Katie Romero has 31,931 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #42 on Substack's Culture Rising board. 50 publications recommend them, and they recommend 4.
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
- 31,931
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 31K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 50
- none new in 30 days
- Recommends
- 4
- Bestsellers rank
- none
- Rising #42, Culture
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 | 31,931 | 31K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Culture Rising | #42 | #42 | 3 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture Rising | 99 | 99 | 42 | ▲57 |
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Recommendations
50 publications recommend Katie Romero. Katie Romero recommends 4. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | 11 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 6 |
| 2026-05 | 11 |
| 2026-06 | 11 |
| 2026-07 | 8 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
Recommended by
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- Marc's Substackstarted Jul 7, 2026
- Taylor's Substackstarted Jun 23, 2026
- The Wellness Trialstarted Jun 22, 2026
- Ari's Substackstarted Jun 19, 2026
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- ryanb's Substackstarted Jun 16, 2026
- Erick's Substackstarted Jun 15, 2026
- Notes from the High Chairstarted Jun 5, 2026
- Michigan Sports with Beatstarted Jun 5, 2026
- Alima's Substackstarted Jun 3, 2026
- Clare's Substackstarted Jun 2, 2026
- Jee's Substackstarted May 28, 2026
- Asia's Substackstarted May 18, 2026
- The Global Health Newsroomstarted May 13, 2026
All 50
- El Substack de literalmentestarted May 13, 2026
- Sabrina's Substackstarted May 12, 2026
- KolbySinclairestarted May 11, 2026
- Gracie's Substackstarted May 9, 2026
- Concetta's Substackstarted May 7, 2026
- Nicolle's Substackstarted May 7, 2026
- Jaid's Substackstarted May 4, 2026
- Liseidy's Substackstarted May 1, 2026
- Gwen's Substackstarted Apr 29, 2026
- Ali's Substackstarted Apr 29, 2026
- Dara's Substackstarted Apr 27, 2026
- Crooked Lettersstarted Apr 23, 2026
- James's Substackstarted Apr 23, 2026
- Suzanna's Substackstarted Apr 10, 2026
- Selma's Substackstarted Mar 26, 2026
- Bullishstarted Feb 24, 2026
- Nicole's Substackstarted Feb 20, 2026
- Barry's Substackstarted Feb 16, 2026
- Rebecca's Substackstarted Feb 11, 2026
- Talia's Substackstarted Feb 10, 2026
- Nada's Substackstarted Feb 4, 2026
- Christian's Substackstarted Feb 4, 2026
- Cat's Substackstarted Feb 3, 2026
- Soft's Substackstarted Feb 3, 2026
- Meghan's Substackstarted Feb 2, 2026
- Amber's Substackstarted Feb 2, 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.
Recommended by the same publications
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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Culture writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (97 writers in that group), but not Katie Romero.
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