586 All-Time Launches
17 2026 Launches
0.34 Avg Engagement
-80% YoY Change

Five years. 586 Community products. Every quarter analyzed. This page tells you whether the category is worth entering, worth investing in, or worth avoiding.

Launches Per Year

163 2022
182 2023
141 2024
83 2025
17 2026

Quarterly Breakdown

QuarterLaunchesAvg Interest ScoreTop Product
Q1 2026 17 139 Tinkerer Club
Q1 2025 26 154 OpenArt Consistent Characters
Q2 2025 27 74 Tickup
Q3 2025 16 73 Wibe for creators
Q4 2025 14 140 ProblemHunt
Q1 2024 49 199 Layers
Q2 2024 32 156 Draftboard
Q3 2024 37 206 Osmos
Q4 2024 23 146 launching.today
Q1 2023 44 147 Bluelearn
Q2 2023 43 113 yesRamen
Q3 2023 41 152 Wylo
Q4 2023 54 148 Zenpreneur
Q1 2022 24 157 Community Masters
Q2 2022 38 190 Peerlist
Q3 2022 41 174 Threado

Market Direction

The Community category has been cooling over the past 5 years of tracked data. Total launches went from 163 in 2022 to 17 in 2026.

Average engagement ratio across all Community launches sits at 0.34. Products above that threshold tend to serve a real, specific need. Products below it often entered a crowded market without sufficient differentiation.

Top Community Products by Year

2026

The private club for ppl who automate, self-host, and use AI
522
Feb 2026 42 discussions
A free community to talk all-things-agentic-coding-AI
488
Jan 2026 70 discussions
Quick polls to settle small decisions
346
Jan 2026 54 discussions
Product Hunt for AI agents — where agents discuss products
162
Mar 2026 22 discussions
the dating app where your first date is pickleball
158
Mar 2026 45 discussions

2025

Craft your characters and stories with ease
902
Feb 2025 156 discussions
Startup ideas people actually need
558
Oct 2025 79 discussions
AMA community for career wisdom and advice
482
Feb 2025 109 discussions
Turn your WhatsApp group chat in to a brand
422
Mar 2025 61 discussions
First customizable AI agent in group chats, for work and fun
403
Oct 2025 38 discussions

2024

Match with like-minded professionals for 1:1 conversations
1,220
Sep 2024 221 discussions
A home for designers
1,168
Feb 2024 214 discussions
Create conversational courses that actually get completed
968
Aug 2024 392 discussions
Connect with your community and culture in new places
864
Jan 2024 403 discussions
Referral bonuses for everyone
804
Apr 2024 145 discussions

2023

Customizable community platform
696
Sep 2023 172 discussions
Expand your skillset
607
Jul 2023 154 discussions
The largest community of tomorrow's builders
568
Feb 2023 333 discussions
Discover the stories behind top-notch design
533
Sep 2023 61 discussions
Build a profitable business without burning out
521
Dec 2023 134 discussions

Market Gap Signal

Launch volume dropped 80% year-over-year, but average engagement per product rose by 18%. Fewer builders are entering Community, but the ones that do are finding a more receptive audience. That's a textbook market gap signal.

Frequently Asked Questions

At least three. Two data points is a line, not a trend. We have five years of data for most categories, which is enough to distinguish real shifts from noise.

Current year launches compared to the same period last year. Positive means more products launching. Negative means the category cooled. Neither is inherently good or bad. A mature category with fewer but better launches is often healthier than one flooding the market with clones.

Launch volume drops but engagement per product rises. Fewer builders entering, but the ones that do find a more receptive audience. That's an opportunity signal. We flag it when we see it.

We report what happened. We don't predict. Five years of data shows patterns, but markets surprise people for a living.

Three common reasons. The market consolidated around winners. The technology matured and stopped generating new startups. Or builder attention shifted to adjacent categories. Usually it's a combination.

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