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Medium

Logo: A Medium Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Online publishing platform (founded 2012)

Medium is an American online publishing platform for written content such as articles and blogs, developed by Evan Williams and launched in August 2012. It is owned by A Medium Corporation.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Aug 14, 2012Founded1
  • Industrypublishing1
  • HeadquartersSan Francisco1
  • Websitemedium.com
  • Legal formcorporation1

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Medium is an American online publishing platform for written content such as articles and blogs, developed by Evan Williams and launched in August 2012. It is owned by A Medium Corporation.2

Corporate structure

Medium sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Medium San Francisco
    • Embedly Subsidiary

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Biz Stone and Evan Williams on Aug 14, 2012.1

Leadership

Who has led Medium, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

  • Embedly

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Aug 14, 2012Founded Founded1

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

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