The Halfway Cafe has 46,314 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #59 on Substack's Humor Bestsellers board. 51 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 10.
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
- 46,314
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 36K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 51
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 10
- Bestsellers rank
- #59
- Humor
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 | 46,314 | 36K+ |
Leaderboard positions
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humor Bestsellers | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | ▼1 |
| Humor Rising | 7 | new |
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Recommendations
51 publications recommend The Halfway Cafe; 2 started in the last 30 days. The Halfway Cafe recommends 10. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-04 | 3 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 2 |
| 2025-07 | 3 |
| 2025-08 | 5 |
| 2025-09 | 3 |
| 2025-10 | 3 |
| 2025-11 | 4 |
| 2025-12 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 2 |
| 2026-02 | 6 |
| 2026-03 | 3 |
| 2026-04 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
Recommended by
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- Kim's Substackstarted Oct 6, 2026
- Bruce Beyerstarted Sep 30, 2026
- Len Gstarted Sep 24, 2026
- Martin's Substackstarted Jul 31, 2026
- Darrell Martinstarted Jul 15, 2026
- Florida For Jolly started Jul 5, 2026
- Estelle's Substackstarted Jun 28, 2026
- The Rewrite: How Childhood Beliefs Shape Adult Choicesstarted Jun 20, 2026
- Dean's Substackstarted May 16, 2026
- Karen's Substackstarted Apr 17, 2026
- Laugh or Crystarted Apr 17, 2026
- Debby L Foglestarted Mar 26, 2026
- John Watkinsstarted Mar 23, 2026
- The Loudness McEvil Symposium's Substackstarted Mar 3, 2026
- Karlis Streipsstarted Feb 24, 2026
- Ray's Substackstarted Feb 17, 2026
- William’s Substackstarted Feb 16, 2026
- Thiarnain's Substackstarted Feb 15, 2026
- Dawn's Substackstarted Feb 10, 2026
- The Weavestarted Feb 4, 2026
All 51
- Scott's Substackstarted Jan 8, 2026
- Cheryl's Substackstarted Jan 3, 2026
- Richard Hicksstarted Dec 10, 2025
- Yonesgholami's Substackstarted Nov 27, 2025
- richard rosensteinstarted Nov 26, 2025
- Brenda Minifiestarted Nov 21, 2025
- Eddie Rosastarted Nov 7, 2025
- Dr. David Blackstarted Oct 2025
- Alstarted Oct 2025
- Eli's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- O Substack de Luãstarted Sep 2025
- Julianne’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Julia’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Anne Fletcher-Jonesstarted Aug 2025
- Shan’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- The "Subtilizer"’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- Paulstarted Aug 2025
- Janet’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- Leslie Writes NewsLetterstarted Jul 2025
- Alexander Hewittstarted Jul 2025
- Gregstarted Jul 2025
- Don’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
- CITIZEN BΛDΛZZstarted Jun 2025
- Gary’s Substackstarted May 2025
- Mary’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- Robert’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- We're Not Askingstarted Apr 2025
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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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