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Medium: Read & Write Stories gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).

Medium: Read & Write Stories by A Medium Corporation is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.

Medium: Read & Write Stories update history & changes

Last change · 66 events since 20 Mar 2014Full timeline ↓
Full timeline · 66 events
  1. 📦
    Medium: Read & Write Stories updated to version 4.332iOS
    We've made performance improvements and bug fixes to give you a smoother reading experience.
  2. ✏️
    Medium: Read & Write Stories added hidden keywords: joyreadiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  3. 📦
    Medium: Read & Write Stories updated to version 4.5.1784911063Android
    We made improvements and fixed bugs to give you the best Medium experience.
  4. 📦
    Medium: Read & Write Stories updated to version 4.5.1784911033Android
    We made improvements and fixed bugs to give you the best Medium experience.
  5. 📦
    Medium: Read & Write Stories updated to version 4.331iOS
    We've made performance improvements and bug fixes to give you a smoother reading experience.
  6. 📦
    Medium: Read & Write Stories updated to version 4.5.1784911009Android
    We made improvements and fixed bugs to give you the best Medium experience.
  7. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories entered the top 10iOS
    Top Free · News · IN
  8. 📦
    Medium: Read & Write Stories: now updating weeklyAndroid
    4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
  9. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories entered the top 100Android
    Top Free · News & Magazines · TW
  10. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories charting in a new countryAndroid
    Taiwan
  11. 📦
    Medium: Read & Write Stories: now updating weeklyiOS
    4 updates in 30 days, after a quiet two months
  12. 📦
    Medium: Read & Write Stories updated to version 4.330iOS
    We've made performance improvements and bug fixes to give you a smoother reading experience.
  13. 📦
    Medium: Read & Write Stories updated to version 4.5.1784910928Android
    We made improvements and fixed bugs to give you the best Medium experience.
  14. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories entered the top 10 in 2 chartsAndroid
    Top Grossing · News & Magazines · MX · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · US
  15. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories entered the top 10 in 4 chartsAndroid
    Top Grossing · News & Magazines · NL · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · TH · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · TR · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · VN
  16. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroid
    Top Free · News & Magazines · NL · Top Free · News & Magazines · VN
  17. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories new best rank in the overall chart: #151Android
    Top Grossing · All Apps · IN
  18. ✏️
    Medium: Read & Write Stories added hidden keywords: substackiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  19. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories entered the top 10Android
    Top Grossing · News & Magazines · ES
  20. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories entered the top 100Android
    Top Grossing · News & Magazines · NL
  21. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories charting in a new countryAndroid
    Netherlands
  22. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories entered the top 10Android
    Top Grossing · News & Magazines · SE
  23. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories entered the top 100 in 8 chartsAndroid
    Top Free · News & Magazines · ES · Top Free · News & Magazines · MX · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · MX · Top Free · News & Magazines · TH · +4 more
  24. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories charting in a new country in 6 chartsAndroid
    Spain · Mexico · Sweden · Thailand · +2 more
  25. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories entered the top 100Android
    Top Free · News & Magazines · DE
  26. ✏️
    Medium: Read & Write Stories added hidden keywords: mediaiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  27. 📦
    Medium: Read & Write Stories updated to version 4.329iOS
    We've made performance improvements and bug fixes to give you a smoother reading experience.
  28. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories entered the top 10iOS
    Top Grossing · News · CA
  29. 📦
    Medium: Read & Write Stories updated to version 4.5.1784910815Android
    We made improvements and fixed bugs to give you the best Medium experience.
  30. ✏️
    Medium: Read & Write Stories added hidden keywords: substackiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  31. ✏️
    Medium: Read & Write Stories added hidden keywords: readingiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  32. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories new best rank in the overall chart: #152Android
    Top Grossing · All Apps · IN
  33. 📦
    Medium: Read & Write Stories updated to version 4.328iOS
    We've made performance improvements and bug fixes to give you a smoother reading experience.
  34. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories entered the top 100Android
    Top Free · News & Magazines · FR
  35. ✏️
    Medium: Read & Write Stories added hidden keywords: mediaiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  36. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories entered the top 10iOS
    Top Grossing · News · SA
  37. ✏️
    Medium: Read & Write Stories added hidden keywords: substackiOS
    words in the App Store's hidden keyword field (found by probing search)
  38. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories entered the top 10iOS
    Top Grossing · News · AE
  39. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories entered the top 10 in 2 chartsAndroid
    Top Grossing · News & Magazines · AE · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · ID
  40. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories entered the top 10 in 2 chartsAndroid
    Top Grossing · News & Magazines · IN · Top Grossing · News & Magazines · SA
  41. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories new best rank in the overall chart: #154Android
    Top Grossing · All Apps · IN
  42. 📈
    Medium: Read & Write Stories hit #1iOS
    Top Grossing · News · RU
  43. 📦
    Medium: Read & Write Stories updated to version 4.5.1784910743Android
    We made improvements and fixed bugs to give you the best Medium experience.
  44. 🆕
    Medium: Read & Write Stories first spotted by AppInsiderAndroid
    India
  45. 🆕
    Medium: Read & Write Stories first spotted by AppInsideriOS
    #60 in Top Free · News · Japan
  46. 📦
    Medium: Read & Write Stories version 4.327iOS
    No release notes
  47. 📦
    Medium: Read & Write Stories version 4.5.1784910680Android
    We made improvements and fixed bugs to give you the best Medium experience.
  48. 🆕
    Medium: Read & Write Stories released on Google PlayAndroid
  49. 🆕
    Medium: Read & Write Stories released on the App StoreiOS

Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.

Downloads / month
100k+
all stores, worldwide · 1k+ a day
Monthly users
all platforms
Revenue / month
in-app, both stores
Rating
4.8 ★
675k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#2
App Store · News Grossing
Measured
New ratings a week
533
▼ -8% vs the 2 weeks before (Google Play)
Measured
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Medium: Read & Write Stories at a glance

AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-06. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.

Medium is a social publishing platform for reading and writing long-form articles, targeting curious readers and professional writers seeking community engagement and monetization. The app holds strong grossing positions in diverse markets including Russia (#2), India (#5), and the UK (#14), indicating robust international subscription revenue despite being free to download.

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