r/hackernews is a subreddit with 101k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses hate, ai, ask hn, worst, and frustrating.
A mirror of the front page of Hacker News.
Popular Themes in r/hackernews
#1
News
: "Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does it without consequence"
5 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "An update on leaving Gmail for Fastmail"
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Feature Request: Support AGENTS.md"
1 post
#4
Money Talk
: "Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months"
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "How Europe is killing makers and micro-entrepreneurs"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/hackernews
#1
Hate
17 posts
#2
Ai
: "AirTag reveals Amazon is trashing rare books to trAin Ai"
17 posts
#3
Ask Hn
13 posts
#4
Worst
13 posts
#5
Frustrating
11 posts
#6
Struggling
10 posts
#7
Programming
8 posts
#8
Tired
7 posts
#9
New
6 posts
#10
Annoying
6 posts
Member Growth in r/hackernews
Yearly
+9k members(9.9%)
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Last updated: September 3, 2026