Breakthrough Institute
@thebti · The Ecomodernist · Substack profile · Climate & Environment
Breakthrough Institute has 29,772 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #85 on Substack's Climate & Environment Bestsellers board. 55 publications recommend them, and they recommend 14.
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
- 29,772
- read Nov 1
- 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
- 55
- none new in 30 days
- Recommends
- 14
- Bestsellers rank
- #85
- 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 | 29,772 | +2 | 21K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 29,770 | 21K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & Environment Bestsellers | #85 | #84 | 4 of 4 |
| Climate & Environment Rising | #55 | #55 | 1 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climate & Environment Bestsellers | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | ▼1 |
| Climate & Environment Rising | 55 | new |
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Recommendations
55 publications recommend Breakthrough Institute. Breakthrough Institute recommends 14, and 2 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-04 | 2 |
| 2024-09 | 1 |
| 2024-10 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 4 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 8 |
| 2025-06 | 2 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 4 |
| 2025-10 | 3 |
| 2025-11 | 2 |
| 2025-12 | 5 |
| 2026-01 | 7 |
| 2026-02 | 3 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
Recommended by
Quico Toro133k followers · started Oct 2024
Jason Crawford113k followers · started Apr 2024 · mutual
Roger Pielke Jr.102k followers · started Apr 2024 · mutual
Isaac Orr25k followers · started Jul 29, 2026
Michael Magoon7.3k followers · started Sep 2024- The Forward Curve - Energy, Economics, Etc.started Sep 24, 2026
- Scott Groutstarted Sep 16, 2026
- Additionality unpackedstarted Sep 5, 2026
- Future Tense Fictionstarted Aug 11, 2026
- Nuclear Notesstarted Jun 11, 2026
- Scale Is Beautifulstarted May 3, 2026
- Undercanopystarted Mar 30, 2026
- Paul's Substackstarted Mar 25, 2026
- Meredith's Substackstarted Feb 9, 2026
- Krisitn's Substackstarted Feb 9, 2026
- Daniel's Substackstarted Feb 8, 2026
- Ken's Substackstarted Jan 29, 2026
- Jean-Pierre's Substackstarted Jan 23, 2026
- Achille's Substackstarted Jan 15, 2026
- The World, Reimaginedstarted Jan 12, 2026
- Goatlab thoughtsstarted Jan 9, 2026
- André's Substackstarted Jan 8, 2026
- King's Substackstarted Jan 5, 2026
- Le Substack de Zannadstarted Dec 28, 2025
All 55
- John's Substackstarted Dec 28, 2025
- Sophia's Substackstarted Dec 19, 2025
- Jock's Substackstarted Dec 12, 2025
- Le Substack de PAULstarted Dec 1, 2025
- Geoffrey's Substackstarted Nov 12, 2025
- El Substack de Jorgestarted Nov 10, 2025
- Kate's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- PJay's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- John's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Saving the World From Bad Ideasstarted Sep 2025
- Gustav Clarkstarted Sep 2025
- Elizabeth’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Le Substack de Claudestarted Sep 2025
- Substack von Hansstarted Aug 2025
- Il Substack di Tigliostarted Aug 2025
- Aminu’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
- What Comes? Future Responses to Climate Changestarted Jun 2025
- The New Chimpsstarted Jun 2025
- Roberto’s Substackstarted May 2025
- Griffin’s Substackstarted May 2025
- Jan’s Substackstarted May 2025
- The AI Guardian’s Substackstarted May 2025
- Raoof’s Substackstarted May 2025
- The Climate Bookshelfstarted May 2025
- vikash’s Substackstarted May 2025
- Bilha’s Substackstarted May 2025
- Wayne’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- Claire’s Substackstarted Mar 2025
- Lolita’s Substackstarted Mar 2025
- Luis’s Substackstarted Mar 2025
- TARIQ’s Substackstarted Mar 2025
Recommends
Yascha Mounk261k followers · started Jul 2024
Persuasion133k followers · started Apr 2024- Jason Crawford113k followers · started Apr 2024 · mutual
- Roger Pielke Jr.102k followers · started Apr 2024 · mutual
James Pethokoukis64k followers · started Apr 2024
Robert Bryce49k followers · started Apr 2024
Andy Revkin29k followers · started Apr 2024- Both of These Things Are Truestarted Mar 25, 2026
- Statecraftstarted Dec 2024
- Eating Policystarted Apr 2024
- Eat More Electronsstarted Apr 2024
- IFPstarted Apr 2024
- IDEAS | Matt Nisbetstarted Apr 2024
- The Liberal Patriotstarted Apr 2024
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 Breakthrough Institute. Useful for finding peers, and for sponsors looking for similar audiences.
- 6 shared
Roger Pielke Jr.The Honest Broker
102k followers - 3 shared
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49k followers - 3 shared
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29k followers - 2 shared
Yascha Mounk@yaschamounk
261k followers - 2 shared
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Jan RosenowBright Spots
11k followers - 2 shared
Chris KeeferDecouple
7.3k followers - 2 shared
Michael MagoonFrom Poverty to Progress
7.3k followers
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Climate & Environment writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (55 writers in that group), but not Breakthrough Institute.
- recommends 9 of them
Bill McKibben@billmckibben - recommends 7 of them
Katharine Hayhoe@katharinehayhoe - recommends 5 of them
Jason Anthony@jasonanthony - recommends 5 of them
David Turver@davidturver - recommends 5 of themNo Lines in Nature
- recommends 4 of them
Sam Matey-Coste@sammatey - recommends 4 of them
Gabe Popkin@gabepopkin - recommends 4 of themAlthea’s Substack
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- recommends 3 of them
Climate Action Now@climateactionnow1
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