About HN Insights

HN Insights is an online service for real-time analytics of Hacker News, tracking stories, comments, users, and more. We provide insights into the latest trends, popular stories, and active users on Hacker News.

Data Source

All the data on HN Insights is sourced from Hacker News API in real time. We constantly monitor below endpoints and ingest data into a data warehouse built on ClickHouse.

• Items
• Users
• Top Stories
• Changed Items and Profiles

Technology Stack

HN Insights is built using the following technology stack:

• ClickHouse
• Ably
• Next.js
• Tailwind CSS
• Radix
• Vercel

Credits

We appreciate all the resources used in building HN Insights:

• Hacker News
• Beaver icons created by Freepik - Flaticon
• Lucide Icons
• Simple Icons

Contact

We will be adding new features and data frequently. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please get in touch.

Email: contact@insights.hn

X / Twitter: @insights_hn

GitHub: hn-insights