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Cafetech is new at rank 1 on the Substack board dated 2026-09-18T06:01:36.869406, replacing Seedy19, which eases to 2. Jake's Take climbs 4 to 3. New versus September 17: Dangerously Educated by Tayla Burrell at 4, RiffPost at 8, and Shaimaa Marwan at 10. Dropped: TriziaZu STORIES, Paige Paul, aesteticasovietica, Kelly Brown.
Top trending newsletters on Substack: September 18
Cafetech: Newsletter title from the API row Cafetech. New at 1 on this Substack trending API snapshot. No widely reported trigger identified for September 18.
Seedy19: Holds the board after sitting at 1 on September 17. Eases to 2. No widely reported trigger identified for September 18.
Jake's Take: Climbs 4 to 3. No widely reported trigger identified for September 18.
Dangerously Educated by Tayla Burrell: Named-author newsletter. New at 4.
Collapse Life: Holds 5.
The Style Edit: Eases 2 to 6 after sitting at 2 on September 17.
Intentional Luxury Bish: Eases 6 to 7.
RiffPost: New at 8. No widely reported trigger identified for September 18.
Shield of the Republic: Holds 9.
Shaimaa Marwan: Named-author newsletter. New at 10.
The snapshot timestamp 2026-09-18T06:01:36.869406 (microseconds 869406) is new versus 2026-09-17T08:01:33.444040. Six names overlap with yesterday (Seedy19, Jake's Take, Collapse Life, The Style Edit, Intentional Luxury Bish, Shield of the Republic). Four names are new (Cafetech, Dangerously Educated, RiffPost, Shaimaa Marwan). The Style Edit falling 4 ranks is the largest drop among titles that stayed in the 10.
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What changed on Substack since yesterday
- New: Cafetech (1), Dangerously Educated by Tayla Burrell (4), RiffPost (8), Shaimaa Marwan (10).
- Movers: Seedy19 1 to 2; Jake's Take 4 to 3; The Style Edit 2 to 6; Intentional Luxury Bish 6 to 7.
- Unchanged rank: Collapse Life (5), Shield of the Republic (9).
- Dropped: TriziaZu STORIES (3), Paige Paul (7), aesteticasovietica (8), Kelly Brown | THE EDIT (10).
What today's Substack newsletters reveal
The Substack trending API public 10 rotated the leader without a matching news hit in the fetch set. Style and luxury titles (The Style Edit, Intentional Luxury Bish) slipped but stayed. Defense-adjacent Shield of the Republic holding 9 is the fixture. Rank order: Cafetech, Seedy19, Jake's Take, Dangerously Educated, Collapse Life, The Style Edit, Intentional Luxury Bish, RiffPost, Shield of the Republic, Shaimaa Marwan.
Unlike Google News or X, this board is creator names, not headlines. Cafetech at 1 is a one-day leader until a second snapshot confirms it. The as_of 2026-09-18T06:01:36.869406 (microseconds 869406) is the same pull as Reddit Hot.
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