John Kanell has 221,856 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #71 on Substack's Food & Drink Bestsellers board. 51 publications recommend them, 3 of them new in the last 30 days.
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
- 221,856
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 215K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 51
- +3 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- #71
- Food & Drink
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 | 221,856 | +14 | 215K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 221,842 | 215K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Drink Bestsellers | #71 | #70 | 4 of 4 |
| Food & Drink Rising | #38 | #38 | 1 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food & Drink Bestsellers | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | ▼1 |
| Food & Drink Rising | 38 | new |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
51 publications recommend John Kanell; 3 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | 4 |
| 2026-03 | 7 |
| 2026-04 | 7 |
| 2026-05 | 12 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 6 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
Recommended by
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- Demity's Substackstarted Sep 4, 2026
- Michelle's Substackstarted Sep 1, 2026
- Thomas's Substackstarted Aug 26, 2026
- WabiBullaSuomistarted Aug 19, 2026
- Cynthia's Substackstarted Aug 16, 2026
- Adriana's Substackstarted Aug 4, 2026
- Girl in the Group Chat 💬✨started Aug 3, 2026
- Chiamaka's Substackstarted Jul 29, 2026
- nina's Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
- Ana's Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
- Shari's Substackstarted Jul 2, 2026
- Yosef's Substackstarted Jun 26, 2026
- Janet Herralastarted Jun 21, 2026
- Carolyn's Substackstarted Jun 7, 2026
- Maria's Substackstarted May 31, 2026
- Aradhika's Substackstarted May 29, 2026
- Patricia's Substackstarted May 23, 2026
All 51
- Rebecca's Substackstarted May 21, 2026
- Brenda's Substackstarted May 16, 2026
- Matthew's Substackstarted May 14, 2026
- Linneydenise's Substackstarted May 13, 2026
- eloise's Substackstarted May 11, 2026
- Jacqueline's Substackstarted May 11, 2026
- Girl, Readingstarted May 8, 2026
- Aaliyah's Substackstarted May 4, 2026
- Jerome's Substackstarted May 1, 2026
- Le Substack de Corsistarted Apr 26, 2026
- ANN's Substackstarted Apr 23, 2026
- Addie's Substackstarted Apr 22, 2026
- Carolina's Substackstarted Apr 19, 2026
- Annette's Substackstarted Apr 19, 2026
- Toby's Substackstarted Apr 18, 2026
- Lisa's Substackstarted Apr 14, 2026
- Bebbie's Substackstarted Mar 30, 2026
- sylvia's Substackstarted Mar 30, 2026
- Anna's Substackstarted Mar 24, 2026
- The Shradz Edit's Substackstarted Mar 24, 2026
- Brenda's Substackstarted Mar 9, 2026
- Donna's Substackstarted Mar 8, 2026
- patsy's Substackstarted Mar 4, 2026
- picnicbythecolumns's Substackstarted Feb 26, 2026
- Roy's Substackstarted Feb 21, 2026
- Adele's Substackstarted Feb 19, 2026
- Betty's Substackstarted Feb 18, 2026
Recommends
John Kanell 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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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Food & Drink writers with 50,000 or more followers (72 writers in that group), but not John Kanell.
- recommends 17 of them
Liz Prueitt@lizprueitt - recommends 14 of them
Sara Tane@saratane - recommends 12 of them
Susan Spungen@susanality - recommends 12 of them
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- recommends 11 of them
Dorie Greenspan@doriegreenspan - recommends 11 of them
Hetty Lui McKinnon@hettymckinnon - recommends 11 of them
Rachel Halldorson@rachelhalldorson - recommends 10 of them
Tim Laielli@barefoodtim - recommends 10 of them
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