Internet & Search · Time-series
Hacker News Stories about AI
Monthly count of Hacker News stories mentioning artificial intelligence — developer attention, measured.
Executive summary
Hacker News Stories about AI rose from 64 stories / month (2025-09) to 145 stories / month (2026-08) — a 126.6% change over the period. The window peaked at 145 stories / month (2026-08) and bottomed at 64 stories / month (2025-09).
The latest observation (2026-08) sits above the period average of 105.92 stories / month. Raw data and methodology are open: check the source box or download CSV/JSON.
Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025-09 | 64 |
| 2025-10 | 89 |
| 2025-11 | 99 |
| 2025-12 | 85 |
| 2026-01 | 103 |
| 2026-02 | 101 |
| 2026-03 | 110 |
| 2026-04 | 107 |
| 2026-05 | 139 |
| 2026-06 | 122 |
| 2026-07 | 107 |
| 2026-08 | 145 |