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, 7:01 AM UTC · latest complete day 2026-10-16 · settled through 2026-10-14

LNCHLaunch Index · all sectors
887+69 (+8.4%)

launches · Oct 16 vs Oct 9 (same weekday)

Hit rate (settled)
5.1%
▼ −3.3pp · Oct 14 vs Oct 13
Trend · Volatility
−28.5 · 36%
55 hits of 1,072 settled
daily launches, 8 complete days

Hit rate: Weekday effect likely: Wed is compared with Tue, not the same weekday last week (not enough history yet; expected from about Oct 19). Launch counts and hit rates swing a lot by weekday.

1D · launches Oct 16 vs Oct 9 (same weekday) · hit rate Oct 14 vs Oct 13 (settled)

Name14D
MISCOther110+23▲ +26.4%3.5%—+11.229%12.4%
PRODProductivity91+15▲ +19.7%5.2%—+8.558%10.3%
MDIAVideo, Audio & Music68+13▲ +23.6%9.7%—+9.828%7.7%
DEVTDeveloper Tools55+12▲ +27.9%1.6%—+11.242%6.2%
AGNTAI Agents51+7▲ +15.9%20.3%—+6.740%5.7%
DSGNDesign & Images43+11▲ +34.4%2.3%—+13.071%4.8%
FINTFinance & Fintech41−11▼ −21.2%1.5%—−10.738%4.6%
AITLAI Tools & LLM Apps39−4▼ −9.3%7.9%—−4.438%4.4%
MKTGMarketing & SEO35+11▲ +45.8%4.8%—+16.124%3.9%
TRVLTravel & Lifestyle32+4▲ +14.3%0.0%—+5.770%3.6%
HLTHHealth & Fitness31+2▲ +6.9%4.9%—+2.948%3.5%
GAMEGames & Entertainment31−11▼ −26.2%0.0%—−13.360%3.5%
EDUCEducation & Learning30+8▲ +36.4%0.0%—+13.039%3.4%
BOPSBusiness Ops & SMB Software25+5▲ +25.0%2.9%—+9.1105%2.8%
SECRSecurity & Privacy24+10▲ +71.4%8.0%—+21.157%2.7%
SALESales & CRM24+10▲ +71.4%4.3%—+21.137%2.7%
SOCLSocial & Community20−7▼ −25.9%3.4%—−12.340%2.3%
INFRData & Infrastructure18+2▲ +12.5%7.4%—+4.553%2.0%
COMMCommunication & Meetings17−5▼ −22.7%5.0%—−10.245%1.9%
WRITWriting & Content17−4▼ −19.0%5.9%—−8.451%1.9%
NOCDNo-Code & Website Builders15−2▼ −11.8%11.8%—−4.852%1.7%
HIREHR, Jobs & Recruiting15−12▼ −44.4%6.3%—−23.554%1.7%
ANLYAnalytics & Monitoring14−5▼ −26.3%3.2%—−11.743%1.6%
CRPTCrypto & Web31300.0%0.0%—0.022%1.5%
HDWRHardware & IoT13+4▲ +44.4%0.0%—+12.699%1.5%
ECOME-commerce9−10▼ −52.6%3.4%—−26.964%1.0%
OSRCOpen Source & Libraries6+3▲ +100.0%0.0%—+15.970%0.7%

Most Active = most launches in Oct 16. 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