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
1,007+71 (+7.6%)

launches · Oct 16 vs Oct 9 (same weekday)

Hit rate (settled)
5.6%
▼ −2.9pp · Oct 14 vs Oct 13
Trend · Volatility
−25.3 · 33%
69 hits of 1,233 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
BOPSBusiness Ops & SMB Software27+6▲ +28.6%5.6%—+10.4100%2.7%
HDWRHardware & IoT17+4▲ +30.8%0.0%—+10.083%1.7%
ECOME-commerce9−10▼ −52.6%3.4%—−26.964%0.9%
DSGNDesign & Images43+8▲ +22.9%2.2%—+9.161%4.3%
TRVLTravel & Lifestyle35+4▲ +12.9%0.0%—+5.360%3.5%
HLTHHealth & Fitness3100.0%4.3%—0.053%3.1%
SECRSecurity & Privacy27+11▲ +68.8%6.9%—+21.152%2.7%
OSRCOpen Source & Libraries8−3▼ −27.3%12.5%—−10.451%0.8%
HIREHR, Jobs & Recruiting16−12▼ −42.9%5.7%—−22.651%1.6%
PRODProductivity104+18▲ +20.9%4.4%—+9.050%10.3%
INFRData & Infrastructure24+5▲ +26.3%6.5%—+9.547%2.4%
GAMEGames & Entertainment41−7▼ −14.6%0.0%—−7.146%4.1%
NOCDNo-Code & Website Builders18+1▲ +5.9%10.0%—+2.245%1.8%
WRITWriting & Content19−5▼ −20.8%4.8%—−9.542%1.9%
AGNTAI Agents75+5▲ +7.1%15.9%—+3.241%7.4%
COMMCommunication & Meetings17−6▼ −26.1%8.7%—−12.141%1.7%
SALESales & CRM24+9▲ +60.0%4.0%—+18.640%2.4%
SOCLSocial & Community25−3▼ −10.7%3.4%—−4.837%2.5%
ANLYAnalytics & Monitoring15−8▼ −34.8%3.2%—−16.837%1.5%
EDUCEducation & Learning33+7▲ +26.9%0.0%—+10.237%3.3%
AITLAI Tools & LLM Apps43−7▼ −14.0%7.5%—−6.836%4.3%
FINTFinance & Fintech44−10▼ −18.5%1.5%—−9.335%4.4%
DEVTDeveloper Tools69+15▲ +27.8%6.7%—+11.332%6.9%
CRPTCrypto & Web314−1▼ −6.7%0.0%—−2.630%1.4%
MKTGMarketing & SEO35+11▲ +45.8%4.7%—+16.128%3.5%
MDIAVideo, Audio & Music75+14▲ +23.0%10.3%—+9.627%7.4%
MISCOther119+25▲ +26.6%4.6%—+11.326%11.8%

Volatility = standard deviation of day-over-day % changes in launches over all 8 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.

Sectors · Launch Index