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THE BRIEF has 10,853 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. 35 publications recommend them, and they recommend 17.

Followers read

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
10,853
read Oct 31
Last 7 days
first number on Nov 7
Last 30 days
first number on Nov 30
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Recommended by
35
none new in 30 days
Recommends
17
Bestsellers rank
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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.

10,60010,80011,00011,200 Oct 31Nov 2Nov 4Nov 6Nov 8Nov 10Nov 12 One reading a day from here 10,853
10,60010,80011,00011,200 Oct 31Nov 4Nov 8 One reading a day from here 10,853
One reading a day, the last of the day. Marked: leaderboard steps (into the top 25, top 10, or #1). Followers are people who follow THE BRIEF on Substack; they aren't email subscribers.
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DateFollowersChangeSubscribersPaid band
Oct 31, 202610,853

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

35 publications recommend THE BRIEF. THE BRIEF recommends 17, and 8 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.

Recommend THE BRIEF THE BRIEF recommends Mark Leon Goldberg34k followers · mutualAlina-Maria Necula | Geopolit…not tracked · mutualThe Intellectual Investornot trackedSouth Pacific Tidesnot tracked · mutualSubstack de Claudenirnot trackedLife's Lettersnot trackedNatural's Substacknot trackedO Substack de Viniciusnot trackedYour News Biznot tracked Margaret Atwood404k followersEric Topol313k followersRachel Karten179k followersMark Leon Goldberg34k followers · mutualEugene Chen1.6k followersPrinceton University Pressnot trackedSouth Pacific Tidesnot tracked · mutualAsterisk Magazine not trackedThe Indiepreneurnot tracked THE BRIEF 11k followers
Recommend them They recommend Mark Leon Goldb…34k followers · mutualAlina-Maria Nec…not tracked · mutualThe Intellectua…not trackedSouth Pacific T…not tracked · mutualSubstack de Cla…not trackedLife's Lettersnot tracked Margaret Atwood404k followersEric Topol313k followersRachel Karten179k followersMark Leon Goldb…34k followers · mutualEugene Chen1.6k followersPrinceton Unive…not tracked THE BRIEF 11k followers
The 9 largest publications on each side, by followers. Bigger dot, more followers. Orange: started in the last 30 days. Gray dots: publications I don't track, so no follower count.

When the recommendations started

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Live recommendations by the month each began, using Substack's own start date. Removed ones aren't listed by Substack, so they don't appear.
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Recommended by

  • Mark Leon Goldberg34k followers · started Apr 2023 · mutual
  • Alina-Maria Necula | Geopolitical Notesstarted Sep 11, 2026 · mutual
  • The Intellectual Investorstarted Aug 27, 2026
  • South Pacific Tidesstarted Mar 31, 2026 · mutual
  • Substack de Claudenirstarted Feb 23, 2026
  • Life's Lettersstarted Feb 18, 2026
  • Natural's Substackstarted Dec 7, 2025
  • O Substack de Viniciusstarted Sep 2025
  • Your News Bizstarted Aug 2025
  • Media’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
  • John’s Substackstarted Feb 2025 · mutual
  • Elisabeth’s Substackstarted Feb 2025
  • Trump’s Tariffs: Global Reactions and Impactstarted Jan 2025 · mutual
  • FeedYourHead’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
  • Cal’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
  • Jingyu’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
  • Laura’s Substackstarted Sep 2024
  • Katy's History Travelsstarted Aug 2024
  • Lauren’s Substackstarted Aug 2024
  • IFLA’s Substackstarted Apr 2024
  • Irina-Lorena’s Substackstarted Feb 2024
  • A Democracy, If You Can Keep Itstarted Nov 2023 · mutual
  • Michael’s Substackstarted Oct 2023
  • Gary’s Substackstarted Aug 2023
All 35
  • Shannon’s Substackstarted Aug 2023
  • David’s Substackstarted Jul 2023 · mutual
  • SAra’s Substackstarted Jun 2023
  • Former S'Pacific Tides - read top notestarted May 2023 · mutual
  • Global Affairs Jobsstarted Mar 2023
  • Thomas’s Substackstarted Jan 2023
  • Davey’s Newsletterstarted Jan 2023
  • John’s Newsletterstarted Oct 2022
  • A balanced life abroadstarted Aug 2022
  • Kyffin Family Adventures - Aventures de la famille Kyffinstarted Aug 2022
  • Ida’s Investigation started Aug 2022

Recommends

  • Margaret Atwood404k followers · started Apr 2023
  • Eric Topol313k followers · started Sep 20, 2026
  • Rachel Karten179k followers · started Sep 27, 2026
  • Mark Leon Goldberg34k followers · started Jan 2025 · mutual
  • Eugene Chen1.6k followers · started Jan 23, 2026
  • Princeton University Pressstarted Oct 12, 2026new
  • South Pacific Tidesstarted Oct 1, 2026 · mutual
  • Asterisk Magazine started Sep 30, 2026
  • The Indiepreneurstarted Sep 20, 2026
  • David’s Substackstarted Sep 19, 2026 · mutual
  • John’s Substackstarted Sep 19, 2026 · mutual
  • Alina-Maria Necula | Geopolitical Notesstarted Sep 19, 2026 · mutual
  • Former S'Pacific Tides - read top notestarted Sep 19, 2026 · mutual
  • Trump’s Tariffs: Global Reactions and Impactstarted Sep 19, 2026 · mutual
  • ChatGPT for Prosstarted Sep 18, 2026
  • Jeanette Winterson: Mind Over Matterstarted Feb 2025
  • A Democracy, If You Can Keep Itstarted Jan 2025 · 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.

Who recommends writers like this one

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    recommends 2 of them

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