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
ECOME-commerce9−10▼ −52.6%3.4%—−26.964%1.0%
HIREHR, Jobs & Recruiting15−12▼ −44.4%6.3%—−23.554%1.7%
ANLYAnalytics & Monitoring14−5▼ −26.3%3.2%—−11.743%1.6%
GAMEGames & Entertainment31−11▼ −26.2%0.0%—−13.360%3.5%
SOCLSocial & Community20−7▼ −25.9%3.4%—−12.340%2.3%
COMMCommunication & Meetings17−5▼ −22.7%5.0%—−10.245%1.9%
FINTFinance & Fintech41−11▼ −21.2%1.5%—−10.738%4.6%
WRITWriting & Content17−4▼ −19.0%5.9%—−8.451%1.9%
NOCDNo-Code & Website Builders15−2▼ −11.8%11.8%—−4.852%1.7%
AITLAI Tools & LLM Apps39−4▼ −9.3%7.9%—−4.438%4.4%

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