Rachel Gilmore
@rachelgilmore · Bubble Pop with Rachel Gilmore · Substack profile · World Politics
Rachel Gilmore has 30,288 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #52 on Substack's World Politics Bestsellers board. 54 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, 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
- 30,288
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 20K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 54
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 16
- Bestsellers rank
- #52
- 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 | 30,288 | +1 | 20K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 30,287 | 20K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | #52 | #52 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
54 publications recommend Rachel Gilmore; 2 started in the last 30 days. Rachel Gilmore recommends 16, and 6 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2024-12 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-11 | 6 |
| 2025-12 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 8 |
| 2026-02 | 4 |
| 2026-03 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 4 |
| 2026-05 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 6 |
| 2026-07 | 5 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
Recommended by
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- Ken Kohlerstarted Jun 27, 2026
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- The Cult Followingstarted Jun 13, 2026 · mutual
- Physical Security Field Notesstarted Jun 3, 2026
- Sara's Substackstarted May 29, 2026
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- jim's Substackstarted May 1, 2026
- Colt Fawcettstarted Apr 27, 2026
- The Defendantsstarted Apr 9, 2026
All 54
- Hold the North started Apr 9, 2026
- "Did I Just Say That Out Loud"started Mar 17, 2026
- The Delusioneersstarted Mar 14, 2026
- Laura's Substackstarted Mar 9, 2026
- Alien Artiststarted Mar 1, 2026
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- Deep Rooted Productions with Karli Zschognerstarted Jan 29, 2026
- Badamasi's Substackstarted Jan 28, 2026
- Damian's Substackstarted Jan 23, 2026
- The State of Thingsstarted Jan 23, 2026 · mutual
- Val's Substackstarted Jan 21, 2026
- bubby's Substackstarted Jan 12, 2026
- David's Substackstarted Jan 4, 2026
- Maple History/Christina's Substackstarted Dec 16, 2025
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- Alex's Substackstarted Dec 7, 2025
- GORDON's Substackstarted Nov 20, 2025
- Rob's Substackstarted Nov 19, 2025
- Jeff Potvin 🇨🇦started Nov 18, 2025
- Kristian's Substackstarted Nov 11, 2025
- The Pulse of the Eastern Townshipsstarted Nov 9, 2025
- ndidi's Substackstarted Nov 2025
- John’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Of Ashes and Inkstarted Sep 2025
- Em Loganstarted Aug 2025
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- Jeremy Appel8.9k followers · started Jan 2025 · mutual
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- Bad + Bitchy Podcaststarted Jul 2023
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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