LAUNCH·INDEX

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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, 7:01 AM 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
1,005+65 (+6.9%)

launches · Oct 30 vs Oct 23 (same weekday)

Hit rate (settled)
3.3%
— · Oct 28 vs Oct 21
Trend · Volatility
+3.3 · 33%
42 hits of 1,261 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
MDIAVideo, Audio & Music50−18▼ −26.5%2.5%—−14.235%5.0%
SALESales & CRM21−7▼ −25.0%11.1%—−11.945%2.1%
HIREHR, Jobs & Recruiting25−5▼ −16.7%0.0%—−7.748%2.5%
GAMEGames & Entertainment34−5▼ −12.8%3.6%—−6.040%3.4%
WRITWriting & Content16−2▼ −11.1%0.0%—−4.539%1.6%
DSGNDesign & Images35−3▼ −7.9%0.0%—−3.651%3.5%
PRODProductivity86−3▼ −3.4%1.6%—−1.655%8.6%

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.