Scott Simon has 4,972 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. 31 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 7.
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
- 4,972
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 1.7K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- none shown
- Recommended by
- 31
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 7
- Bestsellers rank
- not on a board
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 | 4,972 | −1 | 1.7K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 4,973 | 1.7K+ |
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
31 publications recommend Scott Simon; 1 started in the last 30 days. Scott Simon recommends 7, and 3 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 2 |
| 2025-05 | 2 |
| 2025-07 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 6 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 2 |
Recommended by
Liana Finck75k followers · started May 12, 2026
Summer Brennan50k followers · started Feb 10, 2026
Ghop1.3k followers · started Mar 14, 2026- A MIGHTY BLAZEstarted Oct 18, 2026 · mutualnew
- Paul Therouxstarted Oct 7, 2026
- Alan’s Substackstarted Sep 10, 2026
- Melissa Pritchardstarted Sep 5, 2026
- Sue's Substackstarted Aug 25, 2026
- The Intellectual Investorstarted Aug 25, 2026
- Kurt Andersenstarted Aug 24, 2026
- Hilary Volkmanstarted Aug 13, 2026
- Young Entrepreneurs Rock TM and so do their parents!started Jul 6, 2026
- Anne Thompsonstarted Jun 23, 2026
- Mariastarted Jun 9, 2026
- Eileen Mylesstarted Jun 6, 2026
- Gin Phillipsstarted Mar 17, 2026
- wolf's Substackstarted Feb 23, 2026
- Kevin Sackstarted Feb 18, 2026
- Ethelene Whitmirestarted Feb 13, 2026
- Claire's Substack: My Writing Journeystarted Feb 13, 2026
- Kathleen's Substackstarted Feb 10, 2026
- Anthony R. DePalmastarted Jan 30, 2026
- Ed McShanestarted Oct 2025
- bwjstarted Sep 2025
All 31
- Margie’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
- DIANE REHM's Substackstarted Jul 2025 · mutual
- Laura Tremper-Jonesstarted May 2025
- Switching Codes w/Eric Deggansstarted May 2025
- SL's Random Observationsstarted Apr 2025
- Pausedstarted Apr 2025
- Non-State Actressstarted Mar 2025 · mutual
Recommends
Margaret Atwood404k followers · started Feb 15, 2026
Julie k Brown120k followers · started May 8, 2026
Ron Charles43k followers · started Feb 15, 2026- A MIGHTY BLAZEstarted Oct 15, 2026 · mutualnew
- Jill Doughertystarted Jul 2025
- DIANE REHM's Substackstarted Jul 2025 · mutual
- Non-State Actressstarted Jul 2025 · mutual
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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