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Type of business | Privately held company |
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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 |
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Services | |
Employees | 179 (June 2021)[1] |
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 |
Medium is an American online publishing platform developed by Evan Williams and launched in August 2012. It is owned by A Medium Corporation.[2] 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,[3] and is regularly regarded as a blog host.
Williams, previously co-founder of Blogger and Twitter,[4] 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, reducing its own publications and increasing support of independent writers.[5]