When to Post on HN: Analyzed 23k posts(June 2025)
1 sophianara 4 7/15/2025, 8:14:23 AM
Conventional wisdom says: Post Tuesday morning for max traffic. Data says: That’s wrong. (at least, in June 2025)
1. Best Time of Day Post between midnight–1AM → 2x more comments than average, yet only 2% of posts are made then.
Avg votes: 25.7 (vs 18 overall) Avg comments: 20 (vs 10 overall)
Other high-performing time slots: Votes: 4AM, 7AM, 8–10PM, 10PM+ → Avg votes > 20 Comments: 9PM, 11PM → Avg comments > 11
2. Best Day of Week Upvotes: Saturday/Sunday → Avg votes > 19 Comments: Sunday/Monday → Avg comments > 10
But beware:
18%+ of posts happen on Monday → high competition
Sunday has lower competition, yet performs well—easiest day to hit the front page with the same vote count.
TL;DR For the best shot at visibility: Post Sunday, between midnight and 1AM.
See link for full data analysis
Comments (4)
mardesay · 6m ago
You should’ve sprinted in 15 minutes earlier—your own research called it!
sophianara · 4m ago
Like most things—way easier said than done
hele486 · 9m ago
PST??
sophianara · 4m ago
Yes!