Medium “Health” tag statistics
How busy the Health tag is, how stories perform there and where they get published. Competition is high, and the tag is tough for new writers.
Updated Oct 20, 2026 · based on 800 stories from the last 8.3 days
Busier than 59% of 73 tracked tags
11% of top stories are by writers with <100 followers
Competition and chances for new writers
With roughly 96 stories a day, Health is busier than 59% of the 73 tags we track. Its reader-to-story ratio (95,461 followers per daily story) is higher than 86% of tags — more readers per story than average.
58% of stories here come from writers with fewer than 100 followers, and they account for 11% of the best-performing quarter of stories. 45% of stories are behind the paywall (Partner Program), and the average story takes 5.2 minutes to read.
Publications that publish Health stories
| Publication | Followers | Health stories (last 8.3d) |
|---|---|---|
| ILLUMINATION | 327K | 56 |
| Stacker News | 6 | 21 |
| Sexual Wellness Today | 50 | 20 |
| Health and Science | 8.6K | 20 |
| Write A Catalyst | 213K | 13 |
| The Open Draft | 178 | 12 |
| Health Management | 2.9K | 10 |
| Second Nature (formerly In Fitness & In Health) | 192K | 10 |
| The Gravity | 2.1K | 8 |
| BeingWell | 15K | 8 |
Top Health stories right now
- I have been trying to lose weight for years.
- The Drug We Drink Every Morning Without Even Thinking About It
- Magnesium Glycinate: 7 Potential Benefits for Better Sleep, Relaxation, and Overall Health
- The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Implements Multiple Cruelties After The Midterms
- I WOKE UP AT 5 AM FOR 7 DAYS, AND MY LIFE STARTED TO CHANGE
- When Thinking Feels Expensive: The Science Behind Brain Fog, Neuroinflammation, and Cognitive Aging
- Girls’ Health and Nutrition: Why Beauty Tips Aren’t Enough
- Don’t Ban ADHD Meds for Older Adults
- Why Rest Is Kindness To The Body
- The Basic Fundamentals of Life Everyone Should Know
FAQ
- How many stories are published in the Health tag on Medium?
- About 96 per day (672 per week), based on 800 stories published in the 8.3-day window before our last scan. The tag has 444,305 stories in total.
- Is the Health tag competitive?
- Competition is high: it is busier than 59% of the 73 tags we track. There are about 95,461 tag followers per new daily story.
- Can new writers succeed in Health?
- 11% of the top-performing stories (top 25% by claps) came from writers with fewer than 100 followers, so the tag is tough for newcomers. 58% of all stories in the tag come from such writers.