github.com owned the Hacker News front page in August 2026 — 64 appearances, 5.3× the runner-up

Asked:

“What website/domain was the most popular on the frontpage of Hacker News for all days in August 2026?”

The count covers all 31 daily front-page archive pages from Hacker News for 2026-08-01 through 2026-08-31 — 922 story slots with a displayed outbound domain. github.com appeared 64 times on 26 of 31 days; arxiv.org, in second place, appeared 12 times on 11 days.

Front-page appearances by domain, top 25

github.com day by day through August

One cell per calendar day; a grey cell means zero appearances that day. Peak: five appearances on August 1, with presence spread across the whole month.

github.com appeared on 26 of 31 August days, from the first day of the month to the last — news.ycombinator.com

The gap to second place is huge: 64 appearances vs 12 for arxiv.org, a 5.3× lead — news.ycombinator.com

github.com's best single day was August 1, with five of the day's 30 front-page slots — news.ycombinator.com

News media clustered close behind arxiv.org: bbc.com had 11 appearances and twitter.com 10 — news.ycombinator.com

Top 25 domains, ranked

#	Domain	Appearances	Days present	First day	Last day	Source

Research performed 2026-09-01 on Hacker News's official daily “past/front” archive pages, one per calendar day, 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-31 (31 pages, 922 outbound-domain-bearing story slots). A number counts listed story appearances on the daily 30-story pages — not points or unique stories. Ask HN and other internal items without a displayed outbound domain are excluded. GitHub subpaths were normalized to github.com; other hostnames kept as displayed. The table is cut to the top 25 domains for space.

This report was generated automatically by Keenable SELECT at a user's request, from publicly available web sources linked herein. Keenable does not review, verify, or endorse its contents and makes no representation as to accuracy, completeness, or timeliness; AI-based extraction may contain errors. Nothing in this report is investment, legal, financial, or other professional advice. All trademarks and referenced content remain the property of their respective owners; no affiliation or endorsement is implied. To report an error, rights concern, or request removal: legal@keenable.ai.