Show HN posts now make up over 12% of all Hacker News links
Over 12% of links posted to Hacker News are Show HN projects now
Monthly Show HN submissions exploded from 0.9k to 5.8k between ChatGPT's launch and February 2026, a 6.3x jump. Yet posts reaching 20+ points only grew 1.6x, from 128 to 211. By July 2026, Show HN made up 13.5% of surviving URL stories, with 4,071 submissions from 3,420 distinct submitters.
Show HN volume increased 6x since ChatGPT, while the number of successful submissions remained relatively flat.
- m-hodges
Remember that "Where's the Shovelware?"¹ post?
¹ https://mikelovesrobots.substack.com/p/wheres-the-shovelware...
- Qem
Is it just my impression, or programming language posts took a hit. I think I don't see them as often as before.
- wavemode
I don't even feel the effect as much because my brain filters these posts out nowadays, like ads. I have essentially zero interest in clicking on Show HN posts anymore.
- qarl
Let the AI renaissance begin!
- genxy
Incase the nav bar is too far away, https://news.ycombinator.com/show