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title: "Hacker News (Show HN): measured launch traffic, not Domain Rating · Product Billboards"
description: "What founders actually measured after launching on Hacker News (Show HN) - referral clicks in the first 7 days, with sample sizes shown. Show HN. Ranked by votes and comment velocity; heavily dependent on timing and title."
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site: Product Billboards
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Hacker News (Show HN): measured launch traffic, not Domain Rating · Product Billboards

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# Hacker News (Show HN)

Show HN. Ranked by votes and comment velocity; heavily dependent on timing and title.

## Measured referral traffic

No founder has reported a result for Hacker News (Show HN) yet. We would rather show nothing than a number nobody measured.

Where to submit[Submit ↗](https://news.ycombinator.com/submit)

CostFree

Link you getNot checked

Domain RatingNot recorded

Our verificationSeeded, unverified

We do not publish a Domain Rating for any platform. We have no licence to a DR provider, and a number we cannot source is exactly the kind of authority-shaped figure this directory was built to replace.

## Launched on Hacker News (Show HN)?

Tell us how many clicks it actually sent you in the first week. Every report makes this page worth more than the Domain Rating lists it competes with.

[Report your number →](https://productbillboards.com/contact)[List free on Product Billboards](https://productbillboards.com/submit)

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