn’s Substackstarted Mar 2025 · mutual
- Jack Esherstarted Feb 2025
Recommends
Margaret Sullivan146k followers · started Jun 2025
Scott Van Voorhis16k followers · started Oct 23, 2026new- Rabbi Alison Adlerstarted Oct 30, 2026 · mutualnew
- The New England Beaconstarted Oct 23, 2026new
- Betsy Ellor's Words Unboundstarted Aug 28, 2026 · mutual
- Law & Lorestarted Feb 20, 2026
- Roger's Substackstarted Nov 2025 · mutual
- Emily’s Stupid Tumorstarted Jul 2025 · mutual
- Cathryn’s Substackstarted Jun 2025 · mutual
- Shorterstarted Jun 2025 · 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.
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other News writers with 1,000 to 5,000 followers (44 writers in that group), but not Paul Leighton.
- recommends 3 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 2 of themThe Lefferts Gardens Ledger
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