Did I Find a Bug in Medium’s Partner Program?

A shocking discovery in my Medium stats made me question how earnings work. Here’s what I found.

https://medium.com/partner-program

One fine evening 😇, while casually scrolling through my Medium stats to check how my stories were performing, I stumbled upon something I could hardly believe.

One of my stories had over 751 views and 289 reads—great, right?

But here’s the catch: it earned me just 20 cents.

Writer’s own screenshot from stories stats

Twenty cents! I was stunned.

How was this even possible? I thought I understood how the Medium Partner Program worked, but this result threw me for a loop.

I couldn’t digest the feeling that something was wrong.

Here was a story that had gained significant traction, with hundreds of views and reads, but barely any earnings to show for it.

I went over the numbers repeatedly, checking my stats, as my mind raced with questions.

Could this be a glitch in the Medium Partner Program?