René Volpi has 34,407 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #51 on Substack's International Bestsellers board. 51 publications recommend them, 1 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 11.
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
- 34,407
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 27K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 51
- +1 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 11
- Bestsellers rank
- #51
- International
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 | 34,407 | 27K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Bestsellers | #51 | #51 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Bestsellers | 52 | 52 | 52 | 51 | ▲1 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
51 publications recommend René Volpi; 1 started in the last 30 days. René Volpi recommends 11, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-03 | 1 |
| 2024-04 | 6 |
| 2024-05 | 1 |
| 2024-06 | 3 |
| 2024-07 | 3 |
| 2024-08 | 1 |
| 2024-10 | 2 |
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2024-12 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 3 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 2 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 3 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
Recommended by
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- Jason Schweitzstarted Sep 10, 2026
- BlueSkystarted Sep 6, 2026
- Natalie Doyle, PhDstarted Jul 28, 2026
- In the Wakestarted Jun 6, 2026
- Rusty's Substackstarted Jun 5, 2026
- Judi's Substackstarted Feb 15, 2026
- The Path of the Logosstarted Jan 19, 2026
- STOP the SLIDE!started Jan 17, 2026
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- Sunday Morning Coffee Clubstarted Nov 2025
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- Solidaritystarted Aug 2025
All 51
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- Mother’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
- Kate’s Substackstarted May 2025
- The Tribal Dream-Stackers started May 2025
- Daniel’s Substackstarted May 2025
- gail smith reynoldsstarted Apr 2025 · mutual
- Karen’s Substackstarted Mar 2025
- Beth Derech Inklingsstarted Feb 2025
- Craig’s Substackstarted Dec 2024
- Luna’s Substackstarted Nov 2024
- Characters on Callstarted Oct 2024
- Health Science Research By Dr Mike Broadlystarted Aug 2024
- Justice’s Substackstarted Jul 2024
- The Technology Strategist started Jul 2024
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- Ar.’s Substackstarted Jun 2024
- Ana’s Substackstarted Jun 2024
- Butterflies Don't Carry Rocksstarted Jun 2024
- Yara’s Substackstarted May 2024
- Le Substack de helenastarted Apr 2024
- Divyanshi’s Magazine started Apr 2024
- Just Ask Petestarted Apr 2024
- bgotro’s Substackstarted Apr 2024
- M’s Substackstarted Apr 2024
- Flynn’s Substackstarted Apr 2024
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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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