Michael has 5,508 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #10 on Substack's History Rising board. 13 publications recommend them, 4 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 1.
Last read Oct 31, 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
- 5,508
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 4.9K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 13
- +4 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 1
- Bestsellers rank
- none
- Rising #10, History
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. This is the first reading. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2026 | 5,508 | 4.9K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| History Rising | #10 | #10 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History Rising | 24 | 24 | 24 | 10 | ▲14 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
13 publications recommend Michael; 3 started in the last 30 days. Michael recommends 1. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 6 |
Recommended by
- Emmanuel Kimathistarted Oct 24, 2026new
- Ken's Substackstarted Oct 15, 2026new
- Robert E. Wilson IIIstarted Oct 14, 2026new
- Lawrence's Substackstarted Oct 7, 2026
- william schneeklothstarted Oct 5, 2026
- The Antiracist Sumudstarted Oct 2, 2026
- Ulla Sperber 🇩🇰started Sep 30, 2026
- Janstarted Sep 16, 2026
- Barbara’s Substackstarted Sep 5, 2026
- Erin Achesonstarted Aug 30, 2026
- Michelle Vespiastarted Aug 28, 2026
- Karen Boyettestarted Aug 24, 2026
- Dawn Byfordstarted Jun 5, 2026
Recommends
Naomi Klein229k followers · started Sep 26, 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.
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other History writers with 5,000 to 10,000 followers (38 writers in that group), but not Michael.
- recommends 5 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 4 of them
TheMedievalist@historymedieval - recommends 3 of themStories Behind the Records
- recommends 2 of them
The Timeless Traveler@timelesstrvlr - recommends 2 of them
Cool Stories About History@coolstoriesabouthistory - recommends 2 of themHistory that You can Read and why it Matters
- recommends 2 of themArchaeolog
- recommends 2 of themExchangism and World Government
- recommends 2 of themAlthea’s Substack
- recommends 2 of themThe Conclusion with Abu Khaldun
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