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Medium January Stats: Bloodbath or Party Time?
January on Medium was errrr …interesting!
Considerably more views, more reads, yet somehow, less money per read.
You’re not alone if you’ve been scratching your head over Medium’s latest payout calculations.
In this article, I’ll break down my Medium stats for January, analyse what worked (and what didn’t), and explore whether the platform is still worth publishing on for revenue.
The month can be summed up as a surge in reads but a significant drop in earnings per read
On the surface, January looked like a big win.
My total views hit 10,000, with 6,000 reads, a threefold increase compared to previous months. But then came the shocking part: earnings per read were drastically lower than before.
Here’s how it compared:
May 2023: 2,200 reads = $275 earned
January 2024:6,200 reads = $102 earned
Despite getting 4000 more reads in January, I earned less than half of what I made in May. This is the kind of math that makes no sense.
