John Schindler has 12,403 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #62 on Substack's News Bestsellers board. 51 publications recommend them, 2 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
- 12,403
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 10K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 51
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 0
- Bestsellers rank
- #62
- News
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 | 12,403 | +2 | 10K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 12,401 | 10K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | #62 | #62 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
51 publications recommend John Schindler; 2 started in the last 30 days. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-04 | 1 |
| 2024-06 | 3 |
| 2024-08 | 1 |
| 2024-09 | 2 |
| 2024-11 | 3 |
| 2024-12 | 2 |
| 2025-01 | 2 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-03 | 2 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 2 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 2 |
| 2025-11 | 3 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 3 |
| 2026-02 | 3 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 2 |
| 2026-05 | 4 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 2 |
Recommended by
Kyle Orton4.1k followers · started Aug 1, 2026
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- claude josephstarted May 10, 2026
- the writing on the wallstarted May 9, 2026
- The Spy's Eyestarted Apr 17, 2026
- Ronnie's Substackstarted Mar 11, 2026
- jerry's Substackstarted Feb 23, 2026
- El Substack de Claudiastarted Feb 22, 2026
- Chris Andersonstarted Feb 17, 2026
- Mercury Descentstarted Jan 28, 2026
- Substack von Petstarted Jan 5, 2026
- Nazarii's Substackstarted Jan 5, 2026
- TSUFanstarted Dec 4, 2025
- John's Substackstarted Nov 14, 2025
- Christopher Netherystarted Nov 14, 2025
- Open Access Blogsstarted Nov 8, 2025
All 51
- The Pinpoint Press, with Rick Newman started Oct 2025
- Abdullah's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Nicole’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- The Dark End of the Streetstarted Sep 2025
- Brendan’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- Science Spy Substackstarted Jul 2025
- Anchors Tanyastarted Jul 2025
- Deidrastarted Jun 2025
- The Old and Boldstarted May 2025
- Adrian’s Substackstarted Apr 2025
- liz perezstarted Mar 2025
- Arlene’s Substackstarted Mar 2025
- Robert’s Substackstarted Feb 2025
- Le Substack de Lorrainestarted Jan 2025
- Storm’s Substackstarted Jan 2025
- Linda’s Substackstarted Dec 2024
- Intel en Español - Daniel Blanco Pazstarted Dec 2024
- TRAVEL DESKstarted Nov 2024
- geiststarted Nov 2024
- Chris’s Substackstarted Nov 2024
- Moo’s Substackstarted Sep 2024
- Dimitri’s Substackstarted Sep 2024
- TOM’s Substackstarted Aug 2024
- Wylie Beckets Substackstarted Jun 2024
- Gábor’s Substackstarted Jun 2024
- Peter’s Substackstarted Jun 2024
- M.T.’s Substackstarted Apr 2024
Recommends
John Schindler 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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