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Seth Hettena has 17,391 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. 53 publications recommend them, and they recommend 21.

Followers read

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
17,391
read Nov 1
Last 7 days
first number on Nov 7
Last 30 days
first number on Nov 30
Subscribers
8.1K+
rounded by Substack
Paid subscribers
100+
bestseller badge 100+
Recommended by
53
none new in 30 days
Recommends
21
Bestsellers rank
not on a board

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.

17,00017,20017,40017,60017,800 Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 6Nov 8Nov 10Nov 12 12 more days to fill this frame 17,391
17,00017,20017,40017,60017,800 Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8 8 more days to fill this frame 17,391
One reading a day, the last of the day. Marked: leaderboard steps (into the top 25, top 10, or #1). Followers are people who follow Seth Hettena on Substack; they aren't email subscribers.
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Daily readings
DateFollowersChangeSubscribersPaid band
Nov 1, 202617,391+48.1K+
Oct 31, 202617,3878.1K+

Leaderboard positions

Not on a category leaderboard right now

Substack's boards list the top 100 per category, by paid subscribers (Bestsellers) and by recent paid growth (Rising). I read all 66 of them once a day, so a new entry shows up within a day.

Recommendations

53 publications recommend Seth Hettena. Seth Hettena recommends 21, and 12 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.

The 9 largest publications on each side, by followers. Bigger dot, more followers. Orange: started in the last 30 days. Gray dots: publications I don't track, so no follower count.

When the recommendations started

May 23NovMayNovMayNovMayNov
Live recommendations by the month each began, using Substack's own start date. Removed ones aren't listed by Substack, so they don't appear. Substack shows only the 50 newest recommenders, so before Jun 2023 (outlined) I see only those from the 6,392 publications whose full lists I read.
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Recommendations started per month
MonthStarted
2023-053
2023-061
2023-103
2023-121
2024-021
2024-051
2024-061
2024-113
2024-121
2025-011
2025-021
2025-032
2025-041
2025-051
2025-064
2025-082
2025-093
2025-101
2025-111
2025-122
2026-012
2026-033
2026-044
2026-053
2026-063
2026-073
2026-081

Recommended by

  • Jonathan Larsen121k followers · started Oct 2025 · mutual
  • Jack Hopkins103k followers · started Jun 2025 · mutual
  • Jeff Stein84k followers · started May 2023 · mutual
  • Sasha Ingber35k followers · started Aug 2025 · mutual
  • Jefferson Morley34k followers · started Oct 2023 · mutual
  • Sean D. Naylor15k followers · started Aug 2025 · mutual
  • Jack Poulson14k followers · started Sep 2025 · mutual
  • Tom Griffin7.4k followers · started Jun 29, 2026 · mutual
  • Beam Intelstarted Aug 3, 2026
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  • Isabel's Substackstarted Jul 13, 2026
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  • J Loucksstarted May 18, 2026 · mutual
  • American Litstarted May 15, 2026
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  • Javier's Substackstarted Apr 29, 2026
  • Kg's Substackstarted Apr 8, 2026
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  • William Lunghistarted Mar 28, 2026
  • BenefitHumanitystarted Mar 23, 2026
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All 53
  • Commando Historystarted Jan 19, 2026
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  • Two Navy Guys Debriefstarted Dec 14, 2025
  • Phil's Substackstarted Nov 28, 2025
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  • True Vagrantstarted Jun 2025
  • Jaystarted Jun 2025
  • Dylan’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
  • Permanent Recordstarted May 2025
  • The Dredd Roosterstarted Apr 2025
  • Alicia’s Newsletterstarted Mar 2025
  • Cyber Undergroundstarted Mar 2025
  • 831 Poststarted Feb 2025
  • Along the Mississippistarted Jan 2025 · mutual
  • Christine Gralowstarted Dec 2024
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  • Wendy Siegelmanstarted Jun 2024 · mutual
  • Desk Set Researchstarted May 2024 · mutual
  • Greg’s Substackstarted Feb 2024
  • David’s Substackstarted Dec 2023
  • Mihca’s Substackstarted Oct 2023
  • Ben’s Substackstarted Oct 2023
  • Sami’s Substackstarted Jun 2023
  • Dennis’s Substackstarted May 2023
  • Angel Kissed: A Candidate for the United States Presidencystarted May 2023

Recommends

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  • Jonathan Larsen121k followers · started Nov 12, 2025 · mutual
  • Jack Hopkins103k followers · started Nov 12, 2025 · mutual
  • Jeff Stein84k followers · started May 2023 · mutual
  • Sasha Ingber35k followers · started Aug 2025 · mutual
  • Jefferson Morley34k followers · started May 2023 · mutual
  • Ioan Grillo18k followers · started Oct 29, 2026new
  • Sean D. Naylor15k followers · started Mar 2025 · mutual
  • Jack Poulson14k followers · started Jun 2025 · mutual
  • Tom Griffin7.4k followers · started Sep 2025 · mutual
  • badlandsstarted May 23, 2026
  • American Freakshowstarted May 15, 2026
  • Jonathan Larsen’s Substackstarted May 15, 2026
  • J Loucksstarted May 15, 2026 · mutual
  • Eyes Only with Wes O'Donnellstarted Mar 13, 2026
  • 24sight News by Tom LoBiancostarted Mar 13, 2026
  • Wendy Siegelmanstarted Nov 12, 2025 · mutual
  • Diplomatic, by Laura Rozenstarted Oct 2025
  • Along the Mississippistarted Jan 2025 · mutual
  • Desk Set Researchstarted Dec 2023 · mutual

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.

Who recommends writers like this one

Publications that recommend at least two other News writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (58 writers in that group), but not Seth Hettena.

  • Eli's Substack
    recommends 3 of them
  • elizabeth nickson@elizabethnickson
    recommends 2 of them
  • Dave LeLacheur
    recommends 2 of them
  • Open Access Blogs
    recommends 2 of them
  • Arlene’s Substack
    recommends 2 of them
  • Storytellers and Other Liars
    recommends 2 of them
  • George Aposporos
    recommends 2 of them
  • Red Blood Journal
    recommends 2 of them
  • Stefan's Substack
    recommends 2 of them
  • Baley's Substack
    recommends 2 of them

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