Introducing Medium’s Top 10 Publications In 2023 To Write For
They are open to new writers and new submissions. Get to know the Top 10 Medium Publications and how to become a writer.
The biggest difference between Medium and other online writing platforms is the publications ecosystem.
There are about 13,000 publications on Medium.
New writers often wonder who Medium’s top publications are.
Medium, unfortunately, does not offer a list of its top publications.
Medium killed a lot of publications
There are about 13,000 publications on Medium but how many are still active and open for your submission?
Medium-owned publications shut down
In your feed, you may come across great (but old!) stories published in publications like Matter, Debugger, Heated, or Forge.
These are publications owned by Medium that have unfortunately closed their doors.
Medium fired its editorial team and closed these publications because Medium’s founder, EV Williams, had other plans for Medium and wanted to support individual writers more.
Beloved pubs closed their doors
Besides slashing the funding for Medium’s editorial team, Ev Williams also cut off the big Medium Players.
That’s why beloved, well-known, and credible Big Players such as…
- P.S. I Love You (in May 2021)
- The Ascent (in September 2021)
- World Traveler’s Blog (in September 2021)
- Modern Parent (in June 2021)
closed their doors.
No need to cry… better times are coming our way!
Recently, Medium’s new CEO Tony Stubblebine announced that he wants to make a U-turn and support publications again to grow and see the publication ecosystem thrive again.
For the first time in the history of Medium, not just the big publications will get paid, but smaller ones too.
Additionally, publication owners and editors can become community curators to send in high-quality story suggestions for stories that should get the Boost.
That’s awesome news. Being an editor and owner of a publication that’s open for submissions can be very time-consuming.
This will certainly encourage more people to create publications and make them flourish.
With this in mind, let’s now dive a bit deeper into the publications ecosystem.
So here’s a list of all the major Medium publications that are still active and open for submissions — because that’s what you want to know when you read this story.
You want to be published in a major publication to be seen and read by more people and be more discoverable throughout the Meidum network.
The good news is that there are still 10 major publications that are still active and open for submissions.
The list of Medium’s Top 10 Publications in 2023
1 The Startup/ Start it up (768K)
About: Get smarter at building your thing.
- Editors: Ali Mese Alessandro Butler
- Followers: 768K
- Readers: +8 million monthly readers
- Top Topics: #Startup, #Business, #Work, #Side Hustles
- Top Stories: Niharikaa Kaur Sodhi Victoria Kurichenko are on the Top 10 list.
✔️To become a writer for Start it up and submit your story, go here:
2 Towards Data Science (656K)
About: Your home for data science. A Medium publication sharing concepts, ideas, and codes.
- Editors: TDS Editors Ben Huberman Caitlin Kindig Ludovic Benistant Katherine Prairie
- Followers: 656K
- Top Topics: #Technology, #Productivity, #Data Science, #Machine Learning, #Software Engineering, #Programming
- Top Stories: Molly Ruby Marie Truong are on the list.
✔️To become a writer for Towards Data Science and submit your story, go here:
3 Better Humans (394K)
About: Coach.me’s Medium publication. Our goal is to bring you the world’s most trustworthy writing on human potential and self-improvement.
- Editors: Berenike Schriewer, Ph.D.
- Followers: 394K
- Top Topics: #Self, #Health, #Management, #Leadership, #Communications, #Personal Development, #Work
- Top Stories: Khyati Jain Katrine Tjoelsen are on the list.
✔️To become a writer for Better Humans and submit your story, go here:
4 The Writing Cooperative (243k)
About: Medium’s largest collection of advice, support, and encouragement for writers. We help you become the best writer possible.
- Editors: Justin Cox
- Followers: 243K
- Top Topics: #Writing, #Writing Tips, #Creativity, #Personal Development, #Learning, #Ideas
- Top Stories: Nihan Kucukural Walter Rhein are on the list.
✔️To become a writer for The Writing Cooperative and submit your story, go here:
5 Entrepreneur’s Handbook (223K)
About: How to succeed in entrepreneurship; feat. founder stories, design articles, and startup deep dives that inspire your entrepreneurial journey.
- Editors: Dave Schools
- Followers: 223K
- Top Topics: #Startup, #Entrepreneurship, #Education, #Finance, #Programming, #Business
- Top Stories: Arthur Hayes Carter Kilmann are on the list.
✔️To become a writer for Entrepreneur’s Handbook and submit your story, go here:
6 Better Programming (212K)
About: Advice for programmers.
- Editors: Coach Tony Coffee Bytes Anupam Chugh
- Followers: 212K
- Top Topics: #Software Development, #Software Engineering, #Technology, #Programming, #Machine Learning
- Top Stories: Lev Maximov Chris Koch are on the list.
✔️To become a writer for Better Programming and submit your story, go here:
7 Mind Cafe (139K)
About: Relaxed, inspiring essays about happiness.
- Followers: 139K
- Editors: Bryan Dijkhuizen
- Top Topics: #Life Lessons, #Life, #Self Improvement, #Self, ‘Personal Development, #Self Improvement
- Top Stories: Alvin Ang Damian Clark are on the list.
✔️To become a writer for Mind Cafe and submit your story, go here:
8 Better Marketing (118K)
About: A publication by and for marketers. We publish marketing inspiration, case studies, career advice, tutorials, industry news, and more.
- Followers: 118K
- Editors: Terrie Schweitzer Buster Benson
- Top Topics: #Marketing, #Startup, #Business, #Entrepreneurship, #Freelancing, #Online Marketing
- Top Stories: I’m on the list with Michelle Wiles Clément Bourcart.
✔️To become a writer for Better Marketing and submit your story, go here:
9 Illumination (66K)
About: We curate and disseminate outstanding articles from diverse domains and disciplines to create fusion and synergy.
- Editors: Dr Mehmet Yildiz Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles Dr. Preeti Singh, and 27 more.
- Followers: 66K
- Top Topics: #Life Lessons, #Self Improvement, #Life, #Wellbeing, #Health, #Self Improvement
- Top Stories: Luay Rahil Hudson Rennie are on the list.
✔️To become a writer for Illumination and submit your story, go here:
10 Invisible Illness (53K)
About: We’ve created a publication called Invisible Illness to house all of the best stories on Medium about mental health and to help people find great stories and help spark even more conversation.
- Editors: Ryan Fan Sara Becker Meredith Arthur Austin Harvey Juliette Roanoke
- Followers: 53K
- Top Topics: #Mental Health, #Health, #Philosophie, #Depression, #pSychology, #Self, #Psychotherapy
- Top Stories: Annie Tanasugarn, PhD John Kruse are on the list.
✔️To become a writer for Invisible Illness and submit your story, go here:
Top 3 tips to get published in one of Medium’s top publications in 2023
⭐1 — Read the submission guidelines thoroughly to know EXACTLY what types of articles the publication accepts and how to format your story properly. ⭐2 — Read many articles from the top publication before writing your draft and submitting it to the publication. ⭐3 — Write a nice email or leave a nice comment when you fill out the form to be accepted as an author, and leave a nice comment and private message when you submit an article.
For more valuable tips and tricks, check out my trending YouTube tutorial:
Final Takeaways
Congratulations!
Now you’ve met the top 10 Medium Publications in 2023 that are open to new writers.
Before you apply to be a writer, make sure your draft is ready!
What are you waiting for?
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