Insights from analysing “Show HN” posts, 2008 to now

Up next:AI on the riseAI went from 0.4% of Show HN projects in 2012 to a peak of 20% in 2023. It was 15% in 2025.Dev tools went from 16% of Show HN projects in 2012 to 23% in 2025.Web and SaaS peaked at 18% of projects in 2012. By 2025 it was 6.2%.Nobody tagged a Show HN "ai agents" before 2023. In 2025 there were 67.Nobody tagged a Show HN "local llm" before 2023. In 2025 there were 45.Only 1 Show HN was tagged "llm" before 2023. In 2025 alone there were 45.Nobody tagged a Show HN "model context protocol" before 2024. In 2025 there were 35.Nobody tagged a Show HN "rag" before 2023. In 2025 there were 32.AI went from 0.4% of Show HN projects in 2012 to a peak of 20% in 2023. It was 15% in 2025.Dev tools went from 16% of Show HN projects in 2012 to 23% in 2025.Web and SaaS peaked at 18% of projects in 2012. By 2025 it was 6.2%.Nobody tagged a Show HN "ai agents" before 2023. In 2025 there were 67.Nobody tagged a Show HN "local llm" before 2023. In 2025 there were 45.Only 1 Show HN was tagged "llm" before 2023. In 2025 alone there were 45.Nobody tagged a Show HN "model context protocol" before 2024. In 2025 there were 35.Nobody tagged a Show HN "rag" before 2023. In 2025 there were 32.