Peter Frankopan
@peterfrankopan · Global Threads with Peter Frankopan · Substack profile · World Politics
Peter Frankopan has 18,493 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #87 on Substack's World Politics Bestsellers board. 55 publications recommend them, and they recommend 16.
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
- 18,493
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 11K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 55
- none new in 30 days
- Recommends
- 16
- Bestsellers rank
- #87
- 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 | 18,493 | +7 | 11K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 18,486 | 11K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | #87 | #87 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 |
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Recommendations
55 publications recommend Peter Frankopan. Peter Frankopan recommends 16, and 3 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2024-12 | 4 |
| 2025-01 | 2 |
| 2025-02 | 3 |
| 2025-03 | 5 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 2 |
| 2025-06 | 3 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 4 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 4 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 5 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
Recommended by
Tim Mak290k followers · started Sep 9, 2026
M. E. Rothwell30k followers · started Dec 2024 · mutual
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Iain Martin6.4k followers · started Jan 2025 · mutual
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- Jane's Substackstarted Jun 4, 2026
- Javeed's Substackstarted May 30, 2026
- Don's Substackstarted May 26, 2026
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- Anna's Substackstarted Mar 24, 2026
- Between Worldsstarted Mar 23, 2026
- jerry's Substackstarted Feb 18, 2026
- Cannes Doodlestarted Feb 17, 2026
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All 55
- david's Substackstarted Jan 29, 2026
- William's Substackstarted Jan 10, 2026
- tim's Substackstarted Dec 28, 2025
- Anand Autar’s Substackstarted Dec 26, 2025
- Anne’s Substackstarted Nov 9, 2025
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- The Third Systemstarted Apr 2025
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- Design for Wildfirestarted Mar 2025
- Last of the Wildstarted Mar 2025
- Fingerprintstarted Feb 2025
- Josie’s Substackstarted Feb 2025
- John’s Substackstarted Feb 2025
- The Amadeo Journalstarted Jan 2025
- India By The roadstarted Dec 2024
- Matthewbythamesstarted Dec 2024
- Tim’s Substackstarted Dec 2024
Recommends
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- Thomas des Garets Geddes12k followers · started Sep 11, 2026 · mutual
Prateek Dasgupta7.4k followers · started Jan 2025- Iain Martin6.4k followers · started Jun 2025 · mutual
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- Wealth of Nationsstarted Jan 2025
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- All Things Historystarted Jan 2025
- Blind Squirrel Macrostarted Jan 2025
- 7 Thingsstarted Jan 2025
- More Brit(ish) Than Everstarted Jan 2025
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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