Shawn Grows has 22,141 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #46 on Substack's History Bestsellers board. 36 publications recommend them, 4 of them new in the last 30 days.
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
- 22,141
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 21K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 36
- +4 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- #46
- History
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 | 22,141 | 21K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| History Bestsellers | #46 | #44 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History Bestsellers | 44 | 44 | 44 | 46 | ▼2 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
36 publications recommend Shawn Grows; 4 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 7 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 7 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
Recommended by
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- gordonstarted Jul 13, 2026
- Dracul's Substackstarted Jul 9, 2026
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- Alicia's Substackstarted Jul 2, 2026
- Mason's Substackstarted Jun 22, 2026
- Ross's Substackstarted Jun 11, 2026
- Indigostarted Jun 9, 2026
- Chevy's Substackstarted May 28, 2026
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- Le Substack de SecondStevestarted May 12, 2026
All 36
- Samantha Nitiutomostarted May 7, 2026
- Exit Strategystarted May 7, 2026
- Ujfstarted May 1, 2026
- G's Substackstarted Apr 22, 2026
- Lydiastarted Apr 20, 2026
- Kew's Substackstarted Apr 4, 2026
- Jacoby's Substackstarted Apr 2, 2026
- Kimberlee Cunninghamstarted Apr 1, 2026
- Luann’s Substackstarted Mar 29, 2026
- Magdalena's Substackstarted Mar 27, 2026
- Regan Mercerstarted Mar 27, 2026
- Chris's Substackstarted Mar 22, 2026
Recommends
Shawn Grows doesn't recommend anyone.
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 History writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (58 writers in that group), but not Shawn Grows.
- recommends 6 of themGilgamesh69XXX96
- recommends 5 of them
Cool Stories About Art@coolstoriesaboutart - recommends 4 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 4 of themColin’s Substack
- recommends 4 of themIstorie și Cultură
- recommends 4 of themThe Ordo Letters
- recommends 3 of them
Ancient Origins UNLEASHED@ancientoriginsunleashed - recommends 3 of them
The Ways of a Gentleman@waysofagentleman - recommends 3 of them
Annette Laing@annettelaing - recommends 3 of them
The American Tribune@theamericantribune
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