# Hashnode

> Hashnode is a blogging platform built for developers, engineers, and tech leaders to write, publish, and grow their technical audience. Founded in 2016 by Sandeep Panda and Syed Fazle Rahman, the platform hosts over 60,000 active blogs and attracts more than 4 million developers monthly. Hashnode offers a free-tier blogging experience with custom domain mapping, AI-assisted writing, and a headless CMS powered by GraphQL APIs - letting teams run enterprise-grade developer blogs and documentation without building infrastructure from scratch. Backed by Salesforce Ventures, Sierra Ventures, and angel investors including Naval Ravikant and Guillermo Rauch, Hashnode has raised $9.37 million and employs roughly 260 people across four continents.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Sandeep Panda (Co-Founder & CTO), Syed Fazle Rahman (Co-Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~260 employees across 4 continents
- **Products:** Hashnode Blogs, Docs by Hashnode, Headless Hashnode, Hashnode Enterprise
- **Notable:** 60,000+ active developer blogs hosted on the platform, 4 million+ monthly developer visitors, 275+ articles published daily by active community writers

## Products & services

- **Hashnode Blogs** — Free developer blogging platform with custom domain mapping, AI writing assistance, built-in analytics, markdown/WYSIWYG editor, and SEO optimization. Includes newsletter functionality and community features.
- **Docs by Hashnode** — Developer documentation and API reference platform with one-click OpenAPI spec import, auto-generated code examples, interactive API playground, and team collaboration features.
- **Headless Hashnode** — Headless CMS powered by GraphQL APIs that lets teams build custom blog frontends using Next.js, React, and TailwindCSS while leveraging Hashnode's backend for content management and delivery.
- **Hashnode Enterprise** — Enterprise-grade blogging and documentation solution with team management, single sign-on, user roles and permissions, custom branding, premium support, and advanced analytics.

## Achievements

- 60,000+ active developer blogs hosted on the platform
- 4 million+ monthly developer visitors
- 275+ articles published daily by active community writers
- Series A led by Salesforce Ventures with notable angel investors including Naval Ravikant and Guillermo Rauch
- Grew from 100,000 to over 1 million monthly active users within one year of launching blogs feature
- Revenue grew 61.72% year-over-year with 66.04% improvement in profitability (FY2023)
- Built real-time collaboration features using Liveblocks to expand into enterprise market
- Featured Vercel customer case study for running the fastest blogs on the web
- Open-source starter kit for Headless Hashnode on GitHub

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — CEO Syed Fazle Rahman published content on AI QA testing, signaling expansion into adjacent developer tools.
- **2025** — Indian entity reported INR 6.28 Cr revenue for FY2025, continuing growth trajectory.
- **2024-09** — Co-founder Sandeep Panda featured in 'Inside Hashnode' YouTube interview discussing platform direction.
- **2023-11** — Launched The Commit Podcast hosted by Sandeep Panda, featuring conversations about building public APIs.
- **2023-10** — Released Headless Hashnode demo with open-source Blog Starter Kit deployed to Vercel.

## Links

- Website: https://hashnode.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/hashnode
- Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/hashnode
- GitHub: https://github.com/Hashnode
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8mNp5jUzd2e6qvbdQtUsQw
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hashnode

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Last updated: 2026-05-29