Paul Wells has 57,292 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #19 on Substack's World Politics Bestsellers board. 58 publications recommend them, 4 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 15.
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
- 57,292
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 39K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 58
- +4 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 15
- Bestsellers rank
- #19
- 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 | 57,292 | 0 | 39K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 57,292 | 39K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | #19 | #18 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | ▼1 |
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Recommendations
58 publications recommend Paul Wells; 4 started in the last 30 days. Paul Wells recommends 15, and 3 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-08 | 1 |
| 2022-10 | 1 |
| 2023-03 | 1 |
| 2023-05 | 1 |
| 2023-09 | 1 |
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2024-12 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 5 |
| 2026-01 | 7 |
| 2026-02 | 4 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 8 |
| 2026-06 | 5 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 5 |
Recommended by
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- Steven Goetzstarted Oct 16, 2026new
- Anthony Moretti, PhDstarted Oct 12, 2026new
- Canada News Mediastarted Oct 10, 2026new
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- AndrewCstarted Sep 19, 2026
- Sean Fedorowichstarted Sep 16, 2026
- Spencer Fernandostarted Sep 11, 2026
- SAGEstarted Aug 31, 2026
- The Source Documentsstarted Aug 4, 2026
- Andrew's Substackstarted Aug 4, 2026
- Jeromy Farkasstarted Jul 20, 2026
- Gordon Andrew Geddes Substackstarted Jul 2, 2026
- Archibald's Substackstarted Jun 27, 2026
All 58
- Le Substack de Andréstarted Jun 23, 2026
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- koko-kr's Substackstarted Jun 20, 2026
- Le Substack de Jeanstarted Jun 18, 2026
- Ghost Intelligencestarted May 31, 2026
- David's Substackstarted May 26, 2026
- Sign's Substackstarted May 25, 2026
- Pip's Substackstarted May 20, 2026
- The Canadian High-Speed Rail Filesstarted May 11, 2026
- Ana's Substackstarted May 5, 2026
- Nojo's Substackstarted May 2, 2026
- MASAKI の Substackstarted May 2, 2026
- Trend Watch for the Curious started Apr 29, 2026
- Roald's Substackstarted Apr 23, 2026
- Le Substack de Olivierstarted Apr 15, 2026
- Leo's Substackstarted Apr 14, 2026
- Tr's Substackstarted Apr 7, 2026
- Betty's Substackstarted Mar 5, 2026
- Theresa's Substackstarted Feb 12, 2026
- Mikhail's Substackstarted Feb 8, 2026
- Lida's Substackstarted Feb 5, 2026
- His Majesty's Liquor Cabinetstarted Feb 4, 2026
- maureen.lachance@sympatico.ca's Substackstarted Jan 26, 2026
- Low frequency | High signalstarted Jan 24, 2026
- Mike's Substackstarted Jan 22, 2026
- Bronson's Substackstarted Jan 18, 2026
- John's Substackstarted Jan 9, 2026
- Le Substack de Chantalstarted Jan 6, 2026
- Aquellantonia's Substackstarted Jan 5, 2026
- Dorlene's Substackstarted Dec 28, 2025
- Doug's Substackstarted Dec 23, 2025
- Ava's Substackstarted Dec 23, 2025
- Ron's Substackstarted Dec 20, 2025
- Margaret's Substackstarted Dec 17, 2025
Recommends
- Line Editor49k followers · started May 2022 · mutual
- Philippe J. Fournier31k followers · started Nov 2023 · mutual
- Terry Glavin22k followers · started May 2022 · mutual
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Todd Coolman2.4k followers · started Oct 30, 2026new- Global Health Insightsstarted Sep 25, 2026
- Solo Operatorstarted Aug 29, 2026
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- inFocus with David Colettostarted Jul 8, 2026
- Daveberta - Alberta politics and electionsstarted Jul 8, 2026
- Ukraine's Arms Monitorstarted May 2, 2026
- Your Media Scanstarted Aug 2024
- The Thursday Questionstarted Feb 2024
- That Night in Torontostarted Nov 2022
- SHuSH, by Kenneth Whytestarted May 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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