Ron Charles has 43,188 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #3 on Substack's Literature Bestsellers board. 58 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days.
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
- 43,188
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 37K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 58
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- #3
- Literature
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 | 43,188 | 37K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Bestsellers | #3 | #3 | 4 of 4 |
| Literature Rising | #8 | #8 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature Bestsellers | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Literature Rising | 30 | 25 | 25 | 8 | ▲22 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
58 publications recommend Ron Charles; 1 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | 8 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 8 |
| 2026-05 | 11 |
| 2026-06 | 8 |
| 2026-07 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 7 |
| 2026-09 | 7 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
Recommended by
Summer Brennan50k followers · started Feb 4, 2026
Rebecca Makkai46k followers · started Feb 6, 2026
Laurie Stone44k followers · started Feb 5, 2026
Deborah Copaken33k followers · started Feb 4, 2026
Erika Dreifus21k followers · started Feb 4, 2026
Sharon Goldman7.4k followers · started Feb 20, 2026
Jane Roper5.2k followers · started Feb 5, 2026
Scott Simon5k followers · started Feb 15, 2026- Culturissime LITTÉRATURE started Oct 29, 2026new
- Karen's Substackstarted Oct 7, 2026
- Patricia Russellstarted Oct 6, 2026
- Book Cache Blogstarted Oct 4, 2026
- R.S Plowmanstarted Sep 29, 2026
- Carol Joy Kellystarted Sep 28, 2026
- Sayandeep Basustarted Sep 26, 2026
- attachmentsstarted Sep 15, 2026
- Her Perspectivestarted Sep 14, 2026
- Eric's Substackstarted Sep 13, 2026
- Balcony Island Diariesstarted Sep 1, 2026
- Meredith's Substackstarted Aug 26, 2026
- Sue's Substackstarted Aug 25, 2026
- Write Goodstarted Aug 19, 2026
- The Havesstarted Aug 16, 2026
- Move to Firestarted Aug 12, 2026
All 58
- The Shift Keystarted Aug 12, 2026
- Sharon's Substackstarted Aug 7, 2026
- Lost Valley Bookstarted Jul 25, 2026
- Linda's Substackstarted Jul 21, 2026
- C.G.'s Substackstarted Jul 21, 2026
- Natasha's Substackstarted Jul 7, 2026
- Paige's Substackstarted Jun 25, 2026
- Lauren's Substackstarted Jun 25, 2026
- Micki Myers on Substackstarted Jun 25, 2026
- Sandee's Substackstarted Jun 17, 2026
- Denise's Substackstarted Jun 13, 2026
- Mark's Substackstarted Jun 8, 2026
- Eileen's Substackstarted Jun 4, 2026
- Ghost Miles started Jun 2, 2026
- Night Heron Witchstarted May 30, 2026
- Elizabeth's Substackstarted May 26, 2026
- Mike's Substackstarted May 25, 2026
- Jane's Substackstarted May 25, 2026
- Gary's Substackstarted May 23, 2026
- Maggie's Substackstarted May 20, 2026
- Imfarawaystarted May 12, 2026
- Lynnstarted May 11, 2026
- TLRHBstarted May 9, 2026
- Showing Up, Season 2started May 5, 2026
- Julie's Substackstarted May 2, 2026
- El Substack de Mariastarted Apr 30, 2026
- FoodTripGuidestarted Apr 24, 2026
- Pegi's Substackstarted Apr 23, 2026
- Elizabeth's Substackstarted Apr 21, 2026
- Jim's Substackstarted Apr 17, 2026
- Bacall's Substackstarted Apr 3, 2026
- What's Our Next Bookstarted Apr 3, 2026
- Patty's Substackstarted Apr 2, 2026
- Jean Lewisstarted Mar 27, 2026
Recommends
Ron Charles doesn't recommend anyone.
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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- 4 shared
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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Literature writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (92 writers in that group), but not Ron Charles.
- recommends 7 of them
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- recommends 6 of them
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- recommends 4 of them
Alison Krupnick@alisonkrupnick - recommends 3 of them
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