Medium Stats Aren’t What You Think They Are
Breaking down the Medium.com stats page — with some extra fun surprises too!
“These aren’t the stats you’re looking for.” — Obi Want Morestatsi
I finally got around to finishing up an experiment this week after being prompted by a comment the other day.
I had a theory for a while that the stats page wasn’t as clear as it appeared to be.
If you’ve been on Medium for a while, I’m sure the lack of details for your articles can be frustrating at times — just know that you’re not alone in the cauldron of simmering rage.
So I wanted to write up a full article explaining each aspect of the page for anyone else that’s been curious.
I also ran a bunch of experiments with the help of a fellow Mediumite and was able to conclude a few surprising things.
Let’s jump in with a breakdown of each area.
Explaining the Medium.com stats page
I’ll be going over each aspect of the stats page below, with a quick but clear explanation of what it means.
Also included for absolutely no charge — amazing hand drawn modifications to the screenshots!