VBL has 29,370 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #35 on Substack's Finance Bestsellers board. 54 publications recommend them, 6 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 37.
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
- 29,370
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 20K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 54
- +6 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 37
- Bestsellers rank
- #35
- Finance
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 | 29,370 | −4 | 20K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 29,374 | 20K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance Bestsellers | #35 | #35 | 4 of 4 |
| Podcasts Bestsellers | #64 | #64 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance Bestsellers | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| Podcasts Bestsellers | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 0 |
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Recommendations
54 publications recommend VBL; 5 started in the last 30 days. VBL recommends 37, and 4 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-08 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 4 |
| 2026-02 | 5 |
| 2026-03 | 6 |
| 2026-04 | 9 |
| 2026-05 | 6 |
| 2026-06 | 5 |
| 2026-07 | 3 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 2 |
| 2026-10 | 8 |
Recommended by
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- Jacqueline's Substackstarted Jul 14, 2026
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All 54
- Clark's Substackstarted May 30, 2026
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- William V Rubino Jrstarted May 14, 2026
- Nathan's Substackstarted May 5, 2026
- Bianca's Substackstarted Apr 30, 2026
- Christopher's Substackstarted Apr 30, 2026
- Substack-en til Rolvstarted Apr 27, 2026
- Richard's Substackstarted Apr 26, 2026
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- The PM Flow Reportstarted Apr 20, 2026
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- DP's Substackstarted Apr 3, 2026
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- Kevin's Substackstarted Mar 27, 2026
- Antonio's Substackstarted Mar 23, 2026
- El Substack de Damiánstarted Mar 14, 2026
- Filippos's Substackstarted Mar 12, 2026
- terry's Substackstarted Mar 2, 2026
- Mike's Substackstarted Mar 1, 2026
- Yasen's Substackstarted Feb 19, 2026
- T.Sukumaranstarted Feb 5, 2026
- Raul's Substackstarted Feb 4, 2026
- MICHAEL's Substackstarted Feb 2, 2026
- Erik's Substackstarted Feb 1, 2026
- phil's Substackstarted Jan 28, 2026
- Howard's Substackstarted Jan 25, 2026
- Tom's Substackstarted Jan 24, 2026
- Bobby's Substackstarted Jan 23, 2026
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All 37
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- Mining Forum Livestarted Oct 2024
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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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Writers who share the most recommenders with VBL. Useful for finding peers, and for sponsors looking for similar audiences.
- 7 shared
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