Which categories get the most traction on Product Hunt?

Name: Which categories get the most traction on Product Hunt?
Creator: Launch Index

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.

Window: 28 complete UTC days, Oct 14 to Nov 10, 2026. Updated Nov 13, 2026.

Product Hunt categories by traction rate (50+ launches), Oct 14 to Nov 10, 2026
Category	Launches	10+ votes	Traction rate	vs. average
AI Agents	1,593	245	15.4%	4.8x
Open Source & Libraries	153	10	6.5%	2.1x
AI Tools & LLM Apps	1,633	91	5.6%	1.8x
No-Code & Website Builders	573	28	4.9%	1.5x
Data & Infrastructure	733	35	4.8%	1.5x
Communication & Meetings	756	33	4.4%	1.4x
Hardware & IoT	420	17	4.0%	1.3x
Developer Tools	1,528	58	3.8%	1.2x
Productivity	3,002	106	3.5%	1.1x
Security & Privacy	612	19	3.1%	1.0x
Analytics & Monitoring	523	16	3.1%	1.0x
Video, Audio & Music	2,140	56	2.6%	0.8x
Writing & Content	662	16	2.4%	0.8x
Sales & CRM	709	17	2.4%	0.8x
HR, Jobs & Recruiting	797	17	2.1%	0.7x
Design & Images	1,229	25	2.0%	0.6x
Marketing & SEO	998	19	1.9%	0.6x
Business Ops & SMB Software	881	13	1.5%	0.5x
Social & Community	888	12	1.4%	0.4x
Health & Fitness	1,059	13	1.2%	0.4x
Finance & Fintech	1,482	16	1.1%	0.3x
Education & Learning	922	9	1.0%	0.3x
E-commerce	802	7	0.9%	0.3x
Travel & Lifestyle	1,106	9	0.8%	0.3x
Games & Entertainment	1,249	10	0.8%	0.3x
Crypto & Web3	330	1	0.3%	0.1x

Categories come from keyword rules on the title and tagline and are roughly 70 to 75% accurate. Launches that matched no category are left out of the table.
Most crowded: Productivity, 3,002 Product Hunt launches.

Method: every number is computed from public Product Hunt votes and Hacker News points, refreshed daily. Full definitions on How it works.

Which categories get the most traction on Product Hunt?

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