Cindy Yu has 3,831 followers on Substack as of Oct 31, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #74 on Substack's International Bestsellers board. 22 publications recommend them, 3 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 6.
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
- 3,831
- read Oct 31
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 2.6K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- 100+
- bestseller badge 100+
- Recommended by
- 22
- +3 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 6
- Bestsellers rank
- #74
- International
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 | 3,831 | 2.6K+ |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| International Bestsellers | #74 | #74 | 4 of 4 |
| International Rising | #54 | #54 | 1 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Bestsellers | 77 | 77 | 77 | 74 | ▲3 |
| International Rising | 54 | new |
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Recommendations
22 publications recommend Cindy Yu; 3 started in the last 30 days. Cindy Yu recommends 6, and 2 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-06 | 3 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-09 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 2 |
| 2025-12 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 1 |
| 2026-04 | 1 |
| 2026-07 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 4 |
| 2026-10 | 4 |
Recommended by
Bill Bishop569k followers · started Jun 2025 · mutual
Andrew Methven19k followers · started Mar 2025 · mutual
Thomas des Garets Geddes12k followers · started Sep 12, 2026
PC4k followers · started Nov 24, 2025- The Sunday Pivotstarted Oct 29, 2026new
- JZWinepeekstarted Oct 29, 2026new
- Scenaricastarted Oct 9, 2026new
- Danny's Substackstarted Oct 4, 2026
- Megstarted Sep 21, 2026
- Gillian’s Substackstarted Sep 13, 2026
- Philip's Substackstarted Sep 13, 2026
- 詩集 - 我和你 ｜ Poetry - Me & Youstarted Jul 24, 2026
- China Unfolded 展开中国started Jul 12, 2026
- Fraser Nelson's notebookstarted Apr 13, 2026
- A Matter of Timestarted Feb 21, 2026
- Sinopticonstarted Dec 15, 2025
- Eddie’s Substackstarted Nov 26, 2025
- Lawrence’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Post-Colonial’s Substackstarted Aug 2025
- Freedom Focusstarted Jul 2025
- Great Changesstarted Jun 2025
- Constructs of an Idle Mindstarted Jun 2025
Recommends
- Bill Bishop569k followers · started Mar 2025 · mutual
Jordan Schneider137k followers · started Mar 2025
Kaiser Y Kuo43k followers · started Mar 2025- Andrew Methven19k followers · started Jul 20, 2026 · mutual
- Pekingnologystarted Mar 2025
- Chaoyang Trapstarted Mar 2025
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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- 4 shared
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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other International writers with 1,000 to 5,000 followers (83 writers in that group), but not Cindy Yu.
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- recommends 3 of them
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- recommends 2 of them
Michael Spencer@aisupremacy - recommends 2 of themKaiser Y Kuo@kaiserykuo
- recommends 2 of them
Elizabeth Silleck La Rue, Esq.@elizabethsillecklarueesq
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