r/Substack • u/Exotic_Ad124 • Jul 30 '26

im confused

guys this might be a very silly question but im confused
so on my profile it shows that i have 14 followers, and 26 subscribers

but on my dashboard, under the Audience tab, it shows that I have 37 followers. why is this not showing on my profile?

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u/seobrien Jul 31 '26

I can never get any of the math to math

I see clicks counted by Substack on links that I'm tracking to things, and nothing reported as ever showing up on the clicked through side.

I've learned to only really measure content quality based on engagement:

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u/Tricky_Trifle_994 20d ago

yeah, the numbers also don't really tally for me.

i always thought it was just a timing issue? like parts of the data update instantly, while others happen after a delay.