Rakesh Xaman
@rakeshxaman · The Digital Democracy Watch · Substack profile · World Politics
Rakesh Xaman has 6,918 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #97 on Substack's World Politics Rising board. 25 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 9.
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
- 6,918
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 3.7K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 25
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 9
- Bestsellers rank
- none
- Rising #97, World Politics
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 | 6,918 | 3.7K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Rising | #97 | #82 | 3 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Rising | 82 | 82 | 97 | ▼15 |
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Recommendations
25 publications recommend Rakesh Xaman; 2 started in the last 30 days. Rakesh Xaman recommends 9, and 6 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 6 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
Recommended by
🐺The Wise Wolf93k followers · started Jul 13, 2026
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- You Already Know Your Identity, Now Live Itstarted Oct 5, 2026
- Andrea Elizabeth Bellstarted Oct 4, 2026
- Geoff's Substackstarted Aug 29, 2026
- COGNITIVE-LOONstarted Aug 28, 2026
- Richard's Substackstarted Aug 27, 2026
- Draco - Agent of Peacestarted May 18, 2026
- Teddi's Substackstarted May 18, 2026
- JesseM in Dayton45410started May 17, 2026
- Andrew Baglia ✨⛏️started May 8, 2026
- Gary's Newsletterstarted May 5, 2026
- Louis DeVlugt Personalstarted May 1, 2026
- Lalisastarted Apr 22, 2026 · mutual
- THE TRAJECTORYstarted Apr 10, 2026
- The Aperturestarted Apr 3, 2026
- Guinevere Marystarted Apr 3, 2026 · mutual
- Edge Notesstarted Apr 2, 2026 · mutual
- Ilham Xamanstarted Mar 25, 2026
- Kami Huysestarted Mar 20, 2026
- @NikkisshoreScribbles started Mar 17, 2026
- Tonistarted Feb 24, 2026 · mutual
All 25
- IOD Nation's Substackstarted Feb 7, 2026 · mutual
Recommends
Heather Cox Richardson3.5M followers · started Apr 2, 2026
MeidasTouch Network1.1M followers · started Apr 2, 2026- Nicole12k followers · started Jun 15, 2026 · mutual
- Lalisastarted Apr 28, 2026 · mutual
- Guinevere Marystarted Apr 28, 2026 · mutual
- Edge Notesstarted Apr 2, 2026 · mutual
- Tonistarted Mar 11, 2026 · mutual
- IOD Nation's Substackstarted Mar 11, 2026 · mutual
- Tasnim’s Newsletterstarted Feb 4, 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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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other World Politics writers with 5,000 to 10,000 followers (23 writers in that group), but not Rakesh Xaman.
- recommends 3 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 2 of themColin’s Substack
- recommends 2 of themSovereign Gap
- recommends 2 of themMarijn Markus
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