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.

Medium is the internet's encyclopedia of expertise. Read millions of long-form stories from insiders and thought leaders, deepen your knowledge of the subjects that matter most to you, and harness the power of the written word to spark new ideas, answer big questions, and fuel bold ambitions.

Medium writers average $15 to $30 for every 1,000 views, but Medium doesn't per view — they pay by read time. So while those views help, you want to focus on keeping readers on the page because that's where the real money comes from. Medium can be worth it for new writers, but it honestly depends on your goals.

Use the Medium Parser browser extension: The Medium Parser extension allows you to access Medium membership articles for free. It utilizes Google Web Cache or Archive.is to bypass the paywall and provide you with the full content of member-only articles [1].