How much of Hacker News is about AI?
This website counts titles containing the standalone word "AI", case-sensitive and word-bounded. "OpenAI" doesn't count. "AI-powered" does. There's a toggle for a wider vocabulary: artificial intelligence spelled out, LLM, GPT, and model and vendor names. Some quick stats: - 14.4% of new HN titles this year, against 10.9% in 2025. On the wider vocabulary, 21.9% and 16.1%. - First month above 1% was Oct 2016. Above 5%, Feb 2023. Above 10%, May 2025. - Over the last five years the quietest month was Jan 2022 at 0.8%. The peak was Feb 2026 at 15.9%. - 13.6% on weekdays against 12.4% at…
How much of Hacker News is about AI? launched on August 26, 2026 with 74 votes, #548 of 23,274 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
In plain words
This website tracks the prevalence of AI-related content on Hacker News by counting headlines containing the word "AI" and related terms. It displays live statistics showing what percentage of new stories each day mention AI, with historical data revealing the topic's growth from under 1% in October 2016 to over 14% in recent years. The tool uses strict word matching to filter results, excluding terms like "OpenAI" while including phrases like "AI-powered," and offers an expanded vocabulary option for broader AI-related terminology.
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From the sources
Live count of how many new Hacker News headlines mention AI today. Updates as stories are posted. Timer resets on each new AI headline.
Every new story submitted since midnight UTC. The clock resets each time one mentions AI. Algolia title match with prefix matching off, counted the same way for every point except today, which is counted from the titles themselves. Algolia matches tokens case-insensitively, so it tracks strict closely rather than exactly. Counts the standalone word “AI”. “OpenAI” does not count. “AI-powered”from hnstats.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
This website counts titles containing the standalone word "AI", case-sensitive and word-bounded. "OpenAI" doesn't count. "AI-powered" does. There's a toggle for a wider vocabulary: artificial intelligence spelled out, LLM, GPT, and model and vendor names. Some quick stats: - 14.4% of new HN titles this year, against…
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