Beto's Substack was the No. 1 newsletter on Substack on November 8, 2026. Ranks 2 to 5: The Babylon Bee, Ruhama Shitrit, The Lowe Post and Rico. It replaced The Lowe Post at No. 1 from October 26, 2026. 6 of 10 are new since October 26, 2026, led by Ruhama Shitrit.
Beto's Substack leads Substack for November 8, 2026. New versus October 26, when The Lowe Post sat at 1. O'Rourke published Why Texas turned on November 4, citing Talarico and Hinojosa, and offered paid subscriptions the same day; the About page listed over 99,000 subscribers. The Lowe Post falls 1 to 4. Five of 10 newsletters are new. Newsletter titles skip get_growth.
Top trending newsletters on Substack: November 8
Beto's Substack
O'Rourke newsletter at rank 1. New. Why Texas turned dated November 4. Archive also lists a November 5 live video, How Texas turned and what's next. Over 99,000 subscribers on the index page. Context: Beto's Substack.
The Babylon Bee
Satire at rank 2, up 2 from 4. Holds after the midterm week. No widely reported single-post trigger identified for November 8, 2026.
Ruhama Shitrit
Independent newsletter at rank 3. New. No widely reported November 8 post title identified in the fetch.
The Lowe Post
NBA newsletter at rank 4, down 3 from 1. Still inside the top 10. October 26 leader yields to Beto.
Rico
Independent newsletter at rank 5. New. No widely reported trigger identified for November 8, 2026.
Always On with Marina Hyde
Guardian columnist newsletter at rank 6, up 2 from 8. Holds. No widely reported trigger identified for November 8, 2026.
Noelle Kovary
Independent newsletter at rank 7. New. No widely reported trigger identified for November 8, 2026.
The Platform
Newsletter at rank 8, down 2 from 6. Still inside the top 10. No widely reported trigger identified for November 8, 2026.
John's Substack
Generic-named newsletter at rank 9. New. API spelling John's. No widely reported trigger identified for November 8, 2026.
Being & Becoming
Newsletter at rank 10, down 8 from 2. Biggest faller still on the top 10. Anti-Inflammatory Club, AFTER REVIEW, Memo Torres, Man in Cybersecurity, and songs of a rainbird drop off.
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What changed on Substack since yesterday
Compared with October 26. New: Beto's Substack 1, Ruhama Shitrit 3, Rico 5, Noelle Kovary 7, John's Substack 9. Big mover: Being & Becoming 2 to 10 (minus 8). Lowe Post 1 to 4. Drop-offs: The Anti-Inflammatory Club 3, AFTER REVIEW 5, Memo Torres 7, Man in Cybersecurity 9, songs of a rainbird 10.
What today's Substack trends reveal
The November 8 Substack ten is a midterm-politics board at the top and independents below. Beto's Substack at 1 is the Texas-results post from November 4. Lowe Post, the October 26 1, is 4. Being & Becoming's 2-to-10 slide is the only 5-plus faller that remains.
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This list came from the Trends MCP get_top_trends tool with type Substack and limit 10. The call returns the current board without a keyword. Analysts who need a daily snapshot of Substack ranks can replay it from an MCP client. See the Substack data source.
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Related trend reports
- Previous Substack roundup: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/trending/substack-trending-october-26-2026
- Data source: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/substack-trending-api
- Related: https://www.trendsmcp.ai/blog/best-substack-mcp-servers