Medium: Read Time and Earnings
Jan 20, 2024
When Medium members read your story it will register as a read if the member stays at least 30 seconds on your story. Using the Medium listening feature also counts as a read.
If the story is behind the paywall your story will start to earn money for you according to the information below from the Medium Help Page.
As Medium members spend more time reading or listening to your story, you will earn more. These two elements are combined to generate the “member reading time” metric” — Medium Help Page