Substack trending today: Oct 13, 2026

Hussain Makke is rank 1 on Substack for October 13, 2026, snapshot 2026-10-13T06:01:40.853496. The name was not on the October 12 ten. Zeta Webber is new at rank 2. songs of a rainbird, yesterday's rank 1, sits at rank 3. Five of ten titles are new. Lincoln Project, Thank Me Later, Tom Cox, CosmicRx Weekly Energy Report, and Substack de Tom drop off.

Hussain Makke
New at rank 1. Public pages identify a preacher and podcaster; no widely reported October 13 Substack launch note was found beyond the live rank.
Zeta Webber
New at rank 2. No widely reported October 13 trigger identified beyond the live Substack slot.
songs of a rainbird
Newsletter at rank 3 after rank 1 on October 12, down 2. Still in the ten after losing the lead.
The Babylon Bee
Satire newsletter at rank 4 after rank 2, down 2. Recurring fixture on this board.
The Sweep With Tom Pelissero
NFL newsletter at rank 5 after rank 3, down 2. Seasonal football listing, still on the ten.
Sofi's Storytelling
New at rank 6. No widely reported October 13 trigger identified beyond the live Substack slot.
Vital By Design with Kori Meloy
Wellness newsletter at rank 7 after rank 4, down 3. Still in the ten.
Entirely Emmy
New at rank 8. No widely reported October 13 trigger identified beyond the live Substack slot.
Clinton & Greene
New at rank 9. No widely reported October 13 trigger identified beyond the live Substack slot.
Comunidad Amapolas
Spanish-language newsletter at rank 10 after rank 6, down 4. Still in the ten after yesterday's mid-list slot.

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What changed on Substack since yesterday

New: Hussain Makke at 1, Zeta Webber at 2, Sofi's Storytelling at 6, Entirely Emmy at 8, Clinton & Greene at 9. Drop-off: Lincoln Project, Thank Me Later, Tom Cox, CosmicRx Weekly Energy Report, Substack de Tom. songs of a rainbird 1 to 3. Babylon Bee 2 to 4. Sweep 3 to 5. Vital By Design 4 to 7. Comunidad Amapolas 6 to 10. No 5-rank movers. as_of moved from 08:01:32.934343 to 06:01:40.853496.

What today's Substack trends reveal

The board turned over at the top. Political and sports fixtures (Babylon Bee, Pelissero) held mid-list while five unreported newsletters entered. Lincoln Project is the notable political drop-off. Five new titles is a larger rotation than a typical one-rank shuffle on this feed. The matching page is Substack trending API.

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