Adam Gaertner has 19,606 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #66 on Substack's Science Bestsellers board. 50 publications recommend them, 1 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 1.
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
- 19,606
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 14K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- none shown
- Recommended by
- 50
- +1 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 1
- Bestsellers rank
- #66
- Science
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 | 19,606 | +2 | 14K+ | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 19,604 | 14K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science Bestsellers | #66 | #65 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Science Bestsellers | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | ▼1 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
50 publications recommend Adam Gaertner; 1 started in the last 30 days. Adam Gaertner recommends 1, and 1 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2023-04 | 2 |
| 2023-05 | 1 |
| 2023-06 | 2 |
| 2023-08 | 2 |
| 2023-09 | 2 |
| 2023-10 | 1 |
| 2023-11 | 1 |
| 2023-12 | 5 |
| 2024-01 | 1 |
| 2024-02 | 1 |
| 2024-03 | 1 |
| 2024-04 | 1 |
| 2024-05 | 2 |
| 2024-07 | 1 |
| 2024-08 | 3 |
| 2024-10 | 1 |
| 2024-11 | 2 |
| 2024-12 | 1 |
| 2025-01 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 2 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 2 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 1 |
| 2026-06 | 3 |
| 2026-07 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
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- Le Substack de Destarted Sep 2025
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- CHBMPstarted Jul 2025 · mutual
- Le Substack de CARMENstarted May 2025
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All 50
- Kim’s Substackstarted Aug 2024
- Michelle’s Substackstarted Aug 2024
- Ricky’s Substackstarted Aug 2024
- Odette’s Substackstarted Jul 2024
- Mary’s Substackstarted May 2024
- Gail’s Substackstarted May 2024
- Tim’s Substackstarted Apr 2024
- Frank’s Substackstarted Mar 2024
- Grandpa’s Substackstarted Feb 2024
- Kelly’s Substackstarted Jan 2024
- Critical’s Substackstarted Dec 2023
- Kim’s Substackstarted Dec 2023
- Wild Eyed Musingsstarted Dec 2023
- Steve’s Substackstarted Dec 2023
- Eli’s Substackstarted Dec 2023
- Sherlynn’s Substackstarted Nov 2023
- Ivana’s Substackstarted Oct 2023
- Federico’s Substackstarted Sep 2023
- COVID-19 Humanity Betrayal Memory Projectstarted Sep 2023
- Lori’s Substackstarted Aug 2023
- +Rockne’s Substackstarted Aug 2023
- pisztof’s Substackstarted Jun 2023
- Forgivables43’s Substackstarted Jun 2023
- Conan’s Substackstarted May 2023
- Sazali’s Substackstarted Apr 2023
- Edgar’s Substackstarted Apr 2023
Recommends
- CHBMPstarted Jul 2025 · mutual
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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