Ask HN: What sort of traffic can you expect from the HN front page
Hi all, I'm about to submit one of my apps to HN to get a bit of feedback. In the unlikely event that it reaches the front page, I'd like to get an estimate of what sort of traffic I might expect. Basically, I just want to ensure that my servers can handle it, hopefully with a bit of room to spare! Anyone have any data/estimates they're willing to share (even anecdata will do!)? Thanks very much!
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See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8107658
The results given there are close to what I remember.
The results given there are close to what I remember.
Thank you - that's pretty comprehensive.
In the past there was this post about exactly this topic - http://martin.majlis.cz/what-happened-when-my-project-got-on... - with some analysis.
The other comments in this thread are pretty accurate in my experience. Depends on the day and time of day also. On weekends and evenings after ~5 PM PST the traffic is lower but still 500+ concurrent visitors.
Maxxed out at 1000 concurrent visitors according to Google Analytics, so undercounting people with ad blockers.
our experience was about 5-6k users when hitting the front page. it really depends on how many people upvote your posts. good luck!