PunchUp has 7,876 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. 32 publications recommend them, 1 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 7.
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
- 7,876
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 4.6K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 32
- +1 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 7
- 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.
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| Date | Followers | Change | Subscribers | Paid band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026 | 7,876 | +21 | 4.6K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 7,855 | 4.6K+ |
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
32 publications recommend PunchUp; 1 started in the last 30 days. PunchUp recommends 7, and 6 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | 9 |
| 2026-05 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 11 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 2 |
Recommended by
The Daily Beast136k followers · started Apr 30, 2026 · mutual
Michael Wolff120k followers · started Apr 6, 2026 · mutual
Dean Blundell114k followers · started Jun 25, 2026
Evan Hurst78k followers · started Apr 15, 2026
Tom Sykes63k followers · started Apr 6, 2026 · mutual
Byline Times57k followers · started Jun 13, 2026
Obsessed16k followers · started Apr 6, 2026 · mutual- Professor Mike's Fiction Unboundstarted Oct 19, 2026new
- bekah daystarted Oct 5, 2026
- Emma Cornfordstarted Sep 24, 2026
- Robert’s Newsletterstarted Sep 16, 2026
- Mrs's Substackstarted Aug 23, 2026
- Captain Tim world news about politics and the ongoing wars started Aug 10, 2026
- Florida For Jolly started Jul 15, 2026
- Flor_en_Berlinstarted Jul 4, 2026
- Lorraine’s Substackstarted Jun 30, 2026
- The Aggregated Works of Stephen G. Barrstarted Jun 30, 2026
- Lawrence’s Substackstarted Jun 29, 2026
- Sheila’s Substackstarted Jun 29, 2026
- Richard's Substackstarted Jun 23, 2026
- The Butterfly Bureau started Jun 11, 2026
- Resistance Kittystarted Jun 11, 2026
- Austin Kocherstarted Jun 10, 2026
- Sandra's Substackstarted Jun 9, 2026
All 32
- GDR's Substackstarted May 23, 2026
- JOYCE BROWNstarted May 20, 2026
- Eyes On ICEstarted May 19, 2026
- Leslie's Substackstarted May 17, 2026
- Substack von Elisastarted Apr 26, 2026
- Meade Andersonstarted Apr 16, 2026
- PRIMAL SCREAM with Joanna Colesstarted Apr 6, 2026 · mutual
- The Swampstarted Apr 6, 2026 · mutual
Recommends
- The Daily Beast136k followers · started May 11, 2026 · mutual
- Michael Wolff120k followers · started Apr 6, 2026 · mutual
- Tom Sykes63k followers · started Apr 6, 2026 · mutual
- Obsessed16k followers · started Apr 6, 2026 · mutual
- Migrant Insiderstarted Apr 7, 2026
- The Swampstarted Apr 6, 2026 · mutual
- PRIMAL SCREAM with Joanna Colesstarted Apr 6, 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.
Recommended by the same publications
Writers who share the most recommenders with PunchUp. Useful for finding peers, and for sponsors looking for similar audiences.
- 6 shared
Michael WolffHOWL
120k followers - 6 shared
ObsessedObsessed by Kevin Fallon
16k followers - 5 shared
Tom SykesThe Royalist
63k followers - 4 shared
The Daily Beast@thedailybeast
136k followers - 3 shared
Rick WilsonRick Wilson’s Against All Enemies
600k followers - 3 shared
Ellie LeonardThe Panicked Writer
83k followers - 3 shared
Plum SykesP.S. by Plum Sykes
35k followers - 3 shared
Michael SellersDEEPER LOOK with Michael Sellers
31k followers
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