Toby Coles has 4,899 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #42 on Substack's Art & Illustration Bestsellers board. 5 publications recommend them, 3 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
- 4,899
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 4.5K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 5
- +3 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- #42
- Art & Illustration
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 | 4,899 | +17 | 4.5K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 4,882 | 4.5K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Illustration Bestsellers | #42 | #42 | 4 of 4 |
| Art & Illustration Rising | #11 | #11 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Illustration Bestsellers | 86 | 86 | 85 | 42 | ▲44 |
| Art & Illustration Rising | 48 | 47 | 47 | 11 | ▲37 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
5 publications recommend Toby Coles; 2 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 3 |
Recommended by
- Sue's Substackstarted Oct 16, 2026new
- PUCK's Substackstarted Oct 12, 2026new
- Susan Underhillstarted Oct 7, 2026
- Christie’s Substackstarted Sep 25, 2026
- ArizonaSuzannePhDstarted Sep 24, 2026
Recommends
Toby Coles 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.
Recommended by the same publications
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- 2 shared
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22k followers
Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Art & Illustration writers with 1,000 to 5,000 followers (89 writers in that group), but not Toby Coles.
- recommends 28 of themThe Intellectual Investor
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- recommends 3 of themThink Tank Photo on Substack
- recommends 2 of them
Helen C Stark@helencstark - recommends 2 of them
NashvilleNeedlepointer@nashvilleneedlepointer - recommends 2 of them
Estee Zales@esteezales - recommends 2 of them
Don Giannatti@dongiannatti - recommends 2 of themSubstack for Artists
- recommends 2 of themIdeas and questions
- recommends 2 of themFurther to Fly
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