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
3,716+576 (+18.3%)

launches · Oct 14–Oct 16 vs Oct 11–Oct 13

Hit rate (settled)
6.3%
— · Oct 12–Oct 14 vs Oct 9–Oct 11
Trend · Volatility
+8.4 · 33%
228 hits of 3,645 settled
daily launches, 8 complete days

Launches: Weekday effect likely: Wed–Fri is compared with Sun–Tue, not the same weekdays last week (not enough history yet; expected from about Oct 19). Launch counts and hit rates swing a lot by weekday.Hit rate: Weekday effect likely: Mon–Wed is compared with Fri–Sun, not the same weekdays last week (not enough history yet; expected from about Oct 21). Launch counts and hit rates swing a lot by weekday.

3D · launches Oct 14–Oct 16 vs Oct 11–Oct 13 · hit rate Oct 12–Oct 14 vs Oct 9–Oct 11 (settled)

Name14D
EDUCEducation & Learning127+51▲ +67.1%1.1%—+24.437%3.4%
WRITWriting & Content73+26▲ +55.3%1.8%—+20.342%2.0%
SECRSecurity & Privacy89+31▲ +53.4%3.9%—+20.052%2.4%
BOPSBusiness Ops & SMB Software110+38▲ +52.8%4.0%—+20.1100%3.0%
FINTFinance & Fintech184+50▲ +37.3%2.9%—+15.435%5.0%
CRPTCrypto & Web345+11▲ +32.4%0.0%—+12.430%1.2%
NOCDNo-Code & Website Builders72+15▲ +26.3%3.1%—+10.845%1.9%
HDWRHardware & IoT53+11▲ +26.2%6.7%—+10.583%1.4%
MKTGMarketing & SEO115+21▲ +22.3%2.6%—+9.628%3.1%
MDIAVideo, Audio & Music243+43▲ +21.5%8.7%—+9.527%6.5%
HLTHHealth & Fitness127+21▲ +19.8%7.9%—+8.753%3.4%
TRVLTravel & Lifestyle127+19▲ +17.6%6.8%—+7.860%3.4%
OSRCOpen Source & Libraries27+4▲ +17.4%11.5%—+6.751%0.7%
DEVTDeveloper Tools264+39▲ +17.3%7.9%—+7.832%7.1%
ECOME-commerce74+10▲ +15.6%3.9%—+6.864%2.0%
AGNTAI Agents258+28▲ +12.2%17.0%—+5.641%6.9%
SOCLSocial & Community93+10▲ +12.0%2.3%—+5.437%2.5%
AITLAI Tools & LLM Apps206+18▲ +9.6%8.5%—+4.536%5.5%
INFRData & Infrastructure99+7▲ +7.6%6.9%—+3.547%2.7%
ANLYAnalytics & Monitoring74+5▲ +7.2%2.4%—+3.337%2.0%
SALESales & CRM76+5▲ +7.0%4.8%—+3.240%2.0%
HIREHR, Jobs & Recruiting97+5▲ +5.4%6.6%—+2.551%2.6%
COMMCommunication & Meetings74+3▲ +4.2%7.9%—+1.941%2.0%
PRODProductivity322+7▲ +2.2%4.2%—+1.150%8.7%
DSGNDesign & Images134+2▲ +1.5%7.0%—+0.761%3.6%

Biggest % change in launches, Oct 14–Oct 16 vs Oct 11–Oct 13 (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