Hacker News: Complete Archive of 10M+ Items Since 2006

This archive contains between 10 million and 100 million records representing every item submitted to Hacker News since 2006. Maintained by open-index, the collection includes stories, comments, job postings, and polls, with live updates occurring every five minutes. It captures the complete history of one of the internet's most influential technology communities from its inception to the present day.

Use Cases

• Sentiment analysis of technology trends using historical comment text
• Topic modeling of startup-related discussions within Ask HN and Show HN posts
• Temporal analysis of community engagement and growth patterns since 2006

Strengths

• Contains between 10M and 100M records
• Continuous coverage from 2006 to the present
• Includes diverse item types like Ask HN, Show HN, and polls

Limitations

• High noise levels inherent in unmoderated or community-driven comment text
• Significant geographic and demographic bias toward the US-centric technology sector

Provenance

Source

Hacker News (Y Combinator)

Collection Method

Scraped via API and live-updated every five minutes

Time Range

2006 - 2026

Freshness

Live-updated every 5 minutes.

Geography

United States