Alexander Verbeek has 42,774 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #37 on Substack's Education Bestsellers board. 24 publications recommend them, 4 of them new in the last 30 days, 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
- 42,774
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 34K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 24
- +4 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 4
- Bestsellers rank
- #37
- Education
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 | 42,774 | 34K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education Bestsellers | #56 | #37 | 4 of 4 |
| Travel Bestsellers | #98 | #98 | 4 of 4 |
| Education Rising | #46 | #17 | 2 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education Bestsellers | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 |
| Travel Bestsellers | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 0 |
| Education Rising | 22 | 17 | ▲5 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
24 publications recommend Alexander Verbeek; 4 started in the last 30 days. Alexander Verbeek recommends 4, and 4 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | 10 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 4 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
Recommended by
Alexander Verbeek10k followers · started Mar 18, 2026 · mutual
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- What's Possible Now?started Sep 28, 2026
- Voices of the Shiwiarstarted Sep 27, 2026
- 𑣲 Wifa Hasan (elle/son)started Sep 9, 2026
- The Great Melt started Sep 6, 2026
- O Substack de Tutistarted Aug 4, 2026
- Aida Brunellstarted Jun 23, 2026
- Marginalia, with Winestarted Jun 21, 2026
- Sandra Greerstarted May 1, 2026
- Geoff Irelandstarted Apr 8, 2026
- Morning Compass 🧭started Mar 29, 2026 · mutual
- edwardstarted Mar 26, 2026
- Waving from A Distancestarted Mar 25, 2026
- one sunflowerstarted Mar 25, 2026
- M's Substackstarted Mar 24, 2026
- The Planet 🌎 started Mar 22, 2026 · mutual
- M. R. Newsletterstarted Mar 20, 2026
- Daybreak Notes & Beans ☕️started Mar 20, 2026 · mutual
- no regrets coyotestarted Mar 14, 2026
Recommends
- Alexander Verbeek10k followers · started Apr 12, 2026 · mutual
- Daybreak Notes & Beans ☕️started Apr 12, 2026 · mutual
- Morning Compass 🧭started Apr 12, 2026 · mutual
- The Planet 🌎 started Apr 4, 2026 · 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.
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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Education writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (65 writers in that group), but not Alexander Verbeek.
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Kristina God@kristinagod - recommends 3 of them
Dr Sam Illingworth@samillingworth - recommends 3 of them
Claudia Faith@claudiafaith - recommends 3 of them
Wyndo@wyndo - recommends 3 of them
Derek Hughes@derekhughes - recommends 3 of them
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