Sam Kriss has 92,466 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #24 on Substack's Culture Bestsellers board. 62 publications recommend them, 5 of them new in the last 30 days.
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
- 92,466
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 68K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 62
- +5 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- #24
- 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 | 92,466 | +29 | 68K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 92,437 | 68K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culture Bestsellers | #24 | #22 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture Bestsellers | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | ▼1 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
62 publications recommend Sam Kriss; 5 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-09 | 1 |
| 2022-10 | 1 |
| 2024-02 | 1 |
| 2024-03 | 3 |
| 2024-07 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 7 |
| 2026-05 | 11 |
| 2026-06 | 7 |
| 2026-07 | 10 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 4 |
| 2026-10 | 5 |
Recommended by
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Laurie Penny9.2k followers · started Sep 2022
Delicious Tacos9.1k followers · started Mar 2024- Culturissime LITTÉRATURE started Oct 29, 2026new
- Christian Nolanstarted Oct 27, 2026new
- tightropestarted Oct 25, 2026new
- A Table for Fortune Conspectusstarted Oct 21, 2026new
- Adrian Almeidastarted Oct 8, 2026new
- Evastarted Sep 29, 2026
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All 62
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- Eat Itstarted Jul 23, 2026
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- Aurora Aurorastarted Jul 9, 2026
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- leerstarted Jul 4, 2026
- Port of Chestermerestarted Jun 21, 2026
- The Species Gamestarted Jun 17, 2026
- thought daughter broadsheetstarted Jun 15, 2026
- Nobody's Substackstarted Jun 12, 2026
- Jose's Substackstarted Jun 11, 2026
- Joshua's Substackstarted Jun 9, 2026
- Phil Ginakisstarted Jun 1, 2026
- Sam's Substackstarted May 30, 2026
- Leaves from the Treestarted May 27, 2026
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- Reachstarted May 20, 2026
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- isapista202's Substackstarted May 18, 2026
- Kaien's Substackstarted May 17, 2026
- Brandon's Substackstarted May 11, 2026
- Gradystarted May 6, 2026
- Corn Belt Confessionsstarted May 4, 2026
- Zbuvoyj's Substackstarted May 1, 2026
- Casilliac's Substackstarted Apr 30, 2026
- The Social CTV's Substackstarted Apr 30, 2026
- A Fistful of Deli Meatstarted Apr 22, 2026
- Cuntjecturestarted Apr 22, 2026
- Andrew's Substackstarted Apr 18, 2026
- Krupal's Substackstarted Apr 1, 2026
- amyonacloudstarted Apr 1, 2026
- ceci's Substackstarted Mar 20, 2026
- juancystarted Mar 14, 2026
- 30 Months in Iranstarted Mar 4, 2026
Recommends
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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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