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Hacker News

Hacker News is a social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship, operated by Y Combinator and launched in 2007.

6 questions · 4 categories · As of Nov 12, 2026

Best category rank
#4
Online Communities · of 260
Questions
6
4 categories
Answers naming it
18/36
Of the answers measured on this brand's questions

Visibility by category

CategoriesCategory rankQuestionsScore
Online Communities#4of 2603111.6
News & Journalism#35of 198148.3
Freelance & Gig Platforms#75of 11518.0
Job Platforms#95of 12517.2

Ranking by question

Named alongside in Online Communities

Brands named in the same answers as Hacker News in the last four weeks, counted in answers.

Named alongside in Online CommunitiesBrands named in the same answers as Hacker News in the last four weeks, counted in answers.Reddit: named in 15 answersRedditStack Overflow: named in 15 answersStack Overflowr/personalfinance: named in 10 answersr/personalfinanceHacker News: named in 15 answersHacker NewsMidjourney: named in 6 answersMidjourneyBogleheads Forum: named in 6 answersDev.to: named in 9 answersDev.toGitHub Discussions: named in 6 answersGitHub DiscussionsDiscord: named in 10 answersDiscordr/financialindependence: named in 6 answersr/financialindependencer/beyondthebump: named in 5 answersr/beyondthebumpMarvel Rivals: named in 5 answersMarvel RivalsGenshin Impact Official: named in 6 answersGenshin Impact Officialr/NewParents: named in 5 answersr/NewParentsPeanut: named in 5 answersPeanutVALORANT: named in 6 answersVALORANTIndie Hackers: named in 9 answersIndie HackersBlox Fruits: named in 5 answersBlox FruitsGitHub: named in 9 answersGitHubSteal a Brainrot: named in 4 answersSteal a Brainrotr/povertyfinance: named in 4 answersr/povertyfinancer/daddit: named in 4 answersr/dadditViggle.ai: named in 5 answersViggle.air/aviation: named in 6 answersr/aviationbabycenter.com: named in 4 answersbabycenter.comHashnode: named in 6 answersHashnodeStack Exchange: named in 4 answersStack Exchanger/LifeProTips: named in 3 answersr/LifeProTipsSlack: named in 6 answersSlackChief: named in 4 answersChief
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Named alongside in Online CommunitiesBrands named in the same answers as Hacker News in the last four weeks, counted in answers.Reddit: named in 15 answersRedditStack Overflow: named in 15 answersStack Overflowr/personalfinance: named in 10 answersHacker News: named in 15 answersHacker NewsMidjourney: named in 6 answersMidjourneyBogleheads Forum: named in 6 answersDev.to: named in 9 answersDev.toGitHub Discussions: named in 6 answersGitHub DiscussionsDiscord: named in 10 answersDiscordr/financialindependence: named in 6 answersr/beyondthebump: named in 5 answersMarvel Rivals: named in 5 answersMarvel RivalsGenshin Impact Official: named in 6 answersr/NewParents: named in 5 answersPeanut: named in 5 answersVALORANT: named in 6 answersIndie Hackers: named in 9 answersIndie HackersBlox Fruits: named in 5 answersBlox FruitsGitHub: named in 9 answersGitHubSteal a Brainrot: named in 4 answersSteal a Brainrotr/povertyfinance: named in 4 answersr/daddit: named in 4 answersr/dadditViggle.ai: named in 5 answersr/aviation: named in 6 answersr/aviationbabycenter.com: named in 4 answersbabycenter.comHashnode: named in 6 answersStack Exchange: named in 4 answersr/LifeProTips: named in 3 answersSlack: named in 6 answersSlackChief: named in 4 answersChief
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  1. 112Stack Overflow
  2. 210Dev.to
  3. 39Indie Hackers
  4. 49Reddit
  5. 58GitHub
  6. 67Discord
  7. 76Hashnode
  8. 86Reactiflux
  9. 96Behance
  10. 106GitHub Discussions
  11. 115Ars Technica
  12. 125techcrunch.com
  13. 135theverge.com
  14. 144Kaggle
  15. 154Slack
  16. 164Circle
  17. 174freeCodeCamp
  18. 184Product Hunt
  19. 194wired.com
  20. 203Y Combinator
Named alongside
BrandAnswers naming the brandNamed alongside
Reddit15Hacker News (9), Stack Overflow (8), Discord (6)
Stack Overflow15Hacker News (12), Dev.to (9), Reddit (8)
r/personalfinance10Bogleheads Forum (6), r/financialindependence (6), r/aviation (4)
Hacker News15Stack Overflow (12), Indie Hackers (9), Reddit (9)
Midjourney6Genshin Impact Official (6), VALORANT (6), Viggle.ai (5)
Bogleheads Forum6r/personalfinance (6), r/financialindependence (5), r/povertyfinance (3)
Dev.to9Stack Overflow (9), Hacker News (9), Indie Hackers (6)
GitHub Discussions6Stack Overflow (6), Hacker News (6), Reddit (5)
Discord10Stack Overflow (6), Hacker News (6), Reddit (6)
r/financialindependence6r/personalfinance (6), Bogleheads Forum (5), r/povertyfinance (3)
r/beyondthebump5r/daddit (4), Peanut (4), Reddit (4)
Marvel Rivals5Genshin Impact Official (5), Midjourney (5), Blox Fruits (5)
Genshin Impact Official6Midjourney (6), VALORANT (6), Viggle.ai (5)
r/NewParents5Peanut (4), r/beyondthebump (4), r/daddit (3)
Peanut5babycenter.com (4), r/NewParents (4), r/beyondthebump (4)
VALORANT6Genshin Impact Official (6), Midjourney (6), Viggle.ai (5)
Indie Hackers9Hacker News (9), Stack Overflow (7), Dev.to (6)
Blox Fruits5Genshin Impact Official (5), Midjourney (5), Marvel Rivals (5)
GitHub9Stack Overflow (7), Hacker News (7), Dev.to (5)
Steal a Brainrot4Genshin Impact Official (4), Viggle.ai (4), Midjourney (4)
r/povertyfinance4r/personalfinance (4), Bogleheads Forum (3), r/financialindependence (3)
r/daddit4r/beyondthebump (4), Peanut (3), Reddit (3)
Viggle.ai5Genshin Impact Official (5), Midjourney (5), VALORANT (5)
r/aviation6r/personalfinance (4), r/LifeProTips (3), Indie Hackers (2)
babycenter.com4Peanut (4), r/beyondthebump (4), r/daddit (3)
Hashnode6Stack Overflow (6), Hacker News (6), Dev.to (6)
Stack Exchange4Reddit (4), Hacker News (3), Discord (3)
r/LifeProTips3r/aviation (3), r/personalfinance (3), r/povertyfinance (1)
Slack6Discord (5), Stack Overflow (4), GitHub (4)
Chief4Stack Overflow (3), Indie Hackers (2), Hacker News (2)

Sources cited when this brand is named

Sites the answers naming this brand cited in the last four weeks. Counts are citing answers.

Sources cited when this brand is named
RankSourceCiting answers
1thectoclub.com4
2reddit.comcommunity3
3daily.dev3
4news.ycombinator.comcommunity3
5thehiveindex.com3
6techcrunch.commedia3
7theverge.commedia3
8circle.so2
9dev.to2
10dice.com2

Named by surface, by question

For the brand's best questions: of each surface's 1 answers, how many named it.

Named by surface, by question
QuestionsGoogle AI OverviewsChatGPTClaudeGeminiGoogle AI ModeMicrosoft Copilot
1Which online communities are best for developers?111111
2What are the best tech news sites?101111
3What are the best online communities to join?001111
4Which communities are most valuable for professionals?000100
5Which freelance platforms are best for developers?000100
6What are the best job sites for tech jobs?000100