When to Post on HN: Analyzed 23k posts(June 2025)
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 →...