The Platform has 2,984 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #16 on Substack's News Bestsellers board. 2 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days.
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
- 2,984
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- not shown
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 2
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- #16
- News
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.
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| Date | Followers | Change | Subscribers | Paid band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026 | 2,984 | +27 | Thousands | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 2,957 | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| News Rising | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
2 publications recommend The Platform; 2 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 2 |
Recommended by
- Chasing's Substackstarted Oct 28, 2026new
- Anne's Substackstarted Oct 27, 2026new
Recommends
The Platform doesn't recommend anyone.
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 1,000 to 5,000 followers (44 writers in that group), but not The Platform.
- recommends 3 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 2 of themThe Lefferts Gardens Ledger
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