Kelly Wearstler has 71,039 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #1 on Substack's Design Bestsellers board. 64 publications recommend them, 10 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 23.
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
- 71,039
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 53K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 64
- +10 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 23
- Bestsellers rank
- #1
- Design
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 | 71,039 | 53K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Bestsellers | #1 | #1 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design Bestsellers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
64 publications recommend Kelly Wearstler; 10 started in the last 30 days. Kelly Wearstler recommends 23, and 5 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-12 | 2 |
| 2025-02 | 3 |
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 2 |
| 2025-06 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 3 |
| 2026-05 | 5 |
| 2026-06 | 8 |
| 2026-07 | 11 |
| 2026-08 | 5 |
| 2026-09 | 7 |
| 2026-10 | 10 |
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- THE Stylematestarted Oct 20, 2026new
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All 64
- Volviendo a místarted Sep 20, 2026
- TMI: Too Much Inkstarted Sep 20, 2026
- The Good Wavestarted Sep 9, 2026
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- HIROMI KIMstarted Sep 6, 2026
- Center of Gravitystarted Aug 26, 2026
- CUTYOURTEETH.started Aug 19, 2026
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- Catchmeeksifyoucanstarted Aug 4, 2026
- Wendy Turnerstarted Aug 1, 2026
- jess's Substackstarted Jul 30, 2026
- Daily Interior Newsstarted Jul 29, 2026
- Erika's Substackstarted Jul 23, 2026
- Shannonstarted Jul 17, 2026
- PATR Spectrumstarted Jul 16, 2026
- Hello Ladybirdstarted Jul 7, 2026
- BEEEEEEEE's Substackstarted Jul 7, 2026
- Artsy Fartsy by The Art Departmentstarted Jul 6, 2026
- The Biophilic Clubstarted Jul 6, 2026
- Corinne's Substackstarted Jul 5, 2026
- Johanna's Substackstarted Jul 4, 2026
- dandelion feelingsstarted Jun 26, 2026
- Acquired Tastesstarted Jun 23, 2026
- Emma's Substackstarted Jun 23, 2026
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- Mark's Substackstarted Jun 13, 2026
- Substack de nataliastarted Jun 12, 2026
- Lucy's Substackstarted Jun 1, 2026
- CHERRADISMstarted May 26, 2026
- Shashi's Substackstarted May 25, 2026
- The Art of Livingstarted May 15, 2026
- JEANNINE M FRIEDLstarted May 11, 2026
- Jenstarted May 6, 2026
- Salted's Substackstarted Apr 28, 2026
- Il Substack di Chiarastarted Apr 20, 2026
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- Substack van Annestarted Mar 31, 2026
- Andrea's Substackstarted Mar 18, 2026
- MARIANNE NORDBYstarted Mar 17, 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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