RAYGUN has 248,432 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #34 on Substack's Humor Bestsellers board. 50 publications recommend them, 3 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 13.
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
- 248,432
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 248K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 50
- +3 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 13
- Bestsellers rank
- #34
- Humor
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 | 248,432 | 248K+ |
Leaderboard positions
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humor Bestsellers | 36 | 36 | 36 | 34 | ▲2 |
| Humor Rising | 46 | 13 | 13 | 15 | ▲31 |
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Recommendations
50 publications recommend RAYGUN; 2 started in the last 30 days. RAYGUN recommends 13. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | 12 |
| 2026-06 | 18 |
| 2026-07 | 10 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 4 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
Recommended by
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- Tarot as A Living Blueprintstarted Sep 21, 2026
- Anne's Substackstarted Sep 13, 2026
- Hadley's Substackstarted Sep 3, 2026
- Rambling and Babblingstarted Aug 20, 2026
- The Green Man Returns's Substackstarted Aug 18, 2026
- Juden's Substackstarted Jul 23, 2026
- Isabelle's Substackstarted Jul 22, 2026
- People Firststarted Jul 14, 2026
- Fiona's Substackstarted Jul 11, 2026
- Abby's Substackstarted Jul 9, 2026
- Marci's Substackstarted Jul 9, 2026
- The Accidental Londonerstarted Jul 8, 2026
- Kathy's Substackstarted Jul 8, 2026
- Brenna's Substackstarted Jul 7, 2026
- Gina's Substackstarted Jul 6, 2026
- LDQ: My Life in Cyclesstarted Jun 30, 2026
- Jeff's Substackstarted Jun 30, 2026
- Abby's Substackstarted Jun 29, 2026
- Scott's Substackstarted Jun 28, 2026
All 50
- Nic's Substackstarted Jun 28, 2026
- But Did You Die?started Jun 27, 2026
- Jess's Substackstarted Jun 26, 2026
- Dan's Substackstarted Jun 23, 2026
- Jack Russell's HH School Board Substackstarted Jun 20, 2026
- Monica's Substackstarted Jun 19, 2026
- Jay's Substackstarted Jun 18, 2026
- Musings, Gleanings, and Reckoningsstarted Jun 18, 2026
- JHA's Substackstarted Jun 14, 2026
- Jessica's Substackstarted Jun 14, 2026
- Jeremy's Substackstarted Jun 12, 2026
- antimystic's Substackstarted Jun 10, 2026
- Austin's Substackstarted Jun 9, 2026
- jeannie210's Substackstarted Jun 4, 2026
- Kay's Substackstarted May 31, 2026
- Heather's Substackstarted May 30, 2026
- Meg's Substackstarted May 24, 2026
- Katie's Substackstarted May 20, 2026
- Stacy's Substackstarted May 17, 2026
- Michael's Substackstarted May 17, 2026
- Marcia's Substackstarted May 16, 2026
- Dee's Substackstarted May 8, 2026
- Sabrina's Substackstarted May 7, 2026
- Kathy's Substackstarted May 6, 2026
- Real Estate Basic's With That Bald Realtorstarted May 5, 2026
- Mike's Substackstarted May 3, 2026
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