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, 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
8,708+875 (+11.2%)

launches · Oct 24–Oct 30 vs Oct 17–Oct 23

Hit rate (settled)
3.2%
▼ −0.9pp · Oct 22–Oct 28 vs Oct 15–Oct 21
Trend · Volatility
−4.1 · 31%
270 hits of 8,567 settled
daily launches, 14 complete days

7D · launches Oct 24–Oct 30 vs Oct 17–Oct 23 · hit rate Oct 22–Oct 28 vs Oct 15–Oct 21 (settled)

Name14D
BOPSBusiness Ops & SMB Software229+26▲ +12.8%1.9%—+5.970%2.6%
CRPTCrypto & Web37900.0%1.4%—0.059%0.9%
HDWRHardware & IoT141+21▲ +17.5%4.8%—+7.856%1.6%
ECOME-commerce205+30▲ +17.1%0.5%—+7.755%2.4%
TRVLTravel & Lifestyle289+28▲ +10.7%0.7%—+5.053%3.3%
INFRData & Infrastructure230+11▲ +5.0%3.7%—+2.451%2.6%
PRODProductivity816+45▲ +5.8%2.0%▼ −3.1pp−34.250%9.4%
OSRCOpen Source & Libraries69+11▲ +19.0%9.0%—+8.049%0.8%
HIREHR, Jobs & Recruiting223+30▲ +15.5%3.1%—+7.147%2.6%
HLTHHealth & Fitness323+111▲ +52.4%1.0%—+20.746%3.7%
COMMCommunication & Meetings219+41▲ +23.0%3.3%▼ −5.0pp−15.445%2.5%
ANLYAnalytics & Monitoring157+35▲ +28.7%2.7%—+12.245%1.8%
DSGNDesign & Images343+30▲ +9.6%2.4%—+4.544%3.9%
AGNTAI Agents565−35▼ −5.8%11.0%—−3.044%6.5%
MKTGMarketing & SEO278+49▲ +21.4%3.5%—+9.543%3.2%
SALESales & CRM198+30▲ +17.9%2.4%—+8.042%2.3%
NOCDNo-Code & Website Builders158+16▲ +11.3%4.8%—+5.241%1.8%
SOCLSocial & Community236+33▲ +16.3%0.0%▼ −2.9pp−32.141%2.7%
DEVTDeveloper Tools528+26▲ +5.2%3.4%—+2.541%6.1%
SECRSecurity & Privacy191+26▲ +15.8%3.3%—+7.140%2.2%
EDUCEducation & Learning249+30▲ +13.7%1.2%—+6.340%2.9%
FINTFinance & Fintech385+10▲ +2.7%1.8%—+1.334%4.4%
WRITWriting & Content199+44▲ +28.4%1.5%—+12.133%2.3%
MDIAVideo, Audio & Music602+43▲ +7.7%2.0%—+3.733%6.9%
AITLAI Tools & LLM Apps447+25▲ +5.9%5.6%—+2.831%5.1%
GAMEGames & Entertainment384+28▲ +7.9%2.4%—+3.730%4.4%
MISCOther965+131▲ +15.7%3.1%—+7.325%11.1%

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.