Product Hunt just unveiled a list of 14 products nominated for the Golden Kitty Award 2023 in the “Open Source” category.

I analyzed the following data to identify some trends:

• launch dates;
• # upvotes;
• # comments;
• awards.

Here’s what I found.

tl,dr

• 11 products (79%) launched on a weekday;
• 11 products (79%) ranked #1 Product of the Day, with 977 upvotes on average.

key takeaways

• 11 products (79%) launched on a weekday: 21% launched on Mon or Tue, 14% launched on Thu or Fri;
• 10 products (71%) launched for the first time;

On launch day, the best open-source products got on average:

• 977 upvotes, range:[439-2,229];
• 222 comments, range:[15-466].

As a result:

• 11 products (79%) ranked #1 Product of the Day, 13 products (93%) reached the Top 5;
• 2 products (14%) ranked #1 Product of the Week, 10 products (71%) reached the Top 5;
• 2 products (14%) reached the Top 5 Products of the Month.

wrapping up

I hope you'll find these learnings helpful. For the record, you can find the dataset here.

If you're planning to launch a dev tool on Product Hunt, find inspiration from more great dev-first product launches there.

Enjoy!