Medium tag statistics
Which Medium tags are crowded, which have more readers per story, and where stories by new writers still get claps. Sorted by daily volume; open a tag for details, top stories and publications.
Updated Oct 20, 2026 by WriterPulse
| Tag | Stories / day | Followers | Followers per story | Claps for top 25% | Zero-clap stories | Top stories by small writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence | 813 | 9.7M | 12K | 53+ | 54% | 32% |
| AI | 514 | 1.8M | 3.5K | 51+ | 51% | 27% |
| Life | 502 | 9.3M | 19K | 85+ | 44% | 16% |
| Self Improvement | 476 | 13.4M | 28K | 101+ | 38% | 18% |
| Relationships | 464 | 9.8M | 21K | 68+ | 51% | 19% |
| Writing | 454 | 11.3M | 25K | 81+ | 47% | 20% |
| Technology | 421 | 18.7M | 44K | 78+ | 48% | 20% |
| Psychology | 411 | 10.7M | 26K | 131+ | 40% | 13% |
| Love | 377 | 1.6M | 4.2K | 50+ | 55% | 27% |
| Life Lessons | 358 | 2M | 5.7K | 115+ | 32% | 15% |
| Mental Health | 348 | 9.8M | 28K | 57+ | 45% | 27% |
| Programming | 297 | 14.1M | 47K | 61+ | 48% | 30% |
| Software Development | 268 | 6.1M | 23K | 45+ | 53% | 31% |
| Software Engineering | 242 | 4.5M | 19K | 50+ | 53% | 40% |
| Poetry | 215 | 2.3M | 11K | 50+ | 61% | 21% |
| Philosophy | 200 | 3M | 15K | 51+ | 56% | 30% |
| Productivity | 172 | 8.8M | 51K | 50+ | 51% | 38% |
| Machine Learning | 166 | 7.3M | 44K | 67+ | 54% | 32% |
| Data Science | 158 | 11.3M | 71K | 90+ | 54% | 20% |
| Cybersecurity | 143 | 2.1M | 15K | 5+ | 66% | 42% |
| Politics | 143 | 6.2M | 43K | 116+ | 45% | 5% |
| Business | 136 | 10.7M | 78K | 36+ | 59% | 26% |
| Spirituality | 133 | 2.7M | 20K | 121+ | 44% | 16% |
| Culture | 129 | 7.2M | 56K | 141+ | 41% | 10% |
| LLM | 122 | 598K | 4.9K | 59+ | 44% | 46% |
| Python | 109 | 5.1M | 46K | 60+ | 59% | 35% |
| Money | 105 | 10.8M | 102K | 74+ | 44% | 14% |
| Web Development | 102 | 3.7M | 36K | 8+ | 57% | 40% |
| History | 101 | 5.4M | 53K | 112+ | 49% | 10% |
| Health | 96 | 9.2M | 95K | 82+ | 49% | 11% |
| Leadership | 93 | 5.1M | 55K | 7+ | 65% | 39% |
| Education | 93 | 5.6M | 61K | 50+ | 62% | 31% |
| Entrepreneurship | 92 | 5.2M | 56K | 16+ | 61% | 34% |
| Personal Development | 92 | 978K | 11K | 70+ | 44% | 20% |
| Creativity | 91 | 4.8M | 53K | 60+ | 49% | 38% |
| Science | 82 | 9M | 110K | 116+ | 45% | 14% |
| Fiction | 78 | 2.1M | 27K | 75+ | 52% | 24% |
| Books | 78 | 6M | 77K | 50+ | 55% | 27% |
| Lifestyle | 75 | 5.1M | 67K | 82+ | 48% | 18% |
| Humor | 75 | 5.5M | 73K | 243+ | 31% | 5% |
| Startup | 75 | 6.1M | 81K | 5+ | 67% | 49% |
| Short Story | 70 | 621K | 8.9K | 55+ | 53% | 21% |
| Travel | 63 | 4.4M | 71K | 51+ | 55% | 18% |
| JavaScript | 61 | 3.8M | 62K | 6+ | 57% | 48% |
| Marketing | 59 | 4.3M | 73K | 2+ | 70% | 44% |
| Motivation | 59 | 870K | 15K | 50+ | 50% | 41% |
| Music | 56 | 4.4M | 78K | 50+ | 60% | 21% |
| Careers | 54 | 935K | 17K | 44+ | 55% | 37% |
| Personal Finance | 52 | 11K | 203 | 50+ | 54% | 18% |
| Investing | 50 | 1.5M | 29K | 15+ | 65% | 24% |
| Cryptocurrency | 50 | 6.1M | 123K | 2+ | 73% | 30% |
| Parenting | 49 | 2M | 40K | 51+ | 54% | 25% |
| Design | 47 | 7.8M | 167K | 17+ | 56% | 36% |
| ChatGPT | 45 | 898K | 20K | 40+ | 53% | 35% |
| Film | 36 | 2.2M | 62K | 73+ | 55% | 28% |
| Product Management | 34 | 1.3M | 38K | 9+ | 64% | 51% |
| Make Money Online | 31 | 28K | 902 | 66+ | 40% | 8% |
| Writing Tips | 30 | 152K | 5.1K | 174+ | 33% | 4% |
| Side Hustle | 29 | 11K | 368 | 51+ | 45% | 21% |
| Digital Marketing | 29 | 24K | 839 | 4+ | 69% | 52% |
| Food | 27 | 2.9M | 107K | 100+ | 47% | 15% |
| SEO | 27 | 14K | 516 | 1+ | 74% | 71% |
| Sports | 26 | 2.6M | 102K | 16+ | 59% | 47% |
| Freelancing | 24 | 1.4M | 59K | 50+ | 48% | 27% |
| Gaming | 24 | 2.8M | 116K | 2+ | 72% | 45% |
| UX | 21 | 3.1M | 144K | 51+ | 47% | 35% |
| Fitness | 19 | 2.7M | 141K | 70+ | 50% | 19% |
| Passive Income | 15 | 14K | 968 | 58+ | 37% | 10% |
| Nutrition | 11 | 131K | 12K | 101+ | 40% | 13% |
| Weight Loss | 8 | 6.7K | 893 | 28+ | 54% | 24% |
| Remote Work | 7 | 392K | 60K | 53+ | 53% | 10% |
| Minimalism | 4 | 5.8K | 1.5K | 50+ | 41% | 50% |
| Affiliate Marketing | 3 | 7.2K | 2.8K | 46+ | 46% | 22% |
“Small writers” have fewer than 100 followers. “Top stories” are the best-performing quarter by claps among stories at least 3 days old. See the methodology.