Simon Wilson
@simonbwilson · Hopetown by Simon Wilson · Substack profile · Climate & Environment
Simon Wilson has 5,010 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #35 on Substack's Climate & Environment Bestsellers board. 33 publications recommend them, 3 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
- 5,010
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 4.2K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 33
- +3 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 12
- Bestsellers rank
- #35
- Climate & Environment
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 | 5,010 | +57 | 4.2K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 4,953 | 4.1K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & Environment Bestsellers | #35 | #35 | 4 of 4 |
| Climate & Environment Rising | #1 | #1 | 3 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & Environment Bestsellers | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | ▲1 |
| Climate & Environment Rising | 3 | 3 | 1 | ▲2 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
33 publications recommend Simon Wilson; 3 started in the last 30 days. Simon Wilson recommends 12, and 7 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | 8 |
| 2026-06 | 6 |
| 2026-07 | 5 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 6 |
Recommended by
Bernard Hickey35k followers · started May 29, 2026 · mutual
Anna Fifield6.8k followers · started May 11, 2026 · mutual- Elliot’s Substackstarted Oct 21, 2026new
- Marie's Substackstarted Oct 18, 2026new
- B Insullstarted Oct 10, 2026new
- kōtare started Oct 3, 2026
- Doug Haystarted Oct 2, 2026
- Carl B Latrostarted Oct 1, 2026
- Lois’s Substackstarted Sep 26, 2026
- Karen’s Substackstarted Sep 25, 2026
- Brian Rathbonestarted Sep 17, 2026
- McMahon Timstarted Sep 5, 2026
- Heidi O'Callahanstarted Sep 1, 2026
- Mariannestarted Aug 29, 2026
- Mike's Substackstarted Aug 21, 2026
- Bill Mathewsstarted Aug 8, 2026
- Garry’s Substackstarted Jul 18, 2026
- @NZecowarrior’s Substackstarted Jul 16, 2026
- Mary Paulstarted Jul 16, 2026
- Malcolm Richardsstarted Jul 15, 2026
- Nick Bollingerstarted Jul 13, 2026 · mutual
- Kerrystarted Jun 29, 2026
- Whakapapa, Whenua, Whai hua - People, Place, Valuestarted Jun 27, 2026 · mutual
- McKinleyRd Creatives Substackstarted Jun 26, 2026
All 33
- Disinterpreted | Melanie Nelsonstarted Jun 15, 2026 · mutual
- Janet’s Substackstarted Jun 15, 2026
- David Slack's newsletter has moved from Substack to Ghost started Jun 3, 2026 · mutual
- Stephen’s Substackstarted May 25, 2026
- Marama Davidsonstarted May 14, 2026
- Susan’s Substackstarted May 11, 2026 · mutual
- The Godwits: Boomers with Attitudestarted May 11, 2026
- Colin’s Substackstarted May 11, 2026
- Jane Battersbystarted May 10, 2026
Recommends
Adam Tooze256k followers · started Jul 18, 2026
Bill McKibben177k followers · started Jul 18, 2026- Bernard Hickey35k followers · started May 6, 2026 · mutual
Bryce Edwards13k followers · started May 6, 2026- Anna Fifield6.8k followers · started May 11, 2026 · mutual
- Nick Bollingerstarted Oct 11, 2026 · mutualnew
- Susan’s Substackstarted Oct 11, 2026 · mutualnew
- Whakapapa, Whenua, Whai hua - People, Place, Valuestarted Oct 11, 2026 · mutualnew
- Disinterpreted | Melanie Nelsonstarted Jun 16, 2026 · mutual
- Catherine Knightstarted Jun 9, 2026
- David Slack's newsletter has moved from Substack to Ghost started May 6, 2026 · mutual
- The Bouncestarted May 6, 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.
Recommended by the same publications
Writers who share the most recommenders with Simon Wilson. Useful for finding peers, and for sponsors looking for similar audiences.
- 7 shared
Anna FifieldBetween Giants, by Anna Fifield
6.8k followers - 2 shared
Anne ApplebaumOpen Letters, from Anne Applebaum
354k followers - 2 shared
Bryce EdwardsThe Democracy Project
13k followers - 2 shared
NEWSGIRLS@newsgirls
10k followers - 2 shared
Bryan BruceBryan Bruce Investigates
5.8k followers - 2 shared
Chris SchulzBoiler Room with Chris Schulz
3.7k followers
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Climate & Environment writers with 5,000 to 10,000 followers (38 writers in that group), but not Simon Wilson.
- recommends 7 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 4 of them
Jonathan P. Thompson@landdesk - recommends 3 of them
Bill McKibben@billmckibben - recommends 3 of them
Katharine Hayhoe@katharinehayhoe - recommends 2 of them
Our Public Lands & Waters@ourpubliclandsandwaters - recommends 2 of them
More Than Just Parks@morethanjustparks - recommends 2 of them
Jason Anthony@jasonanthony - recommends 2 of them
Sammy Roth@climatecoloredgoggles - recommends 2 of them
Miranda Green@mirandagreen - recommends 2 of them
California Curated@californiacurated
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