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This tool aggregates and displays the reading lists from popular Hacker News users. It allows people interested in technology and programming to discover what influential community members are reading. The site pulls… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Reading list of popular Hacker News users launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1TB
   Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News▲463

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2. 2TU
   The users behind Hacker News▲193

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3. 3HN
   Hacker News Comments▲189

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4. 4
   Discover Wikipedia articles popular on Hacker News▲140

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5. 5HN
   Hacker News Classics▲864

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6. 6HN
   HackerNews News Recommender▲97

   The best ideas are both simple and outlandish.

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7. 7BM
   Books mentioned on Hacker News in 2025▲613

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8. 8FT
   Filter the web by Hacker News▲146

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9. 9HN
   Hacker News Trends▲137

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10. 10FA
    Filter and read Hacker News by category▲78

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11. 11IM
    I made a Hacker News for podcasts▲367

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12. 12HN
    Hacker News with categories and popularity▲149

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    Hacker News Front Page Explorer▲150

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    Meta book recommendations from Ask HN threads▲273

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15. 15AD
    A different interface for reading Hacker News▲36

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    Hacker News Rankings▲13

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17. 17AE
    An Efficient Way to Browse Hacker News▲24

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    OPML list of Hacker News Users Personal Blogs▲281

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    Top PDFs Posted to Hacker News in 2018▲411

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    I Built a “Google Alerts” for Hacker News▲151

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    HN.watch – Videos of all Hacker News posts▲225

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