Melissa Brodsky has 12,039 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #15 on Substack's History Bestsellers board. 50 publications recommend them, 9 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 50.
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
- 12,039
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 9.2K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 50
- +9 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 50
- Bestsellers rank
- #15
- History
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 | 12,039 | 9.2K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History Bestsellers | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| History Rising | 14 | new |
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Recommendations
50 publications recommend Melissa Brodsky; 8 started in the last 30 days. Melissa Brodsky recommends 50, and 8 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 7 |
| 2026-05 | 9 |
| 2026-06 | 9 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 11 |
Recommended by
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- RH Sanctuarystarted Oct 22, 2026new
- Proud A'Meir'Kahanestarted Oct 21, 2026new
- UNITYstarted Oct 9, 2026 · mutualnew
- Grandmother Bear Writesstarted Oct 7, 2026
- Jacquie Bachstarted Oct 4, 2026
- 🎼HOMAYOON,Z🎗️👑started Oct 2, 2026
- Ron's Substackstarted Sep 22, 2026
- Matt Dan Douglasstarted Sep 22, 2026 · mutual
- Escape To The Florida Keysstarted Sep 21, 2026
- Jamie's Substackstarted Sep 19, 2026
- Sara Eisenbergstarted Sep 11, 2026
- Solstice's Substackstarted Aug 24, 2026
- Steve's Substackstarted Aug 22, 2026
- Pastor Wesley Poststarted Aug 21, 2026
- Stephan Kinstlestarted Aug 9, 2026
- Achsah's Substackstarted Jul 21, 2026
- Victor Voogtstarted Jul 20, 2026
- DEWstarted Jul 8, 2026
All 50
- Anita's Substackstarted Jun 26, 2026
- Eli's Substackstarted Jun 26, 2026
- Old Palace School Bombingstarted Jun 18, 2026
- Institute for the Critical Study of Antizionismstarted Jun 17, 2026 · mutual
- Nina Woukstarted Jun 15, 2026
- Inverted Worldstarted Jun 14, 2026 · mutual
- Evie's Substackstarted Jun 14, 2026
- Charlie's Substackstarted Jun 10, 2026 · mutual
- Eric's Substackstarted Jun 6, 2026
- Peter Shurmanstarted May 29, 2026
- Elliott's Substackstarted May 23, 2026
- Herb's Substackstarted May 22, 2026
- DrWillystarted May 21, 2026
- The Lion Beneath The Dovestarted May 20, 2026
- Katia's Substackstarted May 19, 2026
- Neil Carrollstarted May 17, 2026
- Devora Weinapplestarted May 12, 2026
- The Jewish Voice Projectstarted May 12, 2026
- Whole Story Institutestarted Apr 27, 2026 · mutual
- SamB.Geestarted Apr 25, 2026
- Unapologetically Jewishstarted Apr 14, 2026 · mutual
- michael's Substackstarted Apr 12, 2026
- Andrew's Substackstarted Apr 8, 2026
- Buster Voodoostarted Apr 1, 2026
- David Howard Sethstarted Mar 31, 2026
- Keith's Substackstarted Mar 27, 2026
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All 50
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- Jerusalem Journalstarted Apr 11, 2026
- Pariah--But The Truth, You Know, Ain't A Democracystarted Apr 10, 2026
- Caren Levenstarted Apr 9, 2026
- Unapologetically Jewishstarted Apr 9, 2026 · mutual
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- Jewish Onlinerstarted Mar 31, 2026
- Almost Timely Newsletterstarted Dec 18, 2025
- George's Creator Clubstarted Dec 18, 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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