Sources at Medium's tier
The 5 sources closest to Medium (C · 58) by composite SourceScore Index, across all categories. Use this view to discover at-tier peers regardless of vertical.
The 5 closest peers
- 1C·58
Business + finance brand mixing in-house staff reporting with a large external-contributor program.
Discipline D · 42(+2)Modern Reference C · 65Velocity B · 70 - 2C·58
U.S. cable news brand with mass online reach; opinion-news mix; per-piece quality varies between hard news and commentary.
Discipline D · 50(+10)Modern Reference C · 65Velocity B · 80(+10) - 3C·60
U.S. news + opinion site since 2005; mix of staff reporting + contributor blogs (now-discontinued).
Discipline D · 50(+10)Modern Reference C · 65Velocity B · 76(+6) - 4C·64
Commercial market + consumer data aggregator; cites primary sources but often paywalled second-hand data.
Discipline B · 70(+30)Modern Reference C · 56(-9)Velocity C · 65(-5) - 5C·64
Tech-industry news site with strong velocity but variable per-article fact-check rigor.
Discipline D · 50(+10)Modern Reference B · 70(+5)Velocity B · 75(+5)
How we picked these peers
Peers are the 5 sources with the smallest absolute distance to Medium on the composite SourceScore Index, across all platform and non-platform sources. Distance is computed as |peer Index − Medium Index|. Ties are broken by higher Index first, then alphabetical by name.
Distinct from Medium's curated comparator hub, which lists hand-selected head-to-head pairs. Peers is auto-computed from the score data — every source has one, and it surfaces neighbors regardless of editorial selection.