Matt Swider has 150,691 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #2 on Substack's Technology Rising board. 52 publications recommend them, 1 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 5.
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
- 150,691
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 146K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 52
- +1 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 5
- Bestsellers rank
- none
- Rising #2, Technology
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 | 150,691 | +25 | 146K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 150,666 | 146K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology Rising | #2 | #2 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technology Rising | 52 | 56 | 56 | 2 | ▲50 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
52 publications recommend Matt Swider; 1 started in the last 30 days. Matt Swider recommends 5, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-06 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 2 |
| 2025-12 | 5 |
| 2026-01 | 9 |
| 2026-02 | 8 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 5 |
| 2026-06 | 11 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
Recommended by
Alex Kantrowitz232k followers · started Jun 2022 · mutual
Nicholas C6 followers · started Oct 2025- The Bezelstarted Oct 11, 2026new
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- Nguyen's Substackstarted Jul 20, 2026
- Vansh's Substackstarted Jul 6, 2026
- The Other Centurystarted Jun 29, 2026
- Bekah's Substackstarted Jun 27, 2026
- Dewey's Substackstarted Jun 25, 2026
- Liam's Substackstarted Jun 23, 2026
- Leauxki's Substackstarted Jun 16, 2026
- Joel's Substackstarted Jun 15, 2026
- Dwij's Substackstarted Jun 7, 2026
- Max's Substackstarted Jun 5, 2026
- Faisal's Substackstarted Jun 4, 2026
- Terry's Substackstarted Jun 1, 2026
- Heather's Substackstarted Jun 1, 2026
- Carlos's Substackstarted May 13, 2026
- Som's Substackstarted May 12, 2026
- Hitesh's Substackstarted May 9, 2026
- Akash's Substackstarted May 7, 2026
- cassandra's Substackstarted May 3, 2026
- Zach's Substackstarted Apr 27, 2026
All 52
- Adrian's Substackstarted Apr 17, 2026
- Krupal's Substackstarted Apr 3, 2026
- AJ's Substackstarted Mar 31, 2026
- GEO's Substackstarted Mar 6, 2026
- Dmitriy's Substackstarted Feb 19, 2026
- Trey's Substackstarted Feb 19, 2026
- Tashfeen's Substackstarted Feb 16, 2026
- Juice Jointstarted Feb 12, 2026
- skyler's Substackstarted Feb 11, 2026
- Safer Flyingstarted Feb 9, 2026
- Joan's Substackstarted Feb 8, 2026
- The Breadth First Stackstarted Feb 1, 2026
- Beyond the Breakstarted Jan 29, 2026
- Le Substack de Saadstarted Jan 28, 2026
- El Substack de Luisstarted Jan 19, 2026
- Bnlavqc's Substackstarted Jan 18, 2026
- Phillip's Substackstarted Jan 17, 2026
- El Substack de danielstarted Jan 16, 2026
- From the Burbling Deepstarted Jan 13, 2026
- Astral's Substackstarted Jan 11, 2026
- Noah's Substackstarted Jan 6, 2026
- Xoxo's Substackstarted Dec 24, 2025
- David's Substackstarted Dec 23, 2025
- Sabre's Substackstarted Dec 19, 2025
- Priscila Writesstarted Dec 2, 2025
- honey's Substackstarted Dec 1, 2025
- Darrel's Substackstarted Nov 19, 2025
- Tobias's Substackstarted Nov 14, 2025
Recommends
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Jeremy Caplan121k followers · started Nov 15, 2025- TBPNstarted Oct 2025
- Around the Next Bendstarted Dec 2022
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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