Some of the top Medium publications aren?t active for good reasons. Let?s look at those that remain.
For the last four years, Smedian has tracked over 11,000 Medium publications on its Toppubs leaderboards of the most followed and fastest growing publications. The platform reports how many followers each publication has, which topics they focus on, and how fast they?re growing. It?s been the source of analysis by many. However, it has one point of failure at this time: it doesn?t yet distinguish between the active and inactive publications.
See, Medium has made some curious choices over the years and mistreated a large group of its users ? a group that largely contributed to its success and the creation of its current business model. For reasons related to that, many of the largest publications that once provided great value to Medium writers and readers have left the platform.
Because those publications still exist, have followers, and boast great numbers of followers, Smedian?s leaderboard of the top followed publications still includes them. Nonetheless, today, I want to highlight the most followed and active publications on Medium. I?m sure Smedian will one day make this distinction in a new, respective leaderboard, but, until then, let?s get into it.
The following stats are according to Smedian?s current Toppubs leaderboard.
These are Medium?s top 10 most followed and active publications of 2020:
1. The Startup
- Followers: 642,574
- Growing by: 467 followers per day ?
- How to submit your story to The Startup: Submission guidelines
- Topics: STARTUP,TECH,ENTREPRENEURSHIP,DESIGN,LIFE
- Description: Medium?s largest active publication, followed by +607K people. Follow to join our community.
2. Mission.org
- Followers: 545,779
- Growing by: 85 followers per day ?
- How to submit your story to Mission.org: Their homepage
- Topics: TECH,ENTREPRENEURSHIP,STARTUP,LIFE,BUSINESS
- Description: A network of business & tech podcasts designed to accelerate learning.
3. Personal Growth
- Followers: 484,876
- Growing by: 156 followers per day ?
- How to submit your story: Their homepage
- Topics: LIFE,LIFE LESSONS,CREATIVITY,PERSONAL GROWTH,PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
- Description: Sharing our ideas and experiences.
4. The Economist
- Followers: 415,685
- Growing by: 15 followers per day ?
- How to submit your story: Their homepage
- Topics: POLITICS,ECONOMY,BUSINESS,US ELECTIONS
- Description: Insight and opinion on international news, politics, business, finance, science, technology, books and arts.
5. Startup Grind
- Followers: 413,177
- Growing by: 92 followers per day ?
- How to submit your story: Their homepage
- Topics: ENTREPRENEURSHIP,STARTUP,TECHNOLOGY,VENTURE CAPITAL,TECH
- Description: Stories, tips, and learnings from and for startups around the world. Welcoming submissions re: tech/startup education: how-to?s, tech trends, product, design, hiring, growth, investing, and more.
6. Towards Data Science
- Followers: 409,707
- Growing by: 498 followers per day ?
- How to submit your story: Submission guidelines
- Topics: DATA SCIENCE,MACHINE LEARNING,ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE,ANALYTICS,PROGRAMMING
- Description: A Medium publication sharing concepts, ideas, and codes.
7. Better Humans
- Followers: 374,099
- Growing by: 193 followers per day ?
- How to submit your story to Better Humans: Submission guidelines
- Topics: PRODUCTIVITY,BUSINESS,HEALTH,SCIENCE,SELF
- Description: Better Humans is a collection of the world?s most trustworthy writing on human potential and self improvement by coaches, academics, and aggressive self-experimenters. Articles are based on deep personal experience, science, and research. No fluff, book reports, or listicles.
8. The Coinbase Blog
- Followers: 374,015
- Growing by: 162 followers per day ?
- How to submit your story: This is a company blog, so you may have to be an employee to submit.
- Topics: ETHEREUM,CRYPTOCURRENCY,TECH,BITCOIN,COINBASE
- Description: Learn about working at Coinbase.
9. UX Collective
- Followers: 357,141
- Growing by: 243 followers per day ?
- How to submit your story: Submission guidelines. Smedian button.
- Topics: DESIGN,PRODUCT DESIGN,VISUAL DESIGN
- Description: We believe designers are thinkers as much as they are makers. Curated stories on UX, Visual & Product Design.
10. UX Planet
- Followers: 255,276
- Growing by: 155 followers per day ?
- How to submit your story: Submission guidelines
- Topics: UX,UX DESIGN,UX RESEARCH,USER EXPERIENCE,USABILITY
- Description: UX Planet is a one-stop resource for everything related to user experience.
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