Tom Frieden has 23,699 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #76 on Substack's Health Politics Bestsellers board. 41 publications recommend them, and they recommend 10.
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
- 23,699
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 21K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- none shown
- Recommended by
- 41
- none new in 30 days
- Recommends
- 10
- Bestsellers rank
- #76
- Health Politics
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 | 23,699 | +2 | 21K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 23,697 | 21K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Politics Bestsellers | #76 | #76 | 4 of 4 |
| Health Politics Rising | #71 | #15 | 3 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Politics Bestsellers | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 |
| Health Politics Rising | 15 | 15 | 71 | ▼56 |
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Recommendations
41 publications recommend Tom Frieden. Tom Frieden recommends 10, and 4 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-06 | 3 |
| 2025-07 | 4 |
| 2025-08 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 3 |
| 2025-10 | 4 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 5 |
| 2026-02 | 4 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 4 |
| 2026-05 | 3 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
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- Making Science Make Sensestarted Apr 20, 2026 · mutual
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- Dan's Substackstarted Feb 10, 2026
- Buffa's Substackstarted Feb 2, 2026
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All 41
- Animesh's Substackstarted Jan 2, 2026
- Joe's Substackstarted Dec 3, 2025
- William's Substackstarted Oct 2025
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- David Michaelsstarted Oct 2025
- Dr’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Dawn’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- WAIPH’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Dan’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- Samuel’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- Jan Sheringhamstarted Jul 2025
- Asaduzzaman’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
- Mohammad’s Substackstarted Jul 2025
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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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Publications that recommend at least two other Health Politics writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (46 writers in that group), but not Tom Frieden.
- recommends 5 of them
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