10 things you may not know about Product Hunt 😼

I haven't been here since the beginning of the platform, but I enjoy it so much that I looked for some facts and here are some of them. Just for fun. πŸ˜€ 1️⃣ Product Hunt started in 2013 as a mailing list of Ryan Hoover @rrhoover 2️⃣ In the history of the PH, there was only one woman as CEO – Ashley Higgins @ahiggz 3️⃣ The Kitty mascot appeared for the first time in September 2017 (designed by a community member Jesse Thomas). 4️⃣ Product Hunt used to have an ambassador program (you could receive a sticker Pack, PH Shirt, Official Socks, and Golden Kitty Trophy). 5️⃣ PH also used to have calls with people – you could schedule a call with community managers. (I had one with Pam Garza @pamsny in Feb 2023) πŸ˜€ 6️⃣ Golden Kitty Awards process, previously it was the PH team who made decisions regarding nominations, now it's up to users. – credits to Artem Konovalov @mattisssa 7️⃣ PH used to have a chat option but was shut down later. – info given by AndrΓ© J @sentry_co 8️⃣ The order of the PH team staff is randomized (refresh the page and their profile pictures are shuffled). https://www.producthunt.com/about 9️⃣ Product Hunt Strike has 3 people on the TOP – all of them have the same count but we do not know according to what their order is determined (maybe timezones?). @saaswarrior @kevin_t_ @jesv πŸ”Ÿ Product Hunt has 4M monthly visits (all traffic) and people visit 3.25 pages per visit. And I think that is all I wanted to say. Maybe one thing. I am growing my Twitter now, so you know what to do: https://twitter.com/BusMark_w_Nika If you wanna see my head on the screen, here is YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@busines... And those who want to sign up for my newsletter... you can look forward to my weekly rants: πŸ˜ƒ https://forms.gle/bR1VtuBSeqwVf8Bo9 πŸ”— Sources: https://www.alpha.one/blog/here-... https://www.producthunt.com/news... https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/u... https://www.producthunt.com/news... https://www.producthunt.com/visi...

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Franklin Mayoyo
Honestly, I knew about 3/10 (1, 6, 10). Thanks for sharing. I see we're doing great on YouTube +300 strong.πŸ’ͺ keep going.
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@mayoyo25 Thank you, Franklin. As for YouTube. πŸ˜ƒ My expectation was that I would be having 500 this month... but... :D
AndrΓ© J
Launching soon!
I can confirm the DM feature was in at the beginning. It was a great way to connect with fellow makers. But also a dumpster for upvote requests etc. Now we have LinkedIn for that πŸ˜‚
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@sentry_co Unfortunately, some people found my personal email and started to email me. Hmmm... maybe one day they will bring me something physically. Letter or something. :D
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JD Worcester
@sentry_co They need to bring it back but make it like Slack or Discord with channels!
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AndrΓ© J
Launching soon!
@jd_worcester Never going to happen. It's extremely costly to run a social network. PH is like 10-20 people atm. After some downsizing and narrowing in on the core product etc.
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Boris Markarian
@sentry_co πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
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Jose Garrido
@sentry_co I had no idea about DMs here!
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Salar Davari
Interesting information. Thanks for sharing this.
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@salar__davari I knew something during that time I have been there but I did some research as well :)
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@salar__davari Thanks :D I am also surprised that I was able to come up with 10. :D
Salar Davari
@busmark_w_nika I was too. Guess you took your time to find such interesting info. Good job really.
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Boris Markarian
Wow, amazing facts, Nika, thank you! I didn't know at least half of them!
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@boris_moris44 I was a little bit obsessed when I got there in 2022 :D
Ryan Zhang
Nika's insights into Product Hunt are incredibly enlightening, especially for those of us looking to leverage the platform for business marketing. The nuances and lesser-known aspects she highlights offer a fresh perspective on how to effectively engage with this vibrant community.
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Loane
thanks niko for all these interesting infos !!
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Michael Shver
A very interesting list, thank you for the information! πŸ”₯ The about section on Kevin T.'s page is very telling about what happens to top users here πŸ˜…πŸ˜‚
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Jonathan Prime
interesting list,thanks for info
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@jonathan_prime do not know if useful but interesting :D thanks!
Gong Zijian
Absolutely fascinating list, Nika! It's incredible how much depth there is to Product Hunt beyond the surface, especially in terms of business marketing strategies.
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Sev
I was so confused the first time I saw the Kitty, I thought I was on some meme coin website 🀣 Great post, I did not, in fact, know any of these things before today!!
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@sevnightingale TBH, always when I see the logo, I connect it with some kind of universum :DDDDDDDDDDDDDD
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Nik Hazell
Bring back the ambassador program!!!
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Nik Hazell
@busmark_w_nika I would *love* product hunt socks πŸ˜‚
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@nik_hazell It is a traditional Christmas present :D Wait until December :D
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Konrad S.
Good research!
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@konrad_sx Thanks. It has taken some time. :)
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thanks for sharing all these Nika, lovely!
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Allex Dominic
As someone who is new this platform, this is very helpful! Thanks for sharing!
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@allex_dominic Hope that you got overview. Welcome :)
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Milli Sen
Wow! Thanks for sharing. The Ambassador programme sounds cool. I wonder why they discontinued it.
@busmark_w_nika interesting! Golden Kitty Awards always remind me of kitty parties :D
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@mehtab__faiz Kitty parties? :D What is it? Is it something appropriate? :DDD
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@busmark_w_nika yeah yeah, a kitty party is a gathering of women with similar interests coming together to do something fun, entertaining, and relaxing. Allllll Appropriate :D πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚
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Maurizio Isendoorn
Wow never knew it started as an emaillist
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SahilπŸŽ§βš›οΈ
Interesting list Nika πŸš€
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@talkinideas Thanks, Sahil, Did my own research :D
Mohammed Maaz
Wow @busmark_w_nika , these facts about Product Hunt are fascinating! It's amazing to see how the platform has evolved over the years, from its humble beginnings as a mailing list to its current status as a hub for discovering innovative products. The tidbit about the Golden Kitty Awards process shifting to user nominations is particularly intriguing. Thanks for sharing these insights