LAUNCH·INDEX

Categories

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
3,846+319 (+9.0%)

launches · Oct 28–Oct 30 vs Oct 21–Oct 23 (same weekday)

Hit rate (settled)
3.0%
▼ −1.0pp · Oct 26–Oct 28 vs Oct 19–Oct 21
Trend · Volatility
−3.8 · 31%
131 hits of 4,367 settled
daily launches, 14 complete days

3D · launches Oct 28–Oct 30 vs Oct 21–Oct 23 (same weekday) · hit rate Oct 26–Oct 28 vs Oct 19–Oct 21 (same weekday) (settled)

Name14D
BOPSBusiness Ops & SMB Software106+20▲ +23.3%2.6%—+9.970%2.8%
CRPTCrypto & Web336+7▲ +24.1%0.0%—+9.459%0.9%
HDWRHardware & IoT67+16▲ +31.4%6.1%—+12.656%1.7%
ECOME-commerce98+10▲ +11.4%0.0%—+5.155%2.5%
TRVLTravel & Lifestyle136+13▲ +10.6%1.4%—+4.853%3.5%
INFRData & Infrastructure105+15▲ +16.7%3.5%—+7.351%2.7%
PRODProductivity357+19▲ +5.6%1.4%▼ −3.7pp−38.450%9.3%
OSRCOpen Source & Libraries29+2▲ +7.4%13.9%—+3.049%0.8%
HIREHR, Jobs & Recruiting92−4▼ −4.2%2.6%—−2.047%2.4%
HLTHHealth & Fitness137+33▲ +31.7%0.6%—+13.246%3.6%
COMMCommunication & Meetings98+20▲ +25.6%1.7%—+10.845%2.5%
ANLYAnalytics & Monitoring75+22▲ +41.5%1.2%—+16.145%2.0%
DSGNDesign & Images149+20▲ +15.5%1.7%—+7.044%3.9%
AGNTAI Agents263−12▼ −4.4%9.1%—−2.244%6.8%
MKTGMarketing & SEO119+14▲ +13.3%3.4%—+6.043%3.1%
SALESales & CRM81+1▲ +1.2%3.7%—+0.642%2.1%
NOCDNo-Code & Website Builders80+15▲ +23.1%6.2%—+9.741%2.1%
SOCLSocial & Community112+20▲ +21.7%0.0%—+9.441%2.9%
DEVTDeveloper Tools216+8▲ +3.8%3.2%—+1.841%5.6%
SECRSecurity & Privacy85+8▲ +10.4%3.3%—+4.740%2.2%
EDUCEducation & Learning102−4▼ −3.8%2.7%—−1.840%2.7%
FINTFinance & Fintech172+13▲ +8.2%2.5%▲ +2.5pp+38.534%4.5%
WRITWriting & Content76−3▼ −3.8%1.0%—−1.833%2.0%
MDIAVideo, Audio & Music241−12▼ −4.7%1.3%—−2.433%6.3%
AITLAI Tools & LLM Apps195+5▲ +2.6%5.3%—+1.331%5.1%
GAMEGames & Entertainment163+5▲ +3.2%2.7%—+1.530%4.2%
MISCOther456+68▲ +17.5%3.2%—+8.025%11.9%

Volatility = standard deviation of day-over-day % changes in launches over all 22 complete days (needs 5+ changes). Only categories averaging 5+ launches/day are ranked (0 smaller ones left out). Doesn't depend on the period switch; weekday/weekend cycles are included. 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.