HN Stats
Live count of how many new Hacker News headlines mention AI today. Updates as stories are posted. Timer resets on each new AI headline.
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What is HN Stats?
HN Stats is a real-time analytics dashboard that tracks the prevalence of AI-related headlines on Hacker News. It displays what percentage of daily story submissions mention 'AI' in their titles, with historical trends over 7 days and 400+ days of data. Useful for monitoring AI discussion momentum and industry buzz patterns.
HN Stats pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
HN Stats pros
- Real-time tracking of AI mention frequency on Hacker News
- Multiple time ranges (daily, 7-day, 400+ day history) to identify trends
- Insights into posting patterns (weekday vs weekend AI discussions)
- Shows latest AI headlines and clear methodology for counting
HN Stats cons
- Limited to Hacker News data only; doesn't track AI mentions across other platforms
- No filtering by specific AI companies, topics, or headline categories
- No sentiment analysis or quality metrics for the headlines tracked
- Historical data limited to 400 days
Frequently asked questions about HN Stats
How does HN Stats count AI headlines?
It uses Algolia title matching with case-insensitive token detection. The 'strict' mode counts only the standalone word 'AI' (excluding 'OpenAI' but including 'AI-powered').
How far back does the historical data go?
Daily data goes back 400 days. The longer range statistics are measured in months rather than individual days.
When does the counter reset?
The countdown timer resets when the next AI headline is posted to Hacker News.