Wajeeh Lion has 13,129 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #93 on Substack's World Politics Bestsellers board. 53 publications recommend them, 8 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 8.
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
- 13,129
- 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
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 53
- +8 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 8
- Bestsellers rank
- #93
- World Politics
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 | 13,129 | +8 | 10K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 13,121 | 10K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | #93 | #93 | 4 of 4 |
| World Politics Rising | #47 | #47 | 3 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | 95 | 95 | 95 | 93 | ▲2 |
| World Politics Rising | 53 | 53 | 47 | ▲6 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
53 publications recommend Wajeeh Lion; 6 started in the last 30 days. Wajeeh Lion recommends 8, and 3 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 12 |
| 2026-05 | 5 |
| 2026-06 | 8 |
| 2026-07 | 6 |
| 2026-08 | 3 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 10 |
Recommended by
Michael Spencer314k followers · started Apr 8, 2026
Jacob Kaarsbo22k followers · started Mar 24, 2026 · mutual
Dexter Ingram8.6k followers · started Aug 1, 2026 · mutual
Debra Shushan6.2k followers · started Aug 1, 2026 · mutual- Deborah's Substackstarted Oct 29, 2026new
- Mindy Bellstarted Oct 29, 2026new
- M. Smithstarted Oct 17, 2026new
- Amna AlAnsaristarted Oct 12, 2026new
- SYSTUS EZEOGU ZOG'Sstarted Oct 9, 2026new
- Asiatic Global Orderstarted Oct 8, 2026new
- Susan Underhillstarted Oct 7, 2026
- Ailleged Confusionstarted Oct 7, 2026
- Gregstarted Oct 6, 2026
- KAOLearystarted Oct 4, 2026
- Leslie Rossstarted Sep 23, 2026
- Stathios Ballasstarted Sep 19, 2026
- Alvin Artstarted Sep 19, 2026
- Daedalus: Field Notesstarted Sep 16, 2026
- Jenn S✨started Sep 9, 2026
- Katherine's Substackstarted Aug 13, 2026
- claudia hudsonstarted Jul 22, 2026
- Kajin Fel rhech mewnstarted Jul 20, 2026
- harkaylunstarted Jul 19, 2026
- tofucutestarted Jul 17, 2026
All 53
- Stormy Weathersstarted Jul 8, 2026
- Theresa Bushstarted Jul 2, 2026
- Jayshree's Substackstarted Jun 25, 2026
- Chris Bystroffstarted Jun 25, 2026
- Read Togetherstarted Jun 21, 2026
- Melissa-ATL-RKE-WDEstarted Jun 11, 2026
- Greggstarted Jun 10, 2026
- Katherine Brumbaughstarted Jun 10, 2026
- Cameron Parodystarted Jun 6, 2026
- Bill S.started Jun 3, 2026
- Adeela's Substackstarted May 24, 2026
- Jason Toddstarted May 16, 2026
- ChamberlainNo1started May 13, 2026
- Raul Picorostarted May 7, 2026
- ThingsWeThinkbutDon'tSaystarted May 5, 2026
- K Gstarted Apr 21, 2026
- Cjstarted Apr 21, 2026
- Ernie Rosadostarted Apr 17, 2026
- B L Farrellstarted Apr 15, 2026
- Henrystarted Apr 10, 2026
- Libby's Substackstarted Apr 9, 2026
- Pat's Substackstarted Apr 6, 2026
- Eileenstarted Apr 4, 2026
- fuego pazzostarted Apr 3, 2026
- vilamundi❄️started Apr 2, 2026
- Birgit Basballestarted Apr 1, 2026
- Patricia's Substackstarted Mar 29, 2026
- Jay Veestarted Mar 10, 2026
- GenUpDemocracystarted Mar 7, 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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