Medium (website)
Medium is an American online publishing platform developed by Evan Williams and launched in August 2012. It is owned by A Medium Corporation. The platform is an example of social journalism, having a hybrid collection of amateur and professional people and publications, or exclusive blogs or publishers on Medium, and is regularly regarded as a blog host.
| Type of business | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Available in | English (specific publications can be in Spanish, French, and other languages) |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner | A Medium Corporation |
| Founder(s) | Evan Williams |
| Chairman | Evan Williams |
| CEO | Tony Stubblebine |
| Industry | Internet |
| Products | |
| Services | |
| Employees | 179 (June 2021) |
| URL | medium |
| Registration | Required to publish and write articles, some articles not behind the paywall are free |
| Launched | August 15, 2012 |
| Current status | Active |
| Native client(s) on | iOS and Android |
Williams, previously co-founder of Blogger and Twitter, initially developed Medium as a means to publish writings and documents longer than Twitter's 140-character (now 280-character) maximum.
In March 2021, Medium announced a change in its publishing strategy and business model. The change is to its mix of paid journalists working on its own publications, to be reduced, versus its support of independent writers, which will increase.