Medium (website)
| 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 |
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Medium is an American online publishing platform for written content such as articles and blogs, 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.
Williams, who previously co-founded Blogger and Twitter, initially developed Medium as a means to publish writings and documents longer than Twitter's then 140-character maximum.
In March 2021, Medium announced a change in its publishing strategy and business model, reducing its own publications and increasing support of independent writers.