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How “aaron swartz” trended on Hacker News

“Aaron swartz” was mentioned 4,097 times on Hacker News between 2007 and 2026, peaking in Jan 2013 with 602 that month.

Every month from 2007 to 2026, counting how often “aaron swartz” appears in Hacker News stories and comments. Each point is a live date-histogram over ~45M items, computed with Upstash Redis Search.

Top Hacker News stories about “aaron swartz”

1. 1.Aaron Swartz commits suicide 2,103 points · 546 comments · 2013 · discuss on HN
2. 2.Tell HN: Aaron Swartz died today, 8 years ago 945 points · 184 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN
3. 3.The Truth About Aaron Swartz's "Crime" 837 points · 89 comments · 2013 · discuss on HN
4. 4.Aaron Swartz Rememberance Day This Monday 805 points · 192 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN
5. 5.Today is the fifth anniversary of Aaron Swartz's death 709 points · 82 comments · 2018 · discuss on HN
6. 6.Official Statement from the family and partner of Aaron Swartz 682 points · 144 comments · 2013 · discuss on HN
7. 7.An Open Letter to HN from EFF, Demand Progress, and Cory Doctorow 681 points · 101 comments · 2014 · discuss on HN
8. 8.Aaron Swartz died three years ago today 635 points · 204 comments · 2016 · discuss on HN
9. 9.Aaron Swartz, Asking For Help, 119 Days Ago 635 points · 469 comments · 2013 · discuss on HN
10. 10.Cory Doctorow: RIP, Aaron Swartz 570 points · 20 comments · 2013 · discuss on HN
11. 11.Why you shouldn't do what Aaron did 519 points · 158 comments · 2013 · discuss on HN
12. 12.Let's black bar HN 483 points · 75 comments · 2013 · discuss on HN

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