🆚 Medium vs. WhatsApp

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *
Medium
WhatsApp

Type

Social media platform
Instant messaging app

About

Medium is an online publishing platform where writers can share articles, stories, and ideas with a wide audience.

WhatsApp is an instant messaging and Voice over IP (VoIP) service owned by Meta.

It allows users to send text and voice messages, share photos, videos, documents, and locations, make voice and video calls including group calls, supports end-to-end encryption, and provides a Business API for large-scale messaging and automation.

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, United States
Menlo Park, California, United States

Website

medium.com #41
whatsapp.com #48

Pricing

Free version ❌
Member$5/month
Friend of Medium$15/month
Free ✔️
WhatsApp Business, US rate per conversation
Free version ✔️1,000 free service conversations/month
Marketing$0.025
Authentication$0.0135
Utility$0.004
Service$0

Categories

Social Media › Rank #27
Social Media › Rank #5
Instant Messaging › Rank #1

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The WhatsApp instant messaging app is 26 times more popular than Medium.
Total websites

Market share

Social Media

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

WhatsApp is more popular in Brazil, India, and Russia, while Medium is more popular in American Samoa and Saint Helena.
Brazil
India
Russia
Spain
Turkey
Indonesia
Italy
Thailand
United States
Argentina

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

WhatsApp is more popular than Medium in all market segments.
Online Shopping
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Internet Services
Travel
Education/Reference
Fashion/Beauty
Health
Blogs/Wiki
General News

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#289
#651
#1,174
#1,391
#1,469
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Name
Rank
#85
#434
#505
#597
#627
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See also

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