Dr. Jen Gunter has 174,665 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #8 on Substack's Health & Wellness Bestsellers board. 68 publications recommend them, 6 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 6.
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
- 174,665
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 131K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 68
- +6 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 6
- Bestsellers rank
- #8
- Health & Wellness
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 | 174,665 | 131K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health & Wellness Bestsellers | #8 | #8 | 4 of 4 |
| Health & Wellness Rising | #16 | #4 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health & Wellness Bestsellers | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Health & Wellness Rising | 9 | 4 | 4 | 16 | ▼7 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
68 publications recommend Dr. Jen Gunter; 6 started in the last 30 days. Dr. Jen Gunter recommends 6, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2022-07 | 1 |
| 2022-11 | 1 |
| 2023-05 | 1 |
| 2023-06 | 2 |
| 2023-07 | 1 |
| 2023-11 | 1 |
| 2024-04 | 1 |
| 2024-05 | 1 |
| 2024-07 | 1 |
| 2024-11 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 2 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 6 |
| 2026-05 | 12 |
| 2026-06 | 11 |
| 2026-07 | 9 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 4 |
| 2026-10 | 6 |
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- L's Substackstarted Oct 27, 2026new
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All 68
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- Arman's Substackstarted Jul 26, 2026
- Mum(ish)started Jul 24, 2026
- Late to the Party: Diagnosed Neurodivergent at 53started Jul 12, 2026
- The BoardRoom Futuriststarted Jul 10, 2026
- alayna's Substackstarted Jul 7, 2026
- It Happenedstarted Jul 5, 2026
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- Ruth's Substackstarted Jul 4, 2026
- Coach Kate McCannstarted Jul 3, 2026
- Katie's Substackstarted Jun 30, 2026
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- Dating Myself: a Journey in Self-Discoverystarted Jun 26, 2026
- Quinn's Substackstarted Jun 19, 2026
- Dr. Nisha Patel (DrPlantel)started Jun 16, 2026
- Kimskstarted Jun 14, 2026
- Sacred Sciencestarted Jun 13, 2026
- Carmen's Substackstarted Jun 11, 2026
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- D's Substackstarted Apr 14, 2026
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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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