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Each sector is a category of launches. Launches = supply; hit rate (share reaching 10+ votes) = demand. How it works

Data as of Oct 31, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC · latest complete day 2026-10-30 · settled through 2026-10-28

Heating up this week · categories where launches got traction most often (market: 3.2%)

AI Agents

11.5% got traction · 3.6× the market

Top: SpeakON Agent

Open Source & Libraries

9.3% got traction · 2.9× the market

Top: Hob

AI Tools & LLM Apps

6.3% got traction · 2.0× the market

Top: Strawberry 1.0

Hardware & IoT

6.2% got traction · 1.9× the market

Top: LFM3 by Liquid AI

LNCHLaunch Index · all sectors
1,137+56 (+5.2%)

launches · Oct 30 vs Oct 23 (same weekday)

Hit rate (settled)
3.5%
— · Oct 28 vs Oct 21
Trend · Volatility
+2.5 · 31%
50 hits of 1,418 settled
daily launches, 14 complete days

1D · launches Oct 30 vs Oct 23 (same weekday) · hit rate Oct 28 vs Oct 21 (same weekday) (settled)

Name14D
SALESales & CRM21−9▼ −30.0%10.8%—−14.942%1.8%
MDIAVideo, Audio & Music57−20▼ −26.0%2.2%—−14.033%5.0%
HIREHR, Jobs & Recruiting26−7▼ −21.2%0.0%—−10.247%2.3%
DSGNDesign & Images37−7▼ −15.9%3.5%—−7.744%3.3%
PRODProductivity93−12▼ −11.4%2.2%—−5.850%8.2%
WRITWriting & Content20−2▼ −9.1%0.0%—−3.833%1.8%

Biggest % change in launches, Oct 30 vs Oct 23 (all launches in complete days). Categories with fewer than 10 launches in the prior window, and "Other", are left out. Hit rate = share of launches with 10+ votes (PH) / points (HN), counted only once a launch is 48h old. Click a column header to sort.