Sarah James has 17,217 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #54 on Substack's Fashion & Beauty Bestsellers board. 51 publications recommend them, 1 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 7.
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
- 17,217
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 12K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 51
- +1 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 7
- Bestsellers rank
- #54
- Fashion & Beauty
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 | 17,217 | +5 | 12K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 17,212 | 12K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fashion & Beauty Bestsellers | #54 | #53 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fashion & Beauty Bestsellers | 53 | 53 | 53 | 54 | ▼1 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
51 publications recommend Sarah James; 1 started in the last 30 days. Sarah James recommends 7, and 4 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2023-08 | 1 |
| 2023-09 | 2 |
| 2023-10 | 1 |
| 2023-11 | 1 |
| 2023-12 | 1 |
| 2024-01 | 6 |
| 2024-02 | 4 |
| 2024-03 | 2 |
| 2024-04 | 3 |
| 2024-07 | 1 |
| 2024-08 | 3 |
| 2024-09 | 2 |
| 2024-10 | 1 |
| 2025-02 | 1 |
| 2025-04 | 1 |
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 3 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 2 |
| 2025-10 | 2 |
| 2025-11 | 3 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-03 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 2 |
| 2026-06 | 1 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 1 |
| 2026-10 | 1 |
Recommended by
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Marlien Rentmeester18k followers · started Nov 2023 · mutual
Emese Gormley15k followers · started Aug 2024 · mutual
A NOTE ON STYLE11k followers · started Aug 27, 2026 · mutual- Well Livedstarted Oct 21, 2026new
- The Real Dealsstarted Sep 16, 2026
- A Manostarted Aug 19, 2026
- The Beauty & Wellness Editstarted Jun 4, 2026
- Aida's Substackstarted Apr 19, 2026
- Mother Saysstarted Apr 8, 2026 · mutual
- Blackberry Jamstarted Mar 31, 2026
- Beyond the Uniform by Eleanor Leftwichstarted Jan 5, 2026
- Busy's Substackstarted Nov 26, 2025
- Mommy's Many Moodsstarted Nov 24, 2025
- Claude's Substackstarted Nov 10, 2025
- Anna's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Rewriting the Rulebookstarted Oct 2025
- hytj’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Monika Blunderstarted Sep 2025
- EVFstarted Jul 2025
- Y’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
- Keiran’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
- Victoria’s Substackstarted Jun 2025
- Tiffanie’s Substackstarted May 2025
All 51
- Behind The Mother started Apr 2025
- Henderson Ever Afterstarted Feb 2025
- Bridget Brownstarted Oct 2024
- liz’s Substackstarted Sep 2024
- Alice’s Substackstarted Sep 2024
- Mary’s Substackstarted Aug 2024
- Erin’s Substackstarted Aug 2024
- The Stack by Ann Williamsstarted Jul 2024
- The People Collectivestarted Apr 2024
- This Is The Real Good Lifestarted Apr 2024
- Chelsea’s Substackstarted Apr 2024
- The Positive Rebellion started Mar 2024
- Vanessa’s Substackstarted Mar 2024
- Anna’s Substackstarted Feb 2024
- Jill’s Substackstarted Feb 2024
- Cara’s Substackstarted Feb 2024
- Kimberly’s Substackstarted Jan 2024
- M.’s Substackstarted Jan 2024
- Rachel’s Substackstarted Jan 2024
- Michaela’s Substackstarted Jan 2024
- Gabriela’s Substackstarted Jan 2024
- All the essentialsstarted Jan 2024
- Elizabeth’s Substackstarted Dec 2023
- Colvos’s Substackstarted Oct 2023
- Adventures in Jugglingstarted Sep 2023
- Alycia’s Substackstarted Sep 2023
- Britt’s Substackstarted Aug 2023
Recommends
caitlyn93k followers · started Dec 2024
Garance Doré65k followers · started Apr 2025- Marlien Rentmeester18k followers · started Oct 2023 · mutual
- Emese Gormley15k followers · started Jan 2024 · mutual
- A NOTE ON STYLE11k followers · started Jul 6, 2026 · mutual
- Mother Saysstarted Apr 8, 2026 · mutual
- SAISONSstarted Oct 2023
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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- 5 shared
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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Fashion & Beauty writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (88 writers in that group), but not Sarah James.
- recommends 13 of them
Anna Newton@annanewton - recommends 11 of themJess Graves@thelovelist
- recommends 9 of themGrace Atwood@graceatwood
- recommends 8 of them
Erika Veurink@longlive - recommends 7 of them
Gabriella Gofis@gabriellagofis - recommends 7 of them
Kelly Klein@kellyklein007 - recommends 7 of them
Maura Brannigan@maurabrannigan - recommends 7 of themThe Intellectual Investor
- recommends 6 of them
Emilia Petrarca@shoprat - recommends 6 of them
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