Scott Ostler has 1,698 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. 27 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 8.
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
- 1,698
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 1.5K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 27
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 8
- Bestsellers rank
- not on a board
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 | 1,698 | 1.5K+ |
Leaderboard positions
Not on a category leaderboard right now
Substack's boards list the top 100 per category, by paid subscribers (Bestsellers) and by recent paid growth (Rising). I read all 66 of them once a day, so a new entry shows up within a day.
Recommendations
27 publications recommend Scott Ostler; 2 started in the last 30 days. Scott Ostler recommends 8, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | 14 |
| 2026-08 | 7 |
| 2026-09 | 4 |
| 2026-10 | 2 |
Recommended by
The Hyde Side2.4k followers · started Sep 24, 2026 · mutual- Mark's Substackstarted Oct 25, 2026new
- Fantomstarted Oct 19, 2026new
- James Raiastarted Sep 21, 2026
- Noel's Substackstarted Sep 19, 2026
- wally kurthstarted Sep 14, 2026
- Mike Hlas - Out of Boundsstarted Aug 28, 2026
- Connie's Substackstarted Aug 25, 2026
- fred fernainystarted Aug 19, 2026
- Dave's Substackstarted Aug 18, 2026
- Lary Schillerstarted Aug 13, 2026
- Christine’s Substackstarted Aug 13, 2026
- Jerry’s Substackstarted Aug 13, 2026
- Jack's Substackstarted Jul 28, 2026
- Michael's Substackstarted Jul 26, 2026
- Stephen Schmidstarted Jul 22, 2026
- Nadia's Substackstarted Jul 22, 2026
- Stewart MacKenziestarted Jul 21, 2026
- Kristofer's Substackstarted Jul 21, 2026
- Tom's Substackstarted Jul 21, 2026
- Mary's Substackstarted Jul 21, 2026
- Brian's Substackstarted Jul 21, 2026
- JCBstarted Jul 21, 2026
- TIMOTHY's Substackstarted Jul 21, 2026
All 27
- Susan's Substackstarted Jul 21, 2026
- Jane's Substackstarted Jul 21, 2026
- Jeff's Substackstarted Jul 21, 2026
Recommends
Heather Cox Richardson3.5M followers · started Aug 20, 2026
Dave Barry127k followers · started Sep 25, 2026- The Hyde Side2.4k followers · started Sep 16, 2026 · mutual
- The Long Gamestarted Oct 22, 2026new
- Lowell’s Substackstarted Oct 20, 2026new
- Kenny Maynestarted Oct 16, 2026new
- THE deEP STATE : The political artwork of Michael de Adderstarted Aug 20, 2026
- While We're Young (Ideas)started Aug 20, 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.
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Sports writers with 1,000 to 5,000 followers (73 writers in that group), but not Scott Ostler.
- recommends 16 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 4 of them
NTT20@ntt20 - recommends 4 of themThis Is Leeds United
- recommends 2 of them
Cody Alexander@matchquarters - recommends 2 of themThe Will Leitch Newsletter
- recommends 2 of themThrowbacks: A Newsletter About Sports History and Culture
- recommends 2 of themAudibles & Analytics
- recommends 2 of themSports Talk with Sam Teets
- recommends 2 of them@MetsRewind
- recommends 2 of themHeavy Lifting and Deep Dives With Corbin
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