Martini Mondays was the No. 1 newsletter on Substack on September 24, 2026. Ranks 2 to 5: Paige Paul, Intentional Luxury Bish, Seedy19 | Biotech Investing and Jake's Take. It replaced Jake's Take at No. 1 from September 23, 2026. 4 of 10 are new since September 23, 2026, led by Paige Paul.
Martini Mondays is new at rank 1 on Substack. Jake's Take, yesterday's new number 1, falls 1 to 5. Paige Paul is new at 2. What Was I Thinking? With Jensen McRae is new at 6. Substack de Tom is new at 9.
Top trending newsletters on Substack: September 24
Martini Mondays: New at 1. No widely reported issue trigger identified for September 24, 2026 beyond the live rank.
Paige Paul: New at 2. No widely reported profile story identified for September 24, 2026 beyond the live rank.
Intentional Luxury Bish: Holds 3 after climbing 4 to 3 yesterday.
Seedy19 | Biotech Investing: Holds 4 after climbing 7 to 4 yesterday.
Jake's Take: Law and pop-culture newsletter. Falls 1 to 5. The matching Substack profile is Jake's Takes (jakestakes5.substack.com).
What Was I Thinking? with Jensen McRae: New at 6. Musician newsletter; no separate September 24 tour story identified beyond the live rank.
Josh Appelbaum: Falls 2 to 7 after holding 1 on September 22.
Signal, Not Noise! By AJ Signal: Falls 5 to 8.
Substack de Tom: New at 9. No widely reported issue trigger identified for September 24, 2026 beyond the live rank.
Vanessa's Stitch Club: Falls 7 to 10.
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What changed on Substack since yesterday
- New: Martini Mondays (1), Paige Paul (2), What Was I Thinking? With Jensen McRae (6), Substack de Tom (9).
- Movers: Jake's Take 1 to 5. Josh Appelbaum 2 to 7. Signal, Not Noise 5 to 8. Vanessa's Stitch Club 7 to 10.
- Unchanged rank: Intentional Luxury Bish at 3, Seedy19 at 4.
- Dropped: The Sweep With Tom Pelissero (6), Shield of the Republic (8), RiffPost (9), Imperialist Realism (10).
What today's Substack newsletters reveal
The newsletter board swapped its lead twice in two days: Josh Appelbaum on September 22, Jake's Take on September 23, Martini Mondays on September 24. Biotech at 4 and Signal at 8 are the remaining specialist rows.
Sports and national-security titles leave (The Sweep, Shield of the Republic). Stitch Club sliding 7 to 10 is the crafts leftover. The Substack trending API is the matching data-source page.
With Jensen McRae, Josh Appelbaum, Signal, Not Noise! By AJ Signal, Substack de Tom, and Vanessa's Stitch Club. Four names are new versus September 23. The Sweep With Tom Pelissero, Shield of the Republic, RiffPost, and Imperialist Realism are the four exits.
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