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How “burnout” trended on Hacker News

“Burnout” was mentioned 15,003 times on Hacker News between 2007 and 2026, peaking in Jun 2021 with 312 that month.

Every month from 2007 to 2026, counting how often “burnout” 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 “burnout”

1. 1.The Burnout Machine 853 points · 664 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN
2. 2.Show HN: Autism Simulator 779 points · 857 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN
3. 3.Tell HN: Burnout is bad to your brain, take care 742 points · 327 comments · 2024 · discuss on HN
4. 4.Recovering from Burnout and Depression 587 points · 254 comments · 2017 · discuss on HN
5. 5.The Tsunami of Burnout Few See 577 points · 342 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN
6. 6.Ask HN: Why don't companies hire programmers for fewer hours per day? 498 points · 348 comments · 2016 · discuss on HN
7. 7.Ask HN: Has anyone managed to find enjoyment in their work after burnout? 473 points · 356 comments · 2022 · discuss on HN
8. 8.Anxiety and burnout: why kids are consumed with worry 436 points · 437 comments · 2019 · discuss on HN
9. 9.Agile Lite: Agile without all the burnout 427 points · 280 comments · 2019 · discuss on HN
10. 10.How to Recognize Burnout Before You’re Burned Out 402 points · 233 comments · 2017 · discuss on HN
11. 11.Avoiding Burnout 401 points · 105 comments · 2013 · discuss on HN
12. 12.One In Five Employees Is Highly Engaged and at Risk of Burnout (2018) 368 points · 240 comments · 2019 · discuss on HN

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