Hacker News Insights research
Hacker News in 2007
The strongest tracked Hacker News title themes in 2007, with annual shares and historical context.
Data through 2026-07-13
This page ranks the tracked topics by their share of retained Hacker News story titles in 2007. It is a full calendar year; topic patterns can overlap and the list is not a taxonomy of every story.
| Rank | Topic | Category | Title share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Startups | Meta | 7.155% |
| 2 | Open source | Meta | 0.642% |
| 3 | JavaScript | Languages | 0.609% |
| 4 | Linux | Infra | 0.545% |
| 5 | Python | Languages | 0.512% |
| 6 | Security | Crypto & privacy | 0.314% |
| 7 | Privacy | Crypto & privacy | 0.231% |
| 8 | AI / LLM | AI | 0.134% |
| 9 | jQuery | Web | 0.078% |
| 10 | Postgres | Data | 0.060% |
| 11 | SQLite | Data | 0.009% |
| 12 | AI agents | AI | 0.009% |
Context markers
- 2007-02 — Hacker News launches: YC launches 'Startup News', soon Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com).
- 2007-06 — First iPhone ships: Apple ships the original iPhone on 2007-06-29 — the smartphone era begins.
Method
Every percentage uses that year's retained story-title count as its denominator. Visit the Attention Lab for 2007 or read the methodology.