Substack trending today: Oct 15, 2026

The Lowe Post is rank 1 on Substack for October 15, 2026, snapshot 08:01:46.763347, two days after Zach Lowe dated the weekly NBA relaunch to October 12 at 10 dollars a month or 70 dollars a year with The Ringer. Zeta Webber dropped from rank 5 to rank 10, a 5-rank fall. Three new titles enter: hanapee at 5, Martini Mondays at 6, and Vital By Design with Kori Meloy at 8.

The Lowe Post
NBA newsletter from Zach Lowe at rank 1, same slot as October 14. The October 12 Substack post said the baseline is one post a week, complementing The Zach Lowe Show, with a paid tier of 10 dollars a month or 70 dollars a year. Yahoo Sports dated the Ringer partnership to October 12, and Lowe's Substack profile listed 18K plus subscribers.
Always On with Marina Hyde
Columnist newsletter at rank 2, same slot as October 14. Deadline dated the Goalhanger X launch to October 12 after Hyde left The Guardian following 26 years. Press Gazette said writing is free at launch with a paid tier later, plus a YouTube show.
The Babylon Bee
Satire site at rank 3, same slot as October 14. Sidestack listed 321K plus free subscribers and 100 plus paid, with first Substack posts in July 2026, at 8 dollars a month or 80 dollars a year. The Bee dated a Substack welcome post to October 7 and a site recap to October 11; no separate October 15 scoop identified.
Hussain Makke
Creator newsletter at rank 4, same slot as October 14. Substack describes faith, spirituality, and self-development writing, with study and teaching in Iran, and lists 2000 plus subscribers.
hanapee
New at rank 5. Creator newsletter under the hanapee handle used by Swedish writer Hanna Persson since 2006 across Nöjesguiden, Baaam, Elle, SVT-adjacent video, and Hanapee Productions; no widely reported October 15 launch note identified.
Martini Mondays
New at rank 6. Cocktail newsletter title; closest public Substack match is Emilie Korm's Martini Monday (singular) on New York City martini reviews, with Reletter listing 27 issues, and no October 15 launch note identified for the plural API string.
The Anti-Inflammatory Club
Health newsletter at rank 7 after rank 6, down 1. Annabelle and Tom, training in naturopathic nutrition at the College of Naturopathic Medicine in London, with Substack listing 8.3K plus subscribers.
Vital By Design with Kori Meloy
New at rank 8. Health and motherhood newsletter from Kori Meloy, with 1000 plus subscribers on korimeloy.substack.com; the title sat on the October 13 ten, dropped off October 14, and returned here.
Lincoln Project
Political newsletter at rank 9, same slot as October 14. Substack dated a Lincoln Project Network post to October 2, a Margin of Error polling video to October 7, and a Daisy L.A. ad post to October 9; no October 15 memo identified.
Zeta Webber
Creator newsletter at rank 10 after rank 5, down 5. Astrology, card pulls, and psychic-prediction writing on zodiacbyzee.substack.com, with hundreds of paid subscribers, the largest drop inside the ten.

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What changed on Substack since yesterday

New: hanapee at 5, Martini Mondays at 6, Vital By Design with Kori Meloy at 8. Drop-off: Comunidad Amapolas, Tom Cox, Entirely Emmy. Zeta Webber 5 to 10 (down 5). Anti-Inflammatory Club 6 to 7. Lowe Post, Always On, Babylon Bee, Hussain Makke, and Lincoln Project held 1, 2, 3, 4, and 9. as_of moved from 06:01:49.638247 to 08:01:46.763347.

What today's Substack trends reveal

Two October 12 media launches still occupy ranks 1 and 2. The substitutions sit in the creator middle: hanapee, Martini Mondays, and a returning Kori Meloy title, while Zeta Webber is the only 5-rank mover and Amapolas, Tom Cox, and Entirely Emmy left. The matching page is Substack trending API. See also best free social listening tools.

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