Launch stats
Product Hunt and Show HN launch stats
Direct answers to common launch questions, computed from every Product Hunt and Show HN launch we track. Window: 28 complete UTC days, Oct 14 to Nov 10, 2026. Product Hunt votes and Show HN points are different currencies, so each source is answered on its own.
Key facts
- Product Hunt traction rate: 3.2%, or 960 of 30,272 launches reached 10+ votes.
- Median Product Hunt launch: 1 vote.
- Product Hunt launches a day: median 1,008.
- Show HN traction rate: 6.9%, or 273 of 3,969 posts reached 10+ points.
- Median Show HN post: 2 points.
- Highest Product Hunt traction rate by category: AI Agents, 15.4% of 1,593 launches.
- What share of Product Hunt launches get traction?
- 3.2% of Product Hunt launches got traction (10+ votes) over the 28 days from Oct 14 to Nov 10, 2026: 960 of 30,272.
- How many upvotes does a typical Product Hunt launch get?
- The median Product Hunt launch got 1 vote over the 28 days from Oct 14 to Nov 10, 2026 (30,272 launches). The top 10% got 3+ votes and the top 1% got 95+.
- What is the best day to launch on Product Hunt?
- Wednesday had the highest Product Hunt traction rate over the 28 days from Oct 14 to Nov 10, 2026: 4.1% of launches reached 10+ votes, against 3.2% across all days (UTC). The gap is larger than chance would explain at this sample size.
- Which categories get the most traction on Product Hunt?
- AI Agents had the highest Product Hunt traction rate over the 28 days from Oct 14 to Nov 10, 2026: 15.4% of 1,593 launches reached 10+ votes, 4.8x the 3.2% Product Hunt average.
- How many products launch on Product Hunt each day?
- A median of 1,008 products launched on Product Hunt per day over the 28 days from Oct 14 to Nov 10, 2026 (30,272 in total). Tuesday was the busiest weekday at 1,564 a day; Sunday the quietest at 821.
- What share of Show HN posts get traction?
- 6.9% of Show HN posts got traction (10+ points) over the 28 days from Oct 14 to Nov 10, 2026: 273 of 3,969.
- How many points does a typical Show HN get?
- The median Show HN post got 2 points over the 28 days from Oct 14 to Nov 10, 2026 (3,969 posts). The top 10% got 6+ points and the top 1% got 158+.
- What is the best day to post a Show HN?
- Saturday had the highest Show HN traction rate over the 28 days from Oct 14 to Nov 10, 2026: 7.3% of posts reached 10+ points, against 6.9% across all days (UTC). The gap is within what chance would explain at this sample size, so no day is a clear winner.
Traction means 10+ votes on Product Hunt or 10+ points on Show HN, counted once launches are at least 48 hours old. Method on How it works. Benchmarks by category on Plan your launch and Categories.