Sean Trende has 5,709 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #40 on Substack's U.S. Politics Rising board. 4 publications recommend them, 4 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 8.
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
- 5,709
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 4.5K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 4
- +4 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 8
- Bestsellers rank
- none
- Rising #40, U.S. Politics
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 | 5,709 | +345 | 4.5K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 5,364 | 4.3K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Politics Rising | #40 | #9 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Politics Rising | 10 | 9 | 9 | 40 | ▼30 |
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Recommendations
4 publications recommend Sean Trende; 4 started in the last 30 days. Sean Trende recommends 8, and 3 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 4 |
Recommended by
Nate Silver457k followers · started Oct 22, 2026 · mutualnew
Stephen L. Miller10k followers · started Oct 22, 2026 · mutualnew- Periodismo Digitalstarted Oct 31, 2026new
- The World According to Brianstarted Oct 22, 2026 · mutualnew
Recommends
- Nate Silver457k followers · started Oct 23, 2026 · mutualnew
Scott Alexander300k followers · started Sep 11, 2026
Freddie deBoer168k followers · started Sep 11, 2026
David Nir131k followers · started Oct 19, 2026new
Cartoons Hate Her95k followers · started Sep 11, 2026- Stephen L. Miller10k followers · started Oct 23, 2026 · mutualnew
- The World According to Brianstarted Oct 23, 2026 · mutualnew
- Calm Downstarted Sep 11, 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 U.S. Politics writers with 5,000 to 10,000 followers (15 writers in that group), but not Sean Trende.
- recommends 2 of them
Nightmare Vision@nightmarevision - recommends 2 of themColin’s Substack
- recommends 2 of themPriyanshu’s Substack
- recommends 2 of themTia M. Kolbaba
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