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How Apple trended on Hacker News

Apple was mentioned 871,267 times on Hacker News between 2006 and 2026, peaking in Aug 2021 with 12,356 that month.

Every month from 2007 to 2026, counting how often Apple 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 Apple

1. 1.macOS unable to open any non-Apple application 2,603 points · 1,278 comments · 2020 · discuss on HN
2. 2.U.S. sues Apple, accusing it of maintaining an iPhone monopoly 2,546 points · 2,569 comments · 2024 · discuss on HN
3. 3.The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate Amazon and Apple 2,493 points · 770 comments · 2018 · discuss on HN
4. 4.Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained 2,272 points · 696 comments · 2020 · discuss on HN
5. 5.Apple's plan to “think different” about encryption opens a backdoor to your life 2,260 points · 824 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN
6. 6.Apple open-sources FoundationDB 2,136 points · 441 comments · 2018 · discuss on HN
7. 7.Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union 2,108 points · 2,485 comments · 2024 · discuss on HN
8. 8.Spotify to Apple: Time to Play Fair 1,903 points · 841 comments · 2019 · discuss on HN
9. 9.Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for future Macs 1,869 points · 1,435 comments · 2020 · discuss on HN
10. 10.Apple's child protection features spark concern within its own ranks: sources 1,778 points · 813 comments · 2021 · discuss on HN
11. 11.Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row 1,770 points · 1,068 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN
12. 12.Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A plea for help 1,748 points · 1,046 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN

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