Five years of Data Science launch data. Volume, engagement, and the products that stood out.
We've been tracking Data Science since 2021. 102 products indexed. The trajectory tells you where builders are investing and where the market sees opportunity.
Below: launch volume by year, engagement patterns by quarter, and the products that defined each period.
| Quarter | Launches | Avg Interest Score | Top Product |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 3 | 135 | Ocean Orchestrator |
| Q1 2025 | 7 | 93 | Streamoku |
| Q2 2025 | 2 | 136 | Picsellia Atlas |
| Q3 2025 | 3 | 118 | Minicule |
| Q4 2025 | 3 | 76 | Baselight AI |
| Q1 2024 | 5 | 179 | DataMotto |
| Q2 2024 | 5 | 330 | Forloop.ai |
| Q3 2024 | 5 | 163 | Future AGI |
| Q4 2024 | 5 | 137 | marimo |
| Q1 2023 | 9 | 118 | Hyperquery |
| Q2 2023 | 13 | 127 | Prelaunch.com |
| Q3 2023 | 16 | 119 | AI & Analytics Engine |
| Q4 2023 | 10 | 113 | DVC Extension for VS Code |
| Q1 2022 | 2 | 91 | TweetFeast |
| Q2 2022 | 5 | 101 | NannyML |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | 182 | Obviously AI Data Validator |
The Data Science category has been cooling over the past 6 years of tracked data. Total launches went from 1 in 2021 to 3 in 2026.
Average engagement ratio across all Data Science launches: 0.22. Products above that line tend to solve a specific, painful problem. Products below it often entered a crowded space without clear differentiation.
Data Science peaked in 2023 with 48 launches. That was 3 years ago. The decline since then could signal market consolidation, saturation, or attention shifting to adjacent categories.
Average engagement per product has risen from 0.05 in 2021 to 0.07 in 2026. That upward trend means the community is spending more time with each new launch. Either the products are getting better, or the audience is getting more selective. Probably both.
The highest-performing quarter was Q2 2024, with an average interest score of 330 across 5 launches. Forloop.ai led that quarter.
102 B2B launches (100%) vs 0 B2C (0%) across the full Data Science dataset. Data Science is heavily B2B. The products here target teams, companies, and professional workflows.
2021: 1 launches. Average interest: 93. Average engagement: 0.05. Top launch: Flookup 2.0 (93 interest).
2022: 15 launches (+1400% vs 2021). Average interest: 97. Average engagement: 0.28. Top launch: Obviously AI Data Validator (182 interest).
2023: 48 launches (+220% vs 2022). Average interest: 120. Average engagement: 0.24. Top launch: AI & Analytics Engine (285 interest).
2024: 20 launches (-58% vs 2023). Average interest: 202. Average engagement: 0.24. Top launch: Future AGI (548 interest).
2025: 15 launches (-25% vs 2024). Average interest: 100. Average engagement: 0.14. Top launch: Streamoku (242 interest).
2026: 3 launches (-80% vs 2025). Average interest: 135. Average engagement: 0.07. Top launch: Ocean Orchestrator (145 interest).
Volume without engagement is saturation. Engagement without volume is opportunity. Check which one you're looking at.
Sum of all interest scores in the quarter divided by number of products. Simple average. We don't weight by category or product age.
Depends on what's declining. If volume drops but engagement rises, the market is maturing. That's often good for existing players. If both drop, the category may be dying. The quarterly breakdown on each page tells you which pattern you're seeing.
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.