# Product Hunt

> Product Hunt is a community-driven website where makers launch new products and the internet votes on them, surfacing a daily leaderboard of the most interesting tech, apps, and AI tools. Founded in 2013 by Ryan Hoover and now led by CEO Rajiv Ayyangar, it has become the default starting line for startup launches, helping millions discover and rank software, hardware, games, and side projects.

- **Founded:** 2013
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Ryan Hoover (Founder (former CEO)), Nathan Bashaw (Co-creator / early engineer)
- **Team size:** ~81 employees
- **Products:** Daily Leaderboard, Launches, Daily / Newsletter Digest, Mobile & Browser Apps, Orbit Awards
- **Notable:** Grew from a 2013 email experiment into the default launch platform for startups, Won TechCrunch 'Best New Startup' award for 2014, Acquired by AngelList for a reported $20M in 2016

## Products & services

- **Daily Leaderboard** — Community-voted ranking of new products launched each day across tech, AI, games, books, and more.
- **Launches** — Tools for makers to launch a product with a dedicated page, comments, and upvotes from the community.
- **Daily / Newsletter Digest** — Email roundup of the day's top products delivered to subscribers.
- **Mobile & Browser Apps** — iOS, Android, macOS apps and a Chrome extension for browsing products on the go.
- **Orbit Awards** — Quarterly awards series launched in 2025 focused on real traction and verified reviews, replacing the annual Golden Kitty Awards.
- **Discussion Forums** — Community spaces where makers and early adopters talk shop, share advice, and give feedback.

## Achievements

- Grew from a 2013 email experiment into the default launch platform for startups
- Won TechCrunch 'Best New Startup' award for 2014
- Acquired by AngelList for a reported $20M in 2016
- Helped surface 100M+ products across 50,000+ companies (as of 2017)
- Launchpad for breakout products including Notion, Cursor, Supabase, and many Golden Kitty winners

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Product Hunt retired the annual Golden Kitty Awards after ten years, citing how fast AI and new categories now move.
- **2025-01** — Launched the Orbit Awards - a quarterly award series weighted toward verified reviews and real traction rather than launch-day hype.
- **2026-01** — CEO Rajiv Ayyangar featured discussing perseverance, his family's startup roots, and Product Hunt's direction.

## Links

- Website: https://www.producthunt.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/producthunt
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ProductHunt
- GitHub: https://github.com/producthunt
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/producthunt
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/producthunt
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/producthunt

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Last updated: 2026-06-20