Susan Orlean has 79,291 followers on Substack as of Nov 8, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 8, 2026, they were #56 on Substack's Fashion & Beauty Rising board.
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 Nov 8, 2026; Substack publishes nothing earlier.
- Followers
- 79,291
- read Nov 8
- Last 7 days
- needs 7 days
- Last 30 days
- needs 30 days
- Subscribers
- 17K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- not read
- Recommends
- not read
- Bestsellers rank
- none
- Rising #56, Fashion & Beauty
Followers by day
Tracking since Nov 8, 2026. This is the first reading. Substack doesn't publish past follower counts, so history starts the day I first read a writer. The 7-day change needs a reading 7 days old; the 30-day change needs one 30 days old. Recommendation dates below go further back: they're Substack's own.
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| Date | Followers | Change | Subscribers | Paid band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2026 | 79,291 | 17K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fashion & Beauty Rising | #56 | #56 | 1 of 10 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Nov 705:13 | Nov 713:00 | Nov 719:00 | Nov 801:00 | Nov 810:00 | Nov 819:00 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fashion & Beauty Rising | 56 | new |
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- recommends 9 of them
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Alisha Ramos@alisharamos - recommends 7 of them
Kelly Wearstler@wearstlerworld - recommends 7 of them
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Jessie Randall@jessieloves - recommends 6 of them
Anna Newton@annanewton
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