Shady has 35,484 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. 48 publications recommend them, 7 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 1.
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
- 35,484
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 30K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 48
- +7 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 1
- 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 | 35,484 | +33 | 30K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 35,451 | 30K+ |
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
48 publications recommend Shady; 7 started in the last 30 days. Shady recommends 1. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-01 | 5 |
| 2026-02 | 7 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 5 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 8 |
| 2026-10 | 10 |
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- Jon’s Substackstarted Oct 12, 2026new
- J Van Fleetstarted Oct 9, 2026new
- Brad Richstarted Oct 6, 2026
- Dawn ~ Luma Dawn Healingstarted Oct 4, 2026
- Barb Langfeld (Barb Brekken)started Sep 26, 2026
- Mary’s Substackstarted Sep 23, 2026
- Linda Lewis - Creative Artworks Blogstarted Sep 21, 2026
- Davidstarted Sep 15, 2026
- Barbara’s Substackstarted Sep 13, 2026
- Aging Healthy: Celebrating Healthy Living started Sep 12, 2026
- Jack Millerstarted Sep 10, 2026
- Thank you, Bodystarted Sep 8, 2026
- James Barrettstarted Aug 22, 2026
- atelier of lifestarted Aug 17, 2026
- Linden Thorpstarted Aug 2, 2026
- Lotus Learningstarted Jul 28, 2026
- Sherrystarted Jul 26, 2026
All 48
- Milin's Substackstarted Jul 6, 2026
- Not Done Drowningstarted Jun 26, 2026
- Inspired Actionstarted May 30, 2026
- Teton Strongstarted May 27, 2026
- Anita Butlerstarted May 19, 2026
- The Upgradestarted May 15, 2026
- Substack von Nathaliestarted May 5, 2026
- Anonymouse Squeakingstarted Apr 20, 2026
- Linda Sandquiststarted Apr 18, 2026
- The Intellectual Investorstarted Apr 16, 2026
- The Good News and The Good Do'sstarted Apr 7, 2026
- Sunshine in My Soulstarted Apr 3, 2026
- Hello You - the Shropshire podcast from Jim Hawkinsstarted Mar 24, 2026
- The 4:8 Poststarted Feb 23, 2026
- Psychoanalytic Relationship Guidestarted Feb 22, 2026
- Jane Geracistarted Feb 21, 2026
- Reflections from the Blue Ridgestarted Feb 20, 2026
- Ashley’s Substackstarted Feb 17, 2026
- The Marriage Field Notes - A Substack Publicationstarted Feb 7, 2026
- Deborah solleveldstarted Jan 31, 2026
- Summer's Substackstarted Jan 28, 2026
- Coffee & Catch Up with Heather Grace Stewartstarted Jan 24, 2026
- Kelly McGuillstarted Jan 18, 2026
- The Curiosity Klatchstarted Jan 14, 2026
Recommends
- The Forgotten Pagesstarted Sep 27, 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.
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