Shaun King has 597,322 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #20 on Substack's News Bestsellers board. 52 publications recommend them, 4 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 12.
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
- 597,322
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 577K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 52
- +4 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 12
- Bestsellers rank
- #20
- News
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 | 597,322 | −14 | 577K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 597,336 | 577K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | #20 | #20 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
52 publications recommend Shaun King; 4 started in the last 30 days. Shaun King recommends 12, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2023-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 14 |
| 2026-07 | 30 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
Recommended by
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- Annette's Substackstarted Jul 16, 2026
- Brianna's Substackstarted Jul 16, 2026
- Samantha's Substackstarted Jul 16, 2026
- Hazem's Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
- Sarah's Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
- James's Substackstarted Jul 13, 2026
- Regina's Substackstarted Jul 12, 2026
- Devan's Substackstarted Jul 11, 2026
- My's Substackstarted Jul 11, 2026
- Natalee-Antoinette's Substackstarted Jul 9, 2026
- Fatima's Substackstarted Jul 9, 2026
All 52
- Life As A Concrete Rosestarted Jul 9, 2026
- Tish's Substackstarted Jul 9, 2026
- Nina's Substackstarted Jul 8, 2026
- Alex's Substackstarted Jul 6, 2026
- Joy's Substackstarted Jul 6, 2026
- Beau's Substackstarted Jul 5, 2026
- Zoe's Substackstarted Jul 5, 2026
- Ty's Substackstarted Jul 5, 2026
- Geoffrey's Substackstarted Jul 3, 2026
- Black's Substackstarted Jul 2, 2026
- Cheyanne's Substackstarted Jul 2, 2026
- Serial's Substackstarted Jul 1, 2026
- Le Substack de Sarastarted Jul 1, 2026
- Inger's Substackstarted Jul 1, 2026
- FaFam's Substackstarted Jun 28, 2026
- KQ's Substackstarted Jun 28, 2026
- Bill's Substackstarted Jun 27, 2026
- Roll the credits: Written by Nadiastarted Jun 27, 2026
- Mademoiselle's Substackstarted Jun 26, 2026
- Alex's Substackstarted Jun 25, 2026
- Jayshree's Substackstarted Jun 25, 2026
- Thandi's Substackstarted Jun 24, 2026
- Stephanie's Substackstarted Jun 23, 2026
- Ashleigh's Substackstarted Jun 23, 2026
- Left's Substackstarted Jun 23, 2026
- CoffeeAndCamus's Substackstarted Jun 23, 2026
- NotesfromTheresa's Substackstarted Jun 22, 2026
- rei's Substackstarted Jun 21, 2026
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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.
Who recommends writers like this one
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