The Hacker News on Reddit
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The Hacker News (thehackernews.com) has been mentioned in 10,609 Reddit threads by 4,837 people across 504 subreddits since Feb 2011. Mentions over the last 12 months are 35% lower than the year before. It comes up most in r/SecOpsDaily, r/technology and r/pwnhub. Common topics: Tech News & Discussion, Software & Apps and Engineering.
How often Reddit talks about The Hacker News
Mentions
11K
Reddit threads, all time
People
4.8K
who mentioned it, known bots left out
Subreddits
504
communities where it came up
Last 12 months
-35%
mentions vs the 12 months before
Mentions over time
Monthly brand mentions across Reddit
Where people talk about The Hacker News
Top communities
Subreddits with the most mentions
Common topics
What the threads that mention it are about
- Tech News & Discussion
- Software & Apps
- Engineering
- Programming
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
- Deals & Marketplace
- Crypto
- Startups & Entrepreneurship
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Who talks about The Hacker News on Reddit
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The communities around The Hacker News
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When The Hacker News went viral on Reddit
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What people ask about The Hacker News
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