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    Top-content observatory · Ranked archive + recent pool

    What rises in r/indiehackers.

    170 ranked historical records · 1,000 inferred recent candidatesStudy what became prominent, what persists, and what is currently breaking through. This archive is not a census of all subreddit activity.
    Historical canon170

    Older ranked records represented before 2025-04-01. Useful for prominence and memory—not total activity.

    Recent candidate pool1,000

    Newest records from 2025-04-01 to 2026-08-07. The boundary is inferred because original retrieval provenance was not stored.

    Analysis availability · Limited history

    Recent-pool signals remain useful, but only 170 canon records limit long-range interpretation. Topic comparison is withheld because this corpus has not been topic-enriched.

    Historical material available

    170 ranked historical records span 5 represented years. Topic evolution is not shown until this corpus has enriched topic assignments.

    5represented years
    Recent contenders

    What earned attention in this snapshot.

    Age bands are measured as of 2026-08-07, not today. The newest-post pool is filtered within those bands, then ranked by score and reply-count percentiles. Posts newer than 7 days are withheld when enough mature candidates exist.

    01
    Share what you're buildingUnclassified · 7–13 days old at snapshot · 51 score · 280 replies
    100index
    02
    Should I sell 20% of my app for $400K? Built solo in 6 months, doing ~ $14K/month after 3 weeksUnclassified · 60+ days old at snapshot · 776 score · 290 replies
    99index
    03
    i made a free list of 100 places where you can promote your appUnclassified · 30–59 days old at snapshot · 129 score · 211 replies
    99index
    04
    "Real engineers use a MacBook." Seriously?Unclassified · 60+ days old at snapshot · 290 score · 302 replies
    99index
    05
    After 8 failed side projects, I finally get why most indie hackers stay brokeUnclassified · 60+ days old at snapshot · 300 score · 287 replies
    99index
    06
    Built 6 SaaS and got 0 customers. Here's how.Unclassified · 60+ days old at snapshot · 230 score · 379 replies
    99index
    07
    Share what you're buildingUnclassified · 30–59 days old at snapshot · 66 score · 442 replies
    99index
    08
    I Launched 39 Startups Until One Made Me Millions. This Is What I Wish I Knew.Unclassified · 60+ days old at snapshot · 487 score · 184 replies
    98index
    09
    100 users is hard.Unclassified · 30–59 days old at snapshot · 72 score · 210 replies
    98index
    10
    3 months in, 40 downloads, 41 updates, 0 paying customers. Here's what I'm learning.Unclassified · 14–29 days old at snapshot · 30 score · 170 replies
    98index
    11
    I did it! My open-source company now makes $14.2k monthly as a single developerUnclassified · 60+ days old at snapshot · 568 score · 173 replies
    98index
    12
    Launched my first macOS app ever. Woke up to 20 paying users..Unclassified · 60+ days old at snapshot · 363 score · 178 replies
    98index

    Candidate index is relative to this recent pool, not a prediction of future quality or final Reddit rank.

    Candidate-pool signals

    Read the recent pool without contaminating the canon.

    Every lens below uses only the inferred newest-post cohort from 2025-04-01 onward. They describe patterns inside that selected pool—not subreddit-wide prevalence.

    Swipe or scroll horizontally to see all signal values.

    Repetition

    What the community keeps saying

    Distinct-post frequency across 1,000 titles and 979 available bodies. High-information two-word frames lead; normalized domain terms remain expandable.

    01product huntphrase
    2025-04 · 17.62025-05 · 9.12025-06 · 12.02025-07 · 8.82025-08 · 0.02025-09 · 2.12025-10 · 2.22025-11 · 11.62025-12 · 6.32026-01 · 11.12026-02 · 10.52026-03 · 5.32026-04 · 10.02026-05 · 15.12026-06 · 9.82026-07 · 7.62026-08 · 9.1Peak 17.6 · latest 9.1
    83 posts · 8.3%
    02landing pagephrase
    2025-04 · 8.82025-05 · 3.02025-06 · 4.02025-07 · 20.62025-08 · 10.02025-09 · 4.32025-10 · 4.42025-11 · 2.92025-12 · 7.22026-01 · 15.62026-02 · 10.52026-03 · 5.32026-04 · 5.02026-05 · 4.12026-06 · 8.72026-07 · 3.32026-08 · 0.0Peak 20.6 · latest 0.0
    68 posts · 6.8%
    03indie hackersphrase
    2025-04 · 14.72025-05 · 3.02025-06 · 8.02025-07 · 5.92025-08 · 6.02025-09 · 6.42025-10 · 4.42025-11 · 11.62025-12 · 7.22026-01 · 2.22026-02 · 13.22026-03 · 7.92026-04 · 5.02026-05 · 5.52026-06 · 4.32026-07 · 5.42026-08 · 4.5Peak 14.7 · latest 4.5
    67 posts · 6.7%
    04hey everyonephrase
    2025-04 · 5.92025-05 · 0.02025-06 · 12.02025-07 · 5.92025-08 · 6.02025-09 · 10.62025-10 · 8.92025-11 · 5.82025-12 · 9.42026-01 · 4.42026-02 · 0.02026-03 · 7.92026-04 · 17.52026-05 · 0.02026-06 · 5.42026-07 · 3.32026-08 · 0.0Peak 17.5 · latest 0.0
    64 posts · 6.4%
    05love hearphrase
    2025-04 · 2.92025-05 · 3.02025-06 · 4.02025-07 · 2.92025-08 · 8.02025-09 · 6.42025-10 · 4.42025-11 · 7.22025-12 · 6.32026-01 · 2.22026-02 · 2.62026-03 · 10.52026-04 · 2.52026-05 · 6.82026-06 · 3.32026-07 · 4.32026-08 · 0.0Peak 10.5 · latest 0.0
    51 posts · 5.1%
    06social mediaphrase
    2025-04 · 5.92025-05 · 6.12025-06 · 12.02025-07 · 5.92025-08 · 4.02025-09 · 8.52025-10 · 6.72025-11 · 2.92025-12 · 2.22026-01 · 4.42026-02 · 10.52026-03 · 13.22026-04 · 7.52026-05 · 4.12026-06 · 4.32026-07 · 1.12026-08 · 4.5Peak 13.2 · latest 4.5
    48 posts · 4.8%
    07honest feedbackphrase
    2025-04 · 2.92025-05 · 0.02025-06 · 8.02025-07 · 5.92025-08 · 0.02025-09 · 0.02025-10 · 0.02025-11 · 1.42025-12 · 6.32026-01 · 6.72026-02 · 0.02026-03 · 13.22026-04 · 15.02026-05 · 6.82026-06 · 1.12026-07 · 5.42026-08 · 4.5Peak 15.0 · latest 4.5
    46 posts · 4.6%
    08people actuallyphrase
    2025-04 · 2.92025-05 · 6.12025-06 · 4.02025-07 · 5.92025-08 · 6.02025-09 · 2.12025-10 · 4.42025-11 · 1.42025-12 · 4.02026-01 · 4.42026-02 · 7.92026-03 · 13.22026-04 · 0.02026-05 · 1.42026-06 · 5.42026-07 · 6.52026-08 · 0.0Peak 13.2 · latest 0.0
    44 posts · 4.4%
    Show recurring domain terms
    09buildingterm
    2025-04 · 35.32025-05 · 51.52025-06 · 28.02025-07 · 64.72025-08 · 52.02025-09 · 59.62025-10 · 60.02025-11 · 58.02025-12 · 36.32026-01 · 28.92026-02 · 47.42026-03 · 55.32026-04 · 57.52026-05 · 39.72026-06 · 55.42026-07 · 39.12026-08 · 45.5Peak 64.7 · latest 45.5
    461 posts · 46.1%
    10peopleterm
    2025-04 · 47.12025-05 · 33.32025-06 · 32.02025-07 · 38.22025-08 · 44.02025-09 · 25.52025-10 · 35.62025-11 · 29.02025-12 · 34.12026-01 · 35.62026-02 · 47.42026-03 · 50.02026-04 · 52.52026-05 · 58.92026-06 · 43.52026-07 · 42.42026-08 · 36.4Peak 58.9 · latest 36.4
    398 posts · 39.8%
    11productterm
    2025-04 · 35.32025-05 · 48.52025-06 · 28.02025-07 · 50.02025-08 · 48.02025-09 · 38.32025-10 · 24.42025-11 · 46.42025-12 · 27.82026-01 · 35.62026-02 · 42.12026-03 · 34.22026-04 · 35.02026-05 · 56.22026-06 · 39.12026-07 · 47.82026-08 · 36.4Peak 56.2 · latest 36.4
    387 posts · 38.7%
    12builtterm
    2025-04 · 41.22025-05 · 39.42025-06 · 44.02025-07 · 38.22025-08 · 38.02025-09 · 25.52025-10 · 24.42025-11 · 30.42025-12 · 34.12026-01 · 24.42026-02 · 31.62026-03 · 50.02026-04 · 47.52026-05 · 34.22026-06 · 35.92026-07 · 44.62026-08 · 45.5Peak 50.0 · latest 45.5
    360 posts · 36.0%
    13actuallyterm
    2025-04 · 41.22025-05 · 21.22025-06 · 24.02025-07 · 26.52025-08 · 28.02025-09 · 21.32025-10 · 28.92025-11 · 20.32025-12 · 28.32026-01 · 35.62026-02 · 42.12026-03 · 42.12026-04 · 52.52026-05 · 32.92026-06 · 45.72026-07 · 38.02026-08 · 50.0Peak 52.5 · latest 50.0
    331 posts · 33.1%
    14firstterm
    2025-04 · 26.52025-05 · 39.42025-06 · 32.02025-07 · 44.12025-08 · 42.02025-09 · 44.72025-10 · 22.22025-11 · 29.02025-12 · 24.22026-01 · 26.72026-02 · 21.12026-03 · 31.62026-04 · 45.02026-05 · 41.12026-06 · 28.32026-07 · 34.82026-08 · 22.7Peak 45.0 · latest 22.7
    314 posts · 31.4%
    15allterm
    2025-04 · 29.42025-05 · 45.52025-06 · 32.02025-07 · 26.52025-08 · 36.02025-09 · 31.92025-10 · 26.72025-11 · 24.62025-12 · 22.02026-01 · 22.22026-02 · 36.82026-03 · 39.52026-04 · 45.02026-05 · 32.92026-06 · 33.72026-07 · 30.42026-08 · 22.7Peak 45.5 · latest 22.7
    298 posts · 29.8%
    16timeterm
    2025-04 · 41.22025-05 · 27.32025-06 · 16.02025-07 · 47.12025-08 · 30.02025-09 · 34.02025-10 · 15.62025-11 · 20.32025-12 · 26.52026-01 · 20.02026-02 · 34.22026-03 · 47.42026-04 · 57.52026-05 · 30.12026-06 · 28.32026-07 · 25.02026-08 · 22.7Peak 57.5 · latest 22.7
    293 posts · 29.3%
    17usersterm
    2025-04 · 29.42025-05 · 42.42025-06 · 32.02025-07 · 35.32025-08 · 40.02025-09 · 29.82025-10 · 26.72025-11 · 17.42025-12 · 22.92026-01 · 26.72026-02 · 34.22026-03 · 28.92026-04 · 30.02026-05 · 35.62026-06 · 37.02026-07 · 25.02026-08 · 18.2Peak 42.4 · latest 18.2
    288 posts · 28.8%
    18realterm
    2025-04 · 29.42025-05 · 27.32025-06 · 36.02025-07 · 23.52025-08 · 30.02025-09 · 21.32025-10 · 24.42025-11 · 20.32025-12 · 27.82026-01 · 31.12026-02 · 34.22026-03 · 31.62026-04 · 25.02026-05 · 34.22026-06 · 28.32026-07 · 28.32026-08 · 27.3Peak 36.0 · latest 27.3
    280 posts · 28.0%
    Inspect language emerging within the recent pool
    Emergence

    What started appearing more often

    Per-post prevalence in 500 earlier versus 500 later posts · 979 bodies available. Minimum support removes one-off spikes.

    01actuallyterm
    2025-04 · 41.22025-05 · 21.22025-06 · 24.02025-07 · 26.52025-08 · 28.02025-09 · 21.32025-10 · 28.92025-11 · 20.32025-12 · 28.32026-01 · 35.62026-02 · 42.12026-03 · 42.12026-04 · 52.52026-05 · 32.92026-06 · 45.72026-07 · 38.02026-08 · 50.0Peak 52.5 · latest 50.0
    +11.8pp · 27.2% → 39.0%
    02peopleterm
    2025-04 · 47.12025-05 · 33.32025-06 · 32.02025-07 · 38.22025-08 · 44.02025-09 · 25.52025-10 · 35.62025-11 · 29.02025-12 · 34.12026-01 · 35.62026-02 · 47.42026-03 · 50.02026-04 · 52.52026-05 · 58.92026-06 · 43.52026-07 · 42.42026-08 · 36.4Peak 58.9 · latest 36.4
    +9.6pp · 35.0% → 44.6%
    03backterm
    2025-04 · 5.92025-05 · 6.12025-06 · 4.02025-07 · 14.72025-08 · 12.02025-09 · 14.92025-10 · 2.22025-11 · 5.82025-12 · 9.02026-01 · 11.12026-02 · 13.22026-03 · 18.42026-04 · 7.52026-05 · 24.72026-06 · 22.82026-07 · 17.42026-08 · 13.6Peak 24.7 · latest 13.6
    +9.6pp · 7.8% → 17.4%
    04rightterm
    2025-04 · 17.62025-05 · 15.22025-06 · 12.02025-07 · 11.82025-08 · 14.02025-09 · 17.02025-10 · 26.72025-11 · 15.92025-12 · 15.72026-01 · 20.02026-02 · 39.52026-03 · 28.92026-04 · 20.02026-05 · 31.52026-06 · 18.52026-07 · 33.72026-08 · 22.7Peak 39.5 · latest 22.7
    +8.8pp · 16.6% → 25.4%
    05weeksterm
    2025-04 · 8.82025-05 · 9.12025-06 · 4.02025-07 · 11.82025-08 · 18.02025-09 · 6.42025-10 · 4.42025-11 · 4.32025-12 · 6.72026-01 · 2.22026-02 · 13.22026-03 · 15.82026-04 · 10.02026-05 · 30.12026-06 · 22.82026-07 · 8.72026-08 · 13.6Peak 30.1 · latest 13.6
    +8.6pp · 7.0% → 15.6%
    06everyterm
    2025-04 · 29.42025-05 · 21.22025-06 · 8.02025-07 · 17.62025-08 · 16.02025-09 · 23.42025-10 · 17.82025-11 · 15.92025-12 · 13.02026-01 · 13.32026-02 · 23.72026-03 · 31.62026-04 · 32.52026-05 · 32.92026-06 · 22.82026-07 · 20.72026-08 · 40.9Peak 40.9 · latest 40.9
    +7.8pp · 16.6% → 24.4%
    07wrongterm
    2025-04 · 5.92025-05 · 3.02025-06 · 0.02025-07 · 2.92025-08 · 4.02025-09 · 6.42025-10 · 4.42025-11 · 1.42025-12 · 4.52026-01 · 8.92026-02 · 10.52026-03 · 2.62026-04 · 7.52026-05 · 12.32026-06 · 9.82026-07 · 15.22026-08 · 22.7Peak 22.7 · latest 22.7
    +7.0pp · 3.6% → 10.6%
    08aroundterm
    2025-04 · 5.92025-05 · 15.22025-06 · 0.02025-07 · 5.92025-08 · 8.02025-09 · 10.62025-10 · 6.72025-11 · 5.82025-12 · 4.92026-01 · 11.12026-02 · 7.92026-03 · 13.22026-04 · 7.52026-05 · 17.82026-06 · 16.32026-07 · 18.52026-08 · 31.8Peak 31.8 · latest 31.8
    +6.8pp · 7.0% → 13.8%
    09timeterm
    2025-04 · 41.22025-05 · 27.32025-06 · 16.02025-07 · 47.12025-08 · 30.02025-09 · 34.02025-10 · 15.62025-11 · 20.32025-12 · 26.52026-01 · 20.02026-02 · 34.22026-03 · 47.42026-04 · 57.52026-05 · 30.12026-06 · 28.32026-07 · 25.02026-08 · 22.7Peak 57.5 · latest 22.7
    +6.6pp · 26.0% → 32.6%
    10insteadterm
    2025-04 · 20.62025-05 · 9.12025-06 · 8.02025-07 · 8.82025-08 · 14.02025-09 · 8.52025-10 · 6.72025-11 · 8.72025-12 · 15.22026-01 · 13.32026-02 · 23.72026-03 · 28.92026-04 · 20.02026-05 · 11.02026-06 · 18.52026-07 · 23.92026-08 · 18.2Peak 28.9 · latest 18.2
    +6.4pp · 12.2% → 18.6%
    11days agophrase
    2025-04 · 5.92025-05 · 0.02025-06 · 4.02025-07 · 0.02025-08 · 0.02025-09 · 0.02025-10 · 0.02025-11 · 2.92025-12 · 0.42026-01 · 4.42026-02 · 5.32026-03 · 7.92026-04 · 2.52026-05 · 4.12026-06 · 6.52026-07 · 2.22026-08 · 4.5Peak 7.9 · latest 4.5
    +2.8pp · 1.2% → 4.0%
    12honest feedbackphrase
    2025-04 · 2.92025-05 · 0.02025-06 · 8.02025-07 · 5.92025-08 · 0.02025-09 · 0.02025-10 · 0.02025-11 · 1.42025-12 · 6.32026-01 · 6.72026-02 · 0.02026-03 · 13.22026-04 · 15.02026-05 · 6.82026-06 · 1.12026-07 · 5.42026-08 · 4.5Peak 15.0 · latest 4.5
    +2.4pp · 3.4% → 5.8%
    Show more emerging patterns
    13gamified livesphrase
    2025-04 · 0.02025-05 · 0.02025-06 · 0.02025-07 · 0.02025-08 · 0.02025-09 · 0.02025-10 · 0.02025-11 · 0.02025-12 · 0.02026-01 · 0.02026-02 · 0.02026-03 · 0.02026-04 · 0.02026-05 · 1.42026-06 · 7.62026-07 · 3.32026-08 · 4.5Peak 7.6 · latest 4.5
    +2.4pp · 0.0% → 2.4%
    14weeks agophrase
    2025-04 · 0.02025-05 · 0.02025-06 · 0.02025-07 · 8.82025-08 · 2.02025-09 · 2.12025-10 · 0.02025-11 · 2.92025-12 · 0.92026-01 · 0.02026-02 · 5.32026-03 · 2.62026-04 · 5.02026-05 · 8.22026-06 · 6.52026-07 · 1.12026-08 · 0.0Peak 8.8 · latest 0.0
    +2.2pp · 1.6% → 3.8%
    15vibe codingphrase
    2025-04 · 0.02025-05 · 6.12025-06 · 0.02025-07 · 0.02025-08 · 2.02025-09 · 0.02025-10 · 0.02025-11 · 0.02025-12 · 0.92026-01 · 2.22026-02 · 2.62026-03 · 2.62026-04 · 5.02026-05 · 0.02026-06 · 5.42026-07 · 3.32026-08 · 0.0Peak 6.1 · latest 0.0
    +2.0pp · 0.8% → 2.8%
    16claude codephrase
    2025-04 · 0.02025-05 · 0.02025-06 · 0.02025-07 · 0.02025-08 · 0.02025-09 · 0.02025-10 · 0.02025-11 · 0.02025-12 · 1.32026-01 · 0.02026-02 · 0.02026-03 · 5.32026-04 · 10.02026-05 · 1.42026-06 · 3.32026-07 · 3.32026-08 · 0.0Peak 10.0 · latest 0.0
    +2.0pp · 0.6% → 2.6%
    17product 1-2phrase
    2025-04 · 0.02025-05 · 0.02025-06 · 0.02025-07 · 0.02025-08 · 0.02025-09 · 0.02025-10 · 0.02025-11 · 0.02025-12 · 0.02026-01 · 0.02026-02 · 0.02026-03 · 0.02026-04 · 0.02026-05 · 0.02026-06 · 4.32026-07 · 5.42026-08 · 4.5Peak 5.4 · latest 4.5
    +2.0pp · 0.0% → 2.0%
    181-2 linesphrase
    2025-04 · 0.02025-05 · 0.02025-06 · 0.02025-07 · 0.02025-08 · 0.02025-09 · 0.02025-10 · 0.02025-11 · 0.02025-12 · 0.02026-01 · 0.02026-02 · 0.02026-03 · 0.02026-04 · 0.02026-05 · 0.02026-06 · 4.32026-07 · 5.42026-08 · 4.5Peak 5.4 · latest 4.5
    +2.0pp · 0.0% → 2.0%
    Sources

    Inspect available source posts.

    Open the posts behind the interpretation. The score distribution is a diagnostic of this selected source set—not a model of the subreddit as a whole.

    Inspect collected-score distribution

    How attention is distributed

    Collected posts grouped into Reddit score bands.

    038
    1-9270
    10-49646
    50-99140
    100-49973
    500-9993
    1k-2k0
    2k-5k0
    5k+0
    Sampling and methodology

    Collected records: 1,170

    Represented range: 2021-10-12 → 2026-08-07

    The corpus combines a broad newest-post listing with bounded top/year and top/all listings. The interface infers the recent boundary from the newest 1,000 records because original retrieval provenance was not stored.

    Older records are analyzed as a ranked historical canon. They can show what was prominent and repeatedly surfaced within ranked retrieval; they cannot estimate total monthly activity, publishing habits, or whole-conversation prevalence.

    Recent contender ranking compares posts within age bands using score and reply-count percentiles. Platform attention is not evidence quality, accuracy, representativeness, or future performance.