Hacker News RSS Feed Directory With Monthly Snapshots

A directory of RSS and Atom feeds discovered from domains posted to Hacker News. It contains 511,192 feeds across 1,475,803 hosts, spanning 201 months from October 2006 to August 2023. The dataset was created by open-index and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze feed metadata like host domains and discovery dates to map the evolution of RSS adoption over the 201-month period.
• Study the distribution of feeds per host to identify content hubs and assess the concentration of syndicated content sources.
• Use the monthly snapshot structure to track the appearance and disappearance of feeds over time for longitudinal research.
• Correlate feed discovery with Hacker News post activity to understand which domains generate syndicated content from community interest.

Strengths

• 511,192 RSS/Atom feeds identified
• Covers 1,475,803 unique host domains
• Provides 201 monthly snapshots from 2006-10 to 2023-08

Limitations

• Specific column names and data structure are not documented
• No information on the completeness or accuracy of feed discovery per host
• The dataset description lacks details on file formats, size, and row counts

Provenance

Source

Domains posted to Hacker News

Collection Method

Visited every unique domain ever posted to Hacker News to find RSS/Atom feeds, packaged as monthly parquet snapshots

Time Range

2006-10 to 2023-08

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-05