Sara Szal MD has 61,710 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #4 on Substack's Health & Wellness Bestsellers board. 53 publications recommend them, 5 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 7.
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
- 61,710
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 56K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 53
- +5 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 7
- Bestsellers rank
- #4
- Health & Wellness
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 | 61,710 | 56K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health & Wellness Bestsellers | #4 | #4 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health & Wellness Bestsellers | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
53 publications recommend Sara Szal MD; 5 started in the last 30 days. Sara Szal MD recommends 7, and 2 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 11 |
| 2026-06 | 13 |
| 2026-07 | 11 |
| 2026-08 | 8 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 5 |
Recommended by
Dr. Lucy McBride79k followers · started Aug 6, 2026 · mutual
Elena Brower54k followers · started Feb 8, 2026 · mutual
Beth Bollinger29k followers · started Mar 30, 2026- The Soulful Gardenstarted Oct 30, 2026new
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- The Long Gamestarted Oct 22, 2026new
- The Doctor Teacherstarted Oct 15, 2026new
- Chris's Substackstarted Oct 14, 2026new
- Vanessa Tarsiastarted Sep 25, 2026
- Young Thoughtsstarted Sep 24, 2026
- Janet's Substackstarted Sep 19, 2026
- Fragments of a Life Unspokenstarted Aug 30, 2026
- Beth's Substackstarted Aug 26, 2026
- Ashley's Substackstarted Aug 24, 2026
- Between Mind & Bodystarted Aug 23, 2026
- The Winning Balancestarted Aug 21, 2026
- Forever Longevitystarted Aug 17, 2026
- FED WELLstarted Aug 6, 2026
- Carolyn Teaguestarted Jul 24, 2026
- El tercer actostarted Jul 24, 2026
- Heather's Substackstarted Jul 24, 2026
- Jada's Substackstarted Jul 21, 2026
- Sally's Substackstarted Jul 17, 2026
- Gail's Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
All 53
- Maxenwellstarted Jul 13, 2026
- Substack van Sigertstarted Jul 13, 2026
- Sonia Jonesstarted Jul 7, 2026
- Lynn's Substackstarted Jul 6, 2026
- Crystal Keath, FDNPstarted Jul 3, 2026
- Ken.'s Substackstarted Jun 26, 2026
- Katherine's Substackstarted Jun 25, 2026
- Craig's Substackstarted Jun 24, 2026
- Anna's Substackstarted Jun 22, 2026
- Heather Lea's Substackstarted Jun 20, 2026
- Judi's Substackstarted Jun 16, 2026
- D's Substackstarted Jun 12, 2026
- Her Risingstarted Jun 11, 2026
- Wendy's Substackstarted Jun 11, 2026
- Balance with Hannahstarted Jun 10, 2026
- Michele's Substackstarted Jun 9, 2026
- The Technologist's Cut by Dr.Gstarted Jun 8, 2026
- Lorraine's Substackstarted Jun 5, 2026
- 感性と発信の研究室started May 31, 2026
- Jessstarted May 29, 2026
- Lori's Substackstarted May 29, 2026
- The Default Resilient Journalstarted May 27, 2026
- Loosely Gatheredstarted May 26, 2026
- Ruth's Substackstarted May 22, 2026
- Menopause Golden Years With Catalinastarted May 21, 2026
- Hype or Healthstarted May 20, 2026
- Nuala Coombs Pilatesstarted May 16, 2026
- Substack van Karlijnstarted May 15, 2026
- Eleanor H.started May 12, 2026
Recommends
- Dr. Lucy McBride79k followers · started Aug 7, 2026 · mutual
- Elena Brower54k followers · started Feb 8, 2026 · mutual
- The Takeaway with Liz Moodystarted Aug 7, 2026
- Live Like a Girl with Dr. Mindy Pelzstarted Jun 28, 2026
- BradJacobsMDstarted Jun 1, 2026
- ClearLife with Cecily Makstarted Feb 8, 2026
- Cynthia Thurlow, NPstarted Feb 8, 2026
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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