Hacker News
Hacker News is a curated launch directory with an Ahrefs Domain Rating of 91, #10 of the 466 launch directories we track. Listings carry a dofollow link.
Directory facts
- Website
- news.ycombinator.com
- Type
- Curated
- Cost
- Free
- Moz DA
- 89
- Monthly visits
- 539.1K
- DR source
- Ahrefs, checked weekly
DR changes
| Recorded | DR | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2026 | 91 | First check |
We check news.ycombinator.com weekly and record a row only when its Domain Rating changes.
Is Hacker News worth submitting to?
Hacker News's DR of 91 is higher than 96% of the launch directories we track, where the median is 50. The site gets about 539.1K visits a month, so a listing can also send referral traffic.
Listings link to your site with a dofollow link. Once Ahrefs crawls your listing page, that link can count toward your own Domain Rating. Directories change their link policies, so check the link on your live listing.
Listing on Hacker News is free.
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