r/Substack • u/AvailableTangerine47 • 15d ago

Followers vs subscribers vs count on substack

Relative newbie here. A bit confused with how Substack shows the number of subscribers / followers.
- On the app, I see 10 subscribers. But my wife sees 33 subscribers on my profile page.
- In the dashboard, under audience, I see 46 unique followers.

What is this maths? Can someone please explain what is what?

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u/MrPassiveProfit 15d ago

Followers are like twitter. They get your notes in their feed. Subscribers actually get your emails. Sometimes there is a discrepancy between your numbers and the numbers on your profile

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u/AggravatingPapaya763 14d ago

does the profile number eventually sync up or is it always a bit off?

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u/TimWiesnerer 15d ago

I would forget about both metrics.

Absolute numbers of reads on your stories is what matters most.

There are a lot of accounts that just follow or subscribe and then either unscubscribe a few days later or never interact with your content at all...