Hacker News clients, datasets, and tools
Recent window: last 5.2 months (2026-04-24 → 2026-09-28), compared with the prior 5.2 months.
These products provide specialized readers, historical datasets, summaries, and analytical interfaces built specifically for Hacker News content and discussions. They are used by developers, researchers, and tech community members seeking better ways to consume, search, or study community archives. Unlike general social media monitoring or broad news aggregators, this cluster is dedicated specifically to the Hacker News platform and ecosystem.
Metrics
- Stage
- heating
- Recent count
- 81
- Prior count
- 60
- Total count
- 150
- Momentum
- 35.00
- Attention
- 0.49
- Crowding
- 0.39
- Concentration
- 0.82
- Opportunity
- 0.40
Opportunity components
- Attention
- 0.49
- Low crowding
- 0.61
- Momentum (normalized)
- 0.34
- Low concentration
- 0.18
Monthly trajectory
Source split
- github
- 9 (0.11)
- hn
- 54 (0.67)
- ph
- 17 (0.21)
- yc
- 1 (0.01)
Dominant source: hn · Divergence: 0.65
Similar themes
- alternative social platforms and feed readers (0.51)
- web development and browser utilities (0.42)
- social media violation reporting automation (0.42)
- searchable public records and archives (0.39)
- ai cybersecurity and penetration testing (0.30)
- video editing and creation tools (0.26)
- browser utilities and bookmark managers (0.25)
- AI agents, copilots, and memory tools (0.25)