Zev Shalev has 41,185 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Nov 6, 2026, they were #23 on Substack's News Bestsellers board. 56 publications recommend them, 6 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 29.
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
- 41,185
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- 28K+
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 56
- +6 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 29
- Bestsellers rank
- #23
- News
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 | 41,185 | +1 | 28K+ | Thousands |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 41,184 | 28K+ | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| News Bestsellers | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | ▼1 |
| News Rising | 20 | new |
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Recommendations
56 publications recommend Zev Shalev; 6 started in the last 30 days. Zev Shalev recommends 29, and 5 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2025-03 | 1 |
| 2025-07 | 1 |
| 2026-01 | 1 |
| 2026-02 | 3 |
| 2026-03 | 7 |
| 2026-04 | 5 |
| 2026-05 | 10 |
| 2026-06 | 6 |
| 2026-07 | 4 |
| 2026-08 | 2 |
| 2026-09 | 9 |
| 2026-10 | 7 |
Recommended by
Dean Blundell114k followers · started Mar 2025 · mutual
Anne P. Mitchell, Esq.25k followers · started Apr 24, 2026 · mutual
Nick Paro23k followers · started Jul 2025 · mutual
Jacob Kaarsbo22k followers · started Jul 18, 2026 · mutual
Andrew Lownie19k followers · started May 27, 2026 · mutual
Dr. Eric Lullove2.7k followers · started Jan 16, 2026- Richard's Substackstarted Oct 30, 2026new
- Valeriestarted Oct 28, 2026new
- jean mckaystarted Oct 24, 2026new
- Democracy Bitchstarted Oct 22, 2026new
- Cheryl Hstarted Oct 15, 2026new
- The R3Zondo Filesstarted Oct 12, 2026new
- jo tellonestarted Oct 4, 2026
- Lisa Kibodeauxstarted Sep 27, 2026
- Mary's Substackstarted Sep 26, 2026
- M's Substackstarted Sep 22, 2026
- Jason Toddstarted Sep 18, 2026
- TheEnlightenedWriterstarted Sep 17, 2026
- AnnaMarie Charleboisstarted Sep 9, 2026
- Wahidullah Noorzai | Field, Strategy & Geopoliticsstarted Sep 6, 2026
- Pernille's Substackstarted Sep 6, 2026
- Toni Etheredgestarted Sep 5, 2026
- Barbara Kellystarted Aug 28, 2026
- Ruminations of an Old Punkstarted Aug 12, 2026
All 56
- Don Masseystarted Jul 27, 2026
- Bernie's Substackstarted Jul 22, 2026
- Maureen Pepin 🇨🇦started Jul 11, 2026
- Bonniestarted Jun 29, 2026
- @RYouKindstarted Jun 24, 2026
- Marestarted Jun 16, 2026
- Dawn Mirabellistarted Jun 11, 2026
- Raven's Substackstarted Jun 9, 2026
- BethAlli Acorn 🇺🇦🇬🇱🇺🇸🦩started Jun 4, 2026
- Norwegian Grantifastarted May 24, 2026
- JesseM in Dayton45410started May 17, 2026
- THE FALLOUT REPORTstarted May 16, 2026
- Roberto Barzistarted May 9, 2026
- JKs Substackstarted May 8, 2026
- Michael's Substackstarted May 6, 2026
- Wendy Elksstarted May 4, 2026
- Jeannette Sowlesstarted May 3, 2026
- CMstarted May 1, 2026
- Sovereign Gapstarted Apr 29, 2026
- Patricia Hale MD, PhDstarted Apr 28, 2026
- Janine Schoonoverstarted Apr 21, 2026
- Red Pebblestarted Apr 19, 2026
- NewYawkTuffstarted Mar 29, 2026
- Katherinestarted Mar 26, 2026
- Sylvia Palmerstarted Mar 24, 2026
- Kovert Operations Incstarted Mar 22, 2026
- Alan Hochstarted Mar 19, 2026
- Foreststarted Mar 18, 2026
- Debby L Foglestarted Mar 11, 2026
- Peter Ivanovsky8started Feb 19, 2026
- MATTHEW's Substackstarted Feb 15, 2026
- Gwynnestarted Feb 5, 2026
Recommends
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Lev Parnas142k followers · started May 2025
Olga Lautman119k followers · started Oct 2024- Dean Blundell114k followers · started Apr 2025 · mutual
Ellie Leonard83k followers · started Sep 2025
Christopher Armitage68k followers · started Apr 30, 2026- Anne P. Mitchell, Esq.25k followers · started Aug 27, 2026 · mutual
- Nick Paro23k followers · started Sep 2025 · mutual
- Jacob Kaarsbo22k followers · started Oct 27, 2026 · mutualnew
Denver Riggleman21k followers · started Mar 30, 2026- Andrew Lownie19k followers · started Sep 5, 2026 · mutual
Jack Poulson14k followers · started Jan 29, 2026- Downwind of Truth with Kait Justicestarted Aug 27, 2026
- Borderland Talk with Jenn Budd started Jan 12, 2026
- Wendy Siegelmanstarted Jan 2, 2026
- Banner and Backbone Mediastarted Dec 29, 2025
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- Blue Amp Mediastarted Dec 10, 2025
- Noel's Notes started Sep 2025
- Spenny’s Substackstarted Sep 2025
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All 29
- The Clean New Deal Substackstarted Sep 2025
- Vicky Ward Investigatesstarted Sep 2025
- Trump Tyranny Trackerstarted Apr 2025
- Kevin Newmanstarted Mar 2025
- The New Republicstarted Nov 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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