Will Hayward
@willhayward · The Will Hayward Newsletter · Substack profile · World Politics
Will Hayward has 16,537 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #30 on Substack's World Politics Bestsellers board. 50 publications recommend them, 3 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 11.
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
- 16,537
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 15K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 50
- +3 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 11
- Bestsellers rank
- #30
- 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 | 16,537 | +11 | 15K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 16,526 | 15K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | #30 | #30 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Politics Bestsellers | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
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Recommendations
50 publications recommend Will Hayward; 3 started in the last 30 days. Will Hayward recommends 11. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-10 | 5 |
| 2025-11 | 2 |
| 2025-12 | 2 |
| 2026-01 | 6 |
| 2026-02 | 4 |
| 2026-03 | 2 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-05 | 11 |
| 2026-06 | 2 |
| 2026-07 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 5 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
Recommended by
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- Bethan's Substackstarted Jul 2, 2026
- Matritensisstarted Jun 15, 2026
- Tom Shiversstarted Jun 6, 2026
- Carol's Substackstarted May 24, 2026
- Ian's Substackstarted May 17, 2026
- Douglas's Substackstarted May 16, 2026
- Captain Tim world news about politics and the ongoing wars started May 13, 2026
- Raymond's Substackstarted May 11, 2026
- Marie Evansstarted May 7, 2026
- Steve Dohertystarted May 7, 2026
- Radical Thoughtstarted May 6, 2026
- Leslie Jonesstarted May 4, 2026
All 50
- yvonne deutchstarted May 3, 2026
- Stephen's Substackstarted May 1, 2026
- Philip Evansstarted Apr 10, 2026
- Henry's Substackstarted Mar 21, 2026
- Huw's Substackstarted Mar 8, 2026
- The Politics Raidstarted Feb 17, 2026
- The History Raidstarted Feb 17, 2026
- David's Substackstarted Feb 8, 2026
- David's Substackstarted Feb 6, 2026
- The Valleys Leadstarted Jan 28, 2026
- KATHRYN's Substackstarted Jan 21, 2026
- Le Substack de Liamstarted Jan 20, 2026
- Morgan Faircloughstarted Jan 10, 2026
- Eryl's Substackstarted Jan 9, 2026
- Wales's Substackstarted Jan 7, 2026
- Gorwel's Substackstarted Dec 17, 2025
- Joseph's Substackstarted Dec 13, 2025
- Rebekah's Substackstarted Nov 16, 2025
- Mike's Substackstarted Nov 2025
- The Welsh Independent started Oct 2025
- Lloyd Harvey's Blogstarted Oct 2025
- Protect's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Andy's Substackstarted Oct 2025
- Jake’s Substackstarted Oct 2025
- the water guystarted Sep 2025
- Cultural malaisesstarted May 2025
Recommends
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- Inside Birmingham with Jane Haynesstarted Feb 2025
- Not Being Funny Butstarted Oct 2024
- Wales Outdoorsstarted Oct 2024
- Why Journalism Matters (WJM)started Oct 2024
- Discover Walesstarted Oct 2024
- Chorley Notstarted Oct 2024
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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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other World Politics writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (84 writers in that group), but not Will Hayward.
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- recommends 5 of themFamousAholes
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- recommends 4 of them
Claire Berlinski@claireberlinski - recommends 4 of them
Edouard Husson@edouardhusson - recommends 4 of themFrancisco Carneiro Junior
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