Dan Rather has 851,063 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #15 on Substack's U.S. Politics Bestsellers board. 72 publications recommend them, 19 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
- 851,063
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 539K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Tens of thousands
- bestseller badge 10,000+
- Recommended by
- 72
- +19 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 7
- Bestsellers rank
- #15
- 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 | 851,063 | +154 | 539K+ | Tens of thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 850,909 | 539K+ | Tens of thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Politics Bestsellers | #15 | #15 | 4 of 4 |
| U.S. Politics Rising | #26 | #26 | 1 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Politics Bestsellers | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| U.S. Politics Rising | 26 | new |
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Recommendations
72 publications recommend Dan Rather; 19 started in the last 30 days. Dan Rather recommends 7, and 5 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-04 | 2 |
| 2022-08 | 1 |
| 2023-03 | 2 |
| 2023-06 | 1 |
| 2023-08 | 1 |
| 2023-11 | 1 |
| 2024-03 | 2 |
| 2025-01 | 2 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 8 |
| 2026-09 | 16 |
| 2026-10 | 22 |
Recommended by
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Lance Minnis160 followers · started Sep 2025
Katie Kelly6 followers · started Feb 2025- Pauline Berkesstarted Oct 30, 2026new
All 72
- Kathleen's Substackstarted Oct 29, 2026new
- Pam's Substackstarted Oct 27, 2026new
- Kay's Substackstarted Oct 26, 2026new
- Suzanne's Substackstarted Oct 25, 2026new
- Indomitablestarted Oct 25, 2026new
- Signe's Substackstarted Oct 23, 2026new
- David's Substackstarted Oct 23, 2026new
- ruheenstarted Oct 23, 2026new
- Wozstarted Oct 23, 2026new
- Tom's Substackstarted Oct 21, 2026new
- Glenn Gould: An Appreciationstarted Oct 17, 2026new
- Bill's Substackstarted Oct 16, 2026new
- Kelly's Substackstarted Oct 12, 2026new
- Carol Summersstarted Oct 11, 2026new
- Vonnie's Substackstarted Oct 9, 2026new
- Ray's Substackstarted Oct 9, 2026new
- Lisa's Substackstarted Oct 8, 2026new
- DaleScheiwestarted Oct 6, 2026
- David's Substackstarted Oct 6, 2026
- Dennis's Substackstarted Oct 6, 2026
- Silvija's Substackstarted Sep 30, 2026
- Minoti's Substackstarted Sep 27, 2026
- BenCatanzaro's Substackstarted Sep 24, 2026
- Michael's Substackstarted Sep 23, 2026
- Janice's Substackstarted Sep 23, 2026
- Cora's Substackstarted Sep 22, 2026
- Jeanne's Substackstarted Sep 21, 2026
- barbara's Substackstarted Sep 21, 2026
- Elizabeth's Substackstarted Sep 20, 2026
- Earman12000's Substackstarted Sep 16, 2026
- Harka's Substackstarted Sep 16, 2026
- LSRathbun's Substackstarted Sep 14, 2026
- judy's Substackstarted Sep 10, 2026
- Bellestarted Sep 10, 2026
- Susan's Substackstarted Sep 9, 2026
- Ralph Lutzstarted Sep 8, 2026
- Beth's Substackstarted Aug 26, 2026
- Ned's Substackstarted Aug 25, 2026
- a longer name's Substackstarted Aug 24, 2026
- Lynn's Substackstarted Aug 24, 2026
- Jim's Substackstarted Aug 22, 2026
- Steve Jamesstarted Aug 17, 2026
- Jeff's Substackstarted Aug 13, 2026
- Ed's Substackstarted Aug 3, 2026
- Kelly's Substackstarted Jul 18, 2026
- jerry's Substackstarted Jul 15, 2026
- No Defaultstarted Jul 15, 2026
- Sondra's Substackstarted Jul 13, 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.
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