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
978— (—)

launches · Oct 10–Oct 16 · no prior window yet

Hit rate (settled)
8.0%
— · Oct 8–Oct 14
Trend · Volatility
— · 27%
76 hits of 953 settled
daily launches, 13 complete days

7D · launches Oct 10–Oct 16 (no prior window) · hit rate Oct 8–Oct 14 (no prior window) (settled)

Name14D
INFRData & Infrastructure36——5.6%——69%3.7%
AGNTAI Agents174——8.0%——67%17.8%
AITLAI Tools & LLM Apps55——10.3%——65%5.6%
GAMEGames & Entertainment53——12.0%——62%5.4%
DEVTDeveloper Tools157——11.4%——59%16.1%
PRODProductivity80——2.6%——45%8.2%
MDIAVideo, Audio & Music50——10.9%——37%5.1%
MISCOther86——9.0%——33%8.8%

Volatility = standard deviation of day-over-day % changes in launches over all 13 complete days (needs 5+ changes). Only categories averaging 5+ launches/day are ranked (19 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