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Why Successful Writers Are Leaving Medium (The Data Will Shock You)

Why Successful Writers Are Leaving Medium (The Data Will Shock You)

Why Medium writers are moving to Substack? Declining earnings, lack of transparency. See real data & why Substack offers better monetization.

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Medium vs. Substack — What I've Learned from Writing on Both | by Macy Lu |  New Writers Welcome | Medium

I know some things, and one of them is that my earnings on Medium shrank in 2024 and completely disappeared in 2025. I'll show you the real data.

Many people think Medium is great and find Substack very difficult. But I tell you, Medium has a lot of black-box operations.

Specifically, you can check out this article. This article explains why many people had their MPP earnings canceled.

Fed Up with Medium's Arrogance, Moved to Substack

Fed Up with Medium's Arrogance, Moved to Substack

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Alright, where's the real data?

Here it is:

On Medium (or should I call it "EM"?), starting in 2025, it's just a few dozen dollars per month.

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