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Portugal Decoded has 13,149 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #71 on Substack's World Politics Bestsellers board. 51 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days.

Followers read · Boards read

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
13,149
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
Thousands
bestseller badge 1,000+
Recommended by
51
+2 in 30 days
Recommends
0
Bestsellers rank
#71
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.

12,80013,00013,20013,40013,600 Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 6Nov 8Nov 10Nov 12 12 more days to fill this frame 13,149
12,80013,00013,20013,40013,600 Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8 8 more days to fill this frame 13,149
One reading a day, the last of the day. Marked: leaderboard steps (into the top 25, top 10, or #1). Followers are people who follow Portugal Decoded on Substack; they aren't email subscribers.
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Daily readings
DateFollowersChangeSubscribersPaid band
Nov 1, 202613,149+411K+Thousands
Oct 31, 202613,14511K+Thousands

Leaderboard positions

BoardRank nowBest on recordReads on it
World Politics Bestsellers#71#694 of 4
World Politics Rising#74#284 of 4

Rank on each read

Rank on each read of each board. Each cell is the leaderboard rank; empty means not in the top 100.
WriterOct 3107:00Oct 3113:00Oct 3119:47Nov 621:50Move
World Politics Bestsellers69697171▼2
World Politics Rising28515174▼46

I read every board once a day.

Recommendations

51 publications recommend Portugal Decoded; 2 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.

Recommend Portugal Decoded Porto Expats571 followersChapter and Verdictnot trackedSam's Substacknot trackedPortuguese with Friendsnot trackedMary's Substacknot trackedOlá Coimbra- Your Portugal St…not trackedJoaninéx Digital Diarynot trackedLisbon Diaries By Zeynep Tina…not trackedWhy Not? Musings from an Immi…not tracked Portugal Decoded 13k followers
Recommend them Porto Expats571 followersChapter and Ver…not trackedSam's Substacknot trackedPortuguese with…not trackedMary's Substacknot trackedOlá Coimbra- Yo…not tracked Portugal Deco… 13k followers
The 9 largest publications on each side, by followers. Bigger dot, more followers. Orange: started in the last 30 days. Gray dots: publications I don't track, so no follower count.

When the recommendations started

1Mar 2521Jun253Sep553Dec411Mar243Jun42Sep3
Live recommendations by the month each began, using Substack's own start date. Removed ones aren't listed by Substack, so they don't appear. Substack shows only the 50 newest recommenders, so before May 2025 (outlined) I see only those from the 6,392 publications whose full lists I read.
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MonthStarted
2025-031
2025-052
2025-061
2025-072
2025-085
2025-093
2025-105
2025-115
2025-123
2026-014
2026-021
2026-031
2026-042
2026-054
2026-063
2026-074
2026-082
2026-103

Recommended by

  • Porto Expats571 followers · started Aug 2025
  • Chapter and Verdictstarted Oct 30, 2026new
  • Sam's Substackstarted Oct 21, 2026new
  • Portuguese with Friendsstarted Oct 5, 2026
  • Mary's Substackstarted Aug 28, 2026
  • Olá Coimbra- Your Portugal Starts Herestarted Aug 4, 2026
  • Joaninéx Digital Diarystarted Jul 29, 2026
  • Lisbon Diaries By Zeynep Tinaz Redmont started Jul 17, 2026
  • Why Not? Musings from an Immigrant to Portugalstarted Jul 9, 2026
  • Darren's Substackstarted Jul 5, 2026
  • Paul's Substackstarted Jun 30, 2026
  • Elizabeth's Substackstarted Jun 23, 2026
  • Portugal, in Storiesstarted Jun 14, 2026
  • Lynn's Substackstarted May 26, 2026
  • A Nourished Life by Eva Marie | Recipes, Travel & Storiesstarted May 25, 2026
  • W's Substackstarted May 22, 2026
  • doris's Substackstarted May 15, 2026
  • Damla's Substackstarted Apr 29, 2026
  • Samuel Claibornestarted Apr 25, 2026
  • Substack von The bell curvestarted Mar 10, 2026
  • Annette's Substackstarted Feb 26, 2026
  • Mary's Substackstarted Jan 19, 2026
  • Xe's Substackstarted Jan 17, 2026
  • Maria's Substackstarted Jan 17, 2026
All 51
  • Julie's Substackstarted Jan 16, 2026
  • Christopher's Substackstarted Dec 31, 2025
  • Masood's Substackstarted Dec 10, 2025
  • glen's Substackstarted Dec 1, 2025
  • Amy Kraushaar Azul Eloquentestarted Nov 22, 2025
  • Pages and Placesstarted Nov 14, 2025
  • We're Moving to Europestarted Nov 2025
  • Denise's Substackstarted Nov 2025
  • Queer Elder Unsettledstarted Nov 2025
  • Ryo's Substackstarted Oct 2025
  • Wild's Substackstarted Oct 2025
  • Sun's Substackstarted Oct 2025
  • O Porto para totósstarted Oct 2025
  • Penelopestarted Oct 2025
  • Ben’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
  • Sue’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
  • O Substack de Franciscostarted Sep 2025
  • Up North: Property & Life in Portugalstarted Aug 2025
  • From The Mississippi To The Miradourosstarted Aug 2025
  • Emer’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
  • Vicki’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
  • Michelle’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
  • The Lisbon Catalyststarted Jul 2025
  • Lee’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
  • Primal Soulstarted May 2025
  • Portugal Holidaysstarted May 2025
  • Connie’s Substackstarted Mar 2025

Recommends

Portugal Decoded doesn't recommend anyone.

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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