The Sub-Beacon has 1,903 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #11 on Substack's Film & TV Bestsellers board. 8 publications recommend them, 1 of them new in the last 30 days.
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
- 1,903
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 1.8K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 8
- +1 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- #11
- Film & TV
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 | 1,903 | 1.8K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Film & TV Bestsellers | #11 | #11 | 4 of 4 |
| Film & TV Rising | #16 | #16 | 1 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Film & TV Bestsellers | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Film & TV Rising | 16 | new |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
8 publications recommend The Sub-Beacon; 1 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | 5 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
Recommended by
- Richard Yatesstarted Oct 29, 2026new
- The Rostykus Reportstarted Aug 23, 2026
- Kayak's Substackstarted Aug 15, 2026
- Marshall Millerstarted Jul 26, 2026
- David Merkowitzstarted Jul 19, 2026
- Mattstarted Jul 19, 2026
- Benkai's Substackstarted Jul 19, 2026
- Scott Aronowstarted Jul 15, 2026
Recommends
The Sub-Beacon 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.
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- 2 shared
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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Film & TV writers with 1,000 to 5,000 followers (69 writers in that group), but not The Sub-Beacon.
- recommends 29 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 9 of them
Ted Hope@tedhope - recommends 8 of them
Stephen Follows@stephenfollows - recommends 8 of themFilmStack Daily Digest
- recommends 8 of themFilmStack Deep Dive
- recommends 6 of them
Marya E. Gates@oldfilmsflicker - recommends 5 of them
Jen Topping@toppage - recommends 5 of them
Courtney Romano@courtneyromano - recommends 5 of them
Dario Llinares@dariollinares - recommends 4 of them
Alex Segal@dealmakers
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