Medium’s New Analytics System Changed the Game

Something Shifted in Medium Analytics

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When Medium shipped its new Analytics System, something changed. It feels like they fixed something behind the scenes.

Most of my readers usually come from Google search results. Some arrive from other external sources, but Google has always been the main driver. Recently, even LLMs like ChatGPT and Claude have been checking out my articles. That’s encouraging.

Traffic sources for this post.

Still, when I see other writers talking about their views, readers, and earnings on Medium, I can’t help but ask myself: What am I doing wrong?

Truth is, I know my audience. I only get real traction when I write for the broader tech community. My only posts that crossed 5k+ views were:

• Solving an operating system issue
• Comparing LLMs
• Writing a practical “how-to” story

What’s New in Analytics

The older version of analytics (still visible in pre-2025 stories) only showed views and…