The Fast Track has 7,265 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #85 on Substack's Travel Bestsellers board. 25 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 14.
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
- 7,265
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 5.9K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 25
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 14
- Bestsellers rank
- #85
- Travel
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 | 7,265 | 5.9K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Travel Bestsellers | #85 | #84 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel Bestsellers | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | ▼1 |
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Recommendations
25 publications recommend The Fast Track; 2 started in the last 30 days. The Fast Track recommends 14, and 3 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-07 | 7 |
| 2026-08 | 8 |
| 2026-09 | 6 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
Recommended by
The Daily Beast136k followers · started Jul 22, 2026
Brandon Berkson86k followers · started Jul 16, 2026 · mutual
Gabrielle19k followers · started Aug 18, 2026
Alexa McDonald17k followers · started Jul 18, 2026
Value Add by Investopedia4.2k followers · started Sep 1, 2026 · mutual- Psychologiestarted Oct 20, 2026new
- Spascapestarted Oct 9, 2026new
- Postcards from a Wandererstarted Oct 6, 2026
- Subbob's Substackstarted Oct 1, 2026
- Far-Flung Cornersstarted Sep 30, 2026
- Mattia Ferrostarted Sep 27, 2026
- Priority Statusstarted Sep 21, 2026
- The Neurodivergent Travelerstarted Sep 7, 2026
- EDIBLE LIVING by Sarah Copelandstarted Sep 1, 2026
- Amena from HassansonHolidaystarted Aug 31, 2026
- The Carry Onstarted Aug 26, 2026
- Mrs's Substackstarted Aug 23, 2026
- Wanderessstarted Aug 22, 2026 · mutual
- Real Food Traveler E-zine and Podcaststarted Aug 12, 2026
- What I'd Rather Be Talking Aboutstarted Aug 10, 2026
- Beatrice's Substackstarted Aug 3, 2026
- the alibi zinestarted Jul 28, 2026
- PRIMAL SCREAM with Joanna Colesstarted Jul 22, 2026
- One Fine Voyagestarted Jul 19, 2026
All 25
- Natacha Tonissoostarted Jul 14, 2026
Recommends
David Lebovitz333k followers · started Sep 30, 2026
Andrew Zimmern96k followers · started Sep 21, 2026- Brandon Berkson86k followers · started Jul 16, 2026 · mutual
First Class Jerk29k followers · started Jul 16, 2026
Andrea Bartz15k followers · started Oct 14, 2026new
Carol Seymour14k followers · started Sep 30, 2026
Laura Itzkowitz10k followers · started Jul 16, 2026
Bella Darden10k followers · started Sep 30, 2026- Value Add by Investopedia4.2k followers · started Aug 31, 2026 · mutual
- Kevin West's Substackstarted Sep 21, 2026
- Wanderessstarted Aug 31, 2026 · mutual
- The Mouthfulstarted Aug 7, 2026
- Traveling Throughstarted Jul 28, 2026
- Checking In with Chris Dongstarted Jul 16, 2026
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
Writers who share the most recommenders with The Fast Track. Useful for finding peers, and for sponsors looking for similar audiences.
- 3 shared
Laura ItzkowitzThe New Roman Times
10k followers - 3 shared
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7.9k followers - 2 shared
Tom SykesThe Royalist
63k followers - 2 shared
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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Travel writers with 5,000 to 10,000 followers (33 writers in that group), but not The Fast Track.
- recommends 10 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 3 of themAdventures with Sarah
- recommends 3 of themMarginal Pilgrims
- recommends 3 of themAnywhere Italy
- recommends 2 of them
Amanda Hesser@amandahesser - recommends 2 of them
Pavia + Jeralyn@paviaandjeralyn - recommends 2 of them
Yolanda Edwards@yolojournal - recommends 2 of them
Michael Williams@acontinuouslean - recommends 2 of them
Gillian Longworth McGuire@gillianlongworthmcguire - recommends 2 of them
Talking Points with TPG@talkingpointstpg
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