r/hackernews↗
Hacker News
A mirror of the front page of Hacker News.
Automated community102k subscribers1,946 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~100% by known bots)since 2008
r/hackernews has 102k members (+9.6% over the last 12 months). It gets about 1,946 posts a month. Top topics: Google Scrutiny, Programmer Humor and Facebook Privacy Issues.
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- Google Scrutiny0.3%
- Programmer Humor0.3%
- Facebook Privacy Issues0.3%
- Apple vs FBI Encryption0.2%
- WiFi Security & Hacks0.2%
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