LAUNCH·INDEX
LNCH1,007+7.6%

Experimental: traction = early-adopter votes (PH) / points (HN), not downloads or usage; updated about once a day and frozen ~31–36h after launch on Product Hunt (7 days on Show HN); sectors come from keyword rules (~70–75% accurate); data starts Oct 3 (HN) / Oct 9 (PH). “—” means not enough data; nothing is estimated. How it works

Sectors

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

Data as of Oct 17, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC · latest complete day 2026-10-16 · settled through 2026-10-14

LNCHLaunch Index · all sectors
120+2 (+1.7%)

launches · Oct 16 vs Oct 9 (same weekday)

Hit rate (settled)
8.7%
— · Oct 14 vs Oct 7
Trend · Volatility
+0.8 · 27%
14 hits of 161 settled
daily launches, 13 complete days

1D · launches Oct 16 vs Oct 9 (same weekday) · hit rate Oct 14 vs Oct 7 (same weekday) (settled)

Name14D
SOCLSocial & Community5+4▲ +400.0%——+25.5160%4.2%
NOCDNo-Code & Website Builders3+3—0.0%—+23.5115%2.5%
INFRData & Infrastructure6+3▲ +100.0%0.0%—+15.969%5.0%
GAMEGames & Entertainment10+4▲ +66.7%0.0%—+15.562%8.3%
PRODProductivity13+3▲ +30.0%0.0%—+9.145%10.8%
DEVTDeveloper Tools14+3▲ +27.3%19.2%—+8.659%11.7%
BOPSBusiness Ops & SMB Software2+1▲ +100.0%50.0%—+7.7123%1.7%
SECRSecurity & Privacy3+1▲ +50.0%0.0%—+6.776%2.5%
FINTFinance & Fintech3+1▲ +50.0%0.0%—+6.759%2.5%
MDIAVideo, Audio & Music7+1▲ +16.7%16.7%—+4.437%5.8%
MKTGMarketing & SEO00—0.0%—0.073%0.0%
ECOME-commerce00———0.055%0.0%
HIREHR, Jobs & Recruiting100.0%0.0%—0.0106%0.8%
TRVLTravel & Lifestyle300.0%0.0%—0.0170%2.5%
HDWRHardware & IoT400.0%0.0%—0.085%3.3%
AGNTAI Agents24−2▼ −7.7%6.9%—−3.367%20.0%
EDUCEducation & Learning3−1▼ −25.0%0.0%—−5.9162%2.5%
WRITWriting & Content2−1▼ −33.3%0.0%—−6.784%1.7%
CRPTCrypto & Web31−1▼ −50.0%0.0%—−7.775%0.8%
COMMCommunication & Meetings0−1▼ −100.0%33.3%—−9.1134%0.0%
SALESales & CRM0−1▼ −100.0%0.0%—−9.1168%0.0%
AITLAI Tools & LLM Apps4−3▼ −42.9%5.9%—−14.465%3.3%
HLTHHealth & Fitness0−2▼ −100.0%0.0%—−16.8110%0.0%
ANLYAnalytics & Monitoring1−3▼ −75.0%——−20.3137%0.8%
DSGNDesign & Images0−3▼ −100.0%0.0%—−23.571%0.0%
OSRCOpen Source & Libraries2−6▼ −75.0%50.0%—−31.0104%1.7%

Trending = momentum in both launches and attention: 100 × (½·ln((S+5)/(S₀+5)) + ½·ln((H+5)/(H₀+5))), where S/S₀ are launches in this vs the earlier window and H/H₀ are hits (settled launches with 10+ votes) in the settled windows. The attention half counts only when the sector's hit-rate change is statistically significant (100+ settled launches per window and |z| ≥ 2); otherwise it's 0. Pseudo-counts damp tiny categories; +10 ≈ +10% combined growth. "Other" (unmatched launches) isn't ranked. 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.

Sectors · Launch Index