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
451+26 (+6.1%)

launches · Oct 14–Oct 16 vs Oct 7–Oct 9 (same weekday)

Hit rate (settled)
8.1%
— · Oct 12–Oct 14 vs Oct 5–Oct 7
Trend · Volatility
+2.9 · 27%
40 hits of 496 settled
daily launches, 13 complete days

3D · launches Oct 14–Oct 16 vs Oct 7–Oct 9 (same weekday) · hit rate Oct 12–Oct 14 vs Oct 5–Oct 7 (same weekday) (settled)

Name14D
INFRData & Infrastructure14−7▼ −33.3%5.9%—−15.769%3.1%
AGNTAI Agents80−9▼ −10.1%7.7%—−5.067%17.7%
AITLAI Tools & LLM Apps31+9▲ +40.9%5.9%—+14.465%6.9%
GAMEGames & Entertainment22+2▲ +10.0%14.3%—+3.862%4.9%
DEVTDeveloper Tools71−8▼ −10.1%13.3%—−5.059%15.7%
PRODProductivity37+9▲ +32.1%0.0%—+12.145%8.2%
MDIAVideo, Audio & Music23+3▲ +15.0%17.4%—+5.737%5.1%
MISCOther41+8▲ +24.2%9.8%—+9.633%9.1%

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