Most active Culture & Ideas Substack groups.
1 Culture & Ideas community is ranked this week out of 625 observed, with data through Nov 6, 2026 (UTC). Most active right now: Olutoyin O. Adedaramola Subscriber Chat.
Scores come from privacy-safe daily totals reported by Subshack installations that are members of each group. A day counts once three independent installations confirm it, and a group is ranked only with at least 2 confirmed days and 5 messages in the last seven days; no message or member identity is ever stored.
Privacy-safe · rolling seven days
7-day community activity leaderboard
| Rank & community | Category | 7-day score | Help requests | Status | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
#1 Olutoyin O. Adedaramola Subscriber Chat2 help requests · Culture & Ideas | Culture & Ideas | 333d | 2 this week | Unclaimed | View analytics & leads |
Real groups observed by Subshack
Activity data is collecting
Listed after the first public observation. Scores start when three independent installations report activity for the same full UTC day; a rank needs at least 2 confirmed days and 5 messages over seven days.
Neuroscience & Wellness Subscriber ChatHealth & Wellbeing · 565K membersAwaiting a recent shared day
The New Yorker Subscriber ChatCulture & Ideas · 640K membersAwaiting a recent shared day
The UnblockCulture & Ideas · 697 membersAwaiting a recent shared day
Amie McNee Subscriber ChatCulture & Ideas · 36K membersAwaiting a recent shared day
Education Is ElevationNews & Politics · 35K membersAwaiting a recent shared day
Tomas Blazo Subscriber ChatCulture & Ideas · 1.7K membersAwaiting a recent shared day
Brilliantly DarkWriting & Growth · 1.5K membersAwaiting a recent shared day
The Female Lead Subscriber ChatCulture & Ideas · 45K membersAwaiting a recent shared day
Letters from a Prostitute by Füsun AydınCulture & Ideas · 11K membersAwaiting a recent shared day
(over)thinking out loudTech & AI · 2.5K membersAwaiting a recent shared day
Walter Veit Subscriber ChatCulture & Ideas · 1.7K membersAwaiting a recent shared day
Trials of Aiyepeju Subscriber ChatCulture & Ideas · 1.3K membersAwaiting a recent shared day
Worlds Collide by NnamdiCulture & Ideas · 1.3K membersAwaiting a recent shared day
t-raise us up with Thérèse Subscriber ChatMindset & Spirituality · 1.2K membersAwaiting a recent shared day
Mary Subscriber ChatCulture & Ideas · 1K membersAwaiting a recent shared day
TheEnlightenedWriter Subscriber ChatCulture & Ideas · 998 membersAwaiting a recent shared day
Kelly Westgate Subscriber ChatCulture & Ideas · 841 membersAwaiting a recent shared day
Untriggered_sapien Subscriber ChatLifestyle & Relationships · 780 membersAwaiting a recent shared day
The Restless Housewife by Madam JuanaMindset & Spirituality · 729 membersAwaiting a recent shared day
Mohammed's SubstackCulture & Ideas · 581 membersAwaiting a recent shared day
Leo Kanner Havenstone Subscriber ChatCulture & Ideas · 499 membersAwaiting a recent shared day
Chat des abonnés de Jenny’s SubstackCulture & Ideas · 340 membersAwaiting a recent shared day
Bulwark+ Founders LoungeNews & Politics · 1M members2/3 signals
Racket NewsNews & Politics · 438K members2/3 signals
The Quiet Life with Susan CainMindset & Spirituality · 268K members2/3 signals
Science Briefing Subscriber ChatCulture & Ideas · 157K members2/3 signals
PersuasionNews & Politics · 130K members2/3 signals
Neuroscience & PsychotherapyHealth & Wellbeing · 74K members2/3 signals
Freddie deBoer Subscriber ChatCulture & Ideas · 70K members2/3 signals
Catherine Shannon Subscriber ChatCulture & Ideas · 61K members2/3 signals
Onward with Ava DuVernayCulture & Ideas · 55K members2/3 signals
All Hands ScienceCulture & Ideas · 41K members2/3 signals
@jasmine’s substackTech & AI · 39K members2/3 signals
BAD AT KEEPING SECRETSLifestyle & Relationships · 34K members2/3 signals
Everything Is AmazingCulture & Ideas · 31K members2/3 signals
India Arie The Soulbird PerchMindset & Spirituality · 26K members2/3 signals
Center for Creative Writing Subscriber ChatWriting & Growth · 20K members2/3 signals
The Bulletin 411: A Take on Culture and EducationNews & Politics · 18K members2/3 signals
In Moda VeritasLifestyle & Relationships · 17K members2/3 signals
Get PublishedWriting & Growth · 16K members2/3 signals
Curious About EverythingCulture & Ideas · 14K members2/3 signals
ExtracurricularCulture & Ideas · 13K members2/3 signals
Wisdom of Crowds Subscriber ChatNews & Politics · 13K members2/3 signals
Teaching in the Age of AILifestyle & Relationships · 12K members2/3 signals
Letters from the Future (of Learning)Culture & Ideas · 10K members2/3 signals
Plato's Academy Centre NewsletterCulture & Ideas · 10K members2/3 signals
Silence, Brand!Business & Careers · 9.1K members2/3 signals
Beautiful LosersCulture & Ideas · 8.5K members2/3 signals
Philosophy bear Subscriber ChatCulture & Ideas · 7.5K members2/3 signals
The Absent-Minded ProfessorTech & AI · 7.3K members2/3 signalsMissing a group?
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Category data & methodology
About Culture & Ideas Substack communities
What are the most active Culture & Ideas Substack groups this week?
1. Olutoyin O. Adedaramola Subscriber Chat (33/100). These positions use the current seven-day activity index through Nov 6, 2026 UTC and can change when a new qualified day is added.
How large is Subshack's Culture & Ideas groups index?
This page contains 625 observed Culture & Ideas communities inside Subshack's index of 2,563 public Substack groups. The category covers books, philosophy, history, science, literature, art, music, film, and essays. Metrics use a rolling seven-day window through Nov 6, 2026 UTC.
What is the current activity rate for Culture & Ideas communities?
1 of 625 observed groups currently qualify for ranking, an activity rate of 0%. Here, activity rate means the share of observed groups with at least one complete UTC day confirmed by three independent Subshack installations during the seven-day window.
How responsive are Culture & Ideas Substack groups?
Ranked Culture & Ideas groups recorded 7 aggregate messages in the current window. Their mean published reply rate is 0 replies per thread, calculated from the 1 ranked community with measured threads; it is a conversation signal, not a guarantee that any individual post will receive a response.
How does Subshack calculate the seven-day activity score?
Each complete UTC day combines aggregate messages, active participants, replies, and help requests into a score from 0 to 100. A day counts only after three independent Subshack installations report it. The leaderboard uses the mean of qualified days in the latest seven-day window; raw messages and member identities are never stored in the public index.