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The best time to post to Hacker News, on average, is about 8:30 p.m. EST. Comparable times are when the New page's last entry (#30) was submitted over an hour a

The best time to post to Hacker News, on average, is about 8:30 p.m. EST. Comparable times are when the New page's last entry (#30) was submitted over an hour ago.

keefe 13y ago
insightful
austenallred 13y ago
What data are you using to come to this conclusion? I would love to see an analysis on this.
- carbocation 13y ago
  There have been a few analyses. Here [1] is one of them. 1 = http://nathanael.hevenet.com/the-best-time-to-post-on-hacker-news-a-comprehensive-answer/ http://nathanael.hevenet.com/the-best-time-to-post-on-hacker...
  - austenallred 13y ago
    That account says 7-8 AM EST is the easiest to get on the front page, whereas in the evening will stay on the front page the longest (notably mostly during the middle of the night). (tl;dr 9-10 AM is the overall best)
    - carbocation 13y ago
      That's for maximizing your likelihood of hitting the front page. If you continue reading, it also states that to maximize time on the front page, submitting between 8-9 PM EST is optimal. It concludes with an overall optimal posting time of 9-10 AM EST, or 7AM - noon more generally.
- dylangs1030 13y ago
  I was specifically using Jacques Mattheij's Unofficial Hacker News FAQ[1], but I'm aware of other analyses that have been done. 8:30 is what's usually agreed upon by the people who have been around and give an answer to this sort of question, in my experience. Hope that helps. [1]: http://jacquesmattheij.com/The+Unofficial+HN+FAQ http://jacquesmattheij.com/The+Unofficial+HN+FAQ
- yitchelle 13y ago
  I wonder if 8:30pm EST correlates to a particular phase in a Hacker's daily cycle? ie it is when the folks is enjoying some downtime by catching up with news on HN, particularly for folks living on US's east coast.
  - pyre 13y ago
    Well, it's also 5:30pm on the west coast, so presumably a lot of people are getting off of work, and hopping onto HN there too.

The best time to post to Hacker News, on average, is about 8:30 p.m. EST. Comparable times are when the New page's last entry (#30) was submitted over an hour ago.

keefe 13y ago

insightful

austenallred 13y ago

What data are you using to come to this conclusion? I would love to see an analysis on this.

carbocation 13y ago
There have been a few analyses. Here [1] is one of them. 1 = http://nathanael.hevenet.com/the-best-time-to-post-on-hacker-news-a-comprehensive-answer/ http://nathanael.hevenet.com/the-best-time-to-post-on-hacker...
- austenallred 13y ago
  That account says 7-8 AM EST is the easiest to get on the front page, whereas in the evening will stay on the front page the longest (notably mostly during the middle of the night). (tl;dr 9-10 AM is the overall best)
  - carbocation 13y ago
    That's for maximizing your likelihood of hitting the front page. If you continue reading, it also states that to maximize time on the front page, submitting between 8-9 PM EST is optimal. It concludes with an overall optimal posting time of 9-10 AM EST, or 7AM - noon more generally.
dylangs1030 13y ago
I was specifically using Jacques Mattheij's Unofficial Hacker News FAQ[1], but I'm aware of other analyses that have been done. 8:30 is what's usually agreed upon by the people who have been around and give an answer to this sort of question, in my experience. Hope that helps. [1]: http://jacquesmattheij.com/The+Unofficial+HN+FAQ http://jacquesmattheij.com/The+Unofficial+HN+FAQ
yitchelle 13y ago
I wonder if 8:30pm EST correlates to a particular phase in a Hacker's daily cycle? ie it is when the folks is enjoying some downtime by catching up with news on HN, particularly for folks living on US's east coast.
- pyre 13y ago
  Well, it's also 5:30pm on the west coast, so presumably a lot of people are getting off of work, and hopping onto HN there too.