Rod Dreher has 53,911 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #14 on Substack's Culture Bestsellers board. 57 publications recommend them, 3 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 15.
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
- 53,911
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 36K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 57
- +3 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 15
- Bestsellers rank
- #14
- Culture
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 | 53,911 | +21 | 36K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 53,890 | 36K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture Bestsellers | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Culture Rising | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ▲1 |
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Recommendations
57 publications recommend Rod Dreher; 3 started in the last 30 days. Rod Dreher recommends 15, and 3 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2023-06 | 1 |
| 2023-12 | 1 |
| 2024-08 | 1 |
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2024-12 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 7 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 7 |
| 2026-04 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 9 |
| 2026-07 | 7 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 6 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
Recommended by
Christopher F. Rufo177k followers · started Nov 2024 · mutual
Mary Harrington50k followers · started Dec 2024
Iain McGilchrist44k followers · started Feb 2025
Aaron M. Renn37k followers · started Jun 2023 · mutual
Raymond Ibrahim23k followers · started Apr 8, 2026
David Roseberry9.3k followers · started Aug 2024
tmatt7.2k followers · started Dec 2023 · mutual- G.'s Substackstarted Oct 23, 2026new
- Joe Sandersstarted Oct 15, 2026new
- Le Substack de Genieysstarted Oct 15, 2026new
- Patristic Treasuresstarted Oct 6, 2026
- Fr Michael Flowersstarted Sep 22, 2026
- Dick's Substackstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Le Substack de lestarted Sep 16, 2026
- Stephen's Substackstarted Sep 11, 2026
- Todd's Substackstarted Sep 9, 2026
- Dl's Substackstarted Sep 3, 2026
- Beauty Went Firststarted Aug 27, 2026
- St. JOHN KUKUZELISstarted Aug 22, 2026
- Debstarted Jul 27, 2026
- Derek's Substackstarted Jul 27, 2026
- Project OpenKuyperstarted Jul 21, 2026
- Wilberforce Research Initiativestarted Jul 20, 2026
- Marie-Eve Tremblaystarted Jul 18, 2026
All 57
- Jack's Substackstarted Jul 17, 2026
- Empty Mirrorsstarted Jul 3, 2026
- James's Substackstarted Jun 30, 2026
- The Martino Law Briefstarted Jun 30, 2026
- Doug's Substackstarted Jun 24, 2026
- Seeking Discernmentstarted Jun 24, 2026
- The Beautiful Cornerstarted Jun 23, 2026
- Donna's Substackstarted Jun 22, 2026
- Michele's Substackstarted Jun 19, 2026
- Yvonne's Substackstarted Jun 12, 2026
- The Homebuildersstarted Jun 4, 2026
- William Van Den Broekstarted May 15, 2026
- Prof's Substackstarted May 12, 2026
- Light On Ascentstarted May 8, 2026
- Catherine's Substackstarted May 2, 2026
- Joshua's Substackstarted Apr 27, 2026
- After Progressstarted Apr 21, 2026
- Still and Knowingstarted Mar 27, 2026
- The Midwest Journalerstarted Mar 20, 2026
- Miriam's Substackstarted Mar 15, 2026
- Kevin's Substackstarted Mar 15, 2026
- A Moral Republicstarted Mar 5, 2026
- Joseph's Substackstarted Mar 2, 2026
- Jacob's Substackstarted Mar 1, 2026
- Paul's Substackstarted Feb 19, 2026
- Le Substack de Ansikloopstarted Jan 28, 2026
- Red Folder Universestarted Jan 24, 2026
- Andrew McMillanstarted Jan 10, 2026
- Debbie's Substackstarted Jan 7, 2026
- Frank's Substackstarted Jan 5, 2026
- Kathleen's Substackstarted Jan 2, 2026
- Love-Life-Light Publishingstarted Jan 2, 2026
- Le Substack de Georgestarted Dec 16, 2025
Recommends
The Free Press2.6M followers · started Dec 15, 2025- Christopher F. Rufo177k followers · started Nov 2024 · mutual
Paul Kingsnorth127k followers · started Apr 2023- Aaron M. Renn37k followers · started Nov 2024 · mutual
- tmatt7.2k followers · started Mar 2024 · mutual
- Balázs Orbánstarted Oct 2025
- Further Upstarted Sep 2025
- Frederica's Worldstarted Jul 2025
- The Underneathstarted Apr 2025
- Lament for the Nationsstarted Nov 2024
- The Upheavalstarted Jan 2024
- Sõida tasa üle sillastarted Jul 2023
- Wrong Side of Historystarted Nov 2022
- Year Zerostarted Sep 2022
- Fisted by Foucaultstarted Sep 2022
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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- 6 shared
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