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
SECRSecurity & Privacy24+10▲ +71.4%8.0%—+21.157%2.7%
SALESales & CRM24+10▲ +71.4%4.3%—+21.137%2.7%
MKTGMarketing & SEO35+11▲ +45.8%4.8%—+16.124%3.9%
EDUCEducation & Learning30+8▲ +36.4%0.0%—+13.039%3.4%
DSGNDesign & Images43+11▲ +34.4%2.3%—+13.071%4.8%
DEVTDeveloper Tools55+12▲ +27.9%1.6%—+11.242%6.2%
BOPSBusiness Ops & SMB Software25+5▲ +25.0%2.9%—+9.1105%2.8%
MDIAVideo, Audio & Music68+13▲ +23.6%9.7%—+9.828%7.7%
PRODProductivity91+15▲ +19.7%5.2%—+8.558%10.3%
AGNTAI Agents51+7▲ +15.9%20.3%—+6.740%5.7%
TRVLTravel & Lifestyle32+4▲ +14.3%0.0%—+5.770%3.6%
INFRData & Infrastructure18+2▲ +12.5%7.4%—+4.553%2.0%
HLTHHealth & Fitness31+2▲ +6.9%4.9%—+2.948%3.5%

Biggest % change in launches, Oct 16 vs Oct 9 (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.

Sectors · Launch Index