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How Digg trended on Hacker News

Digg was mentioned 11,965 times on Hacker News between 2007 and 2026, peaking in Jun 2023 with 472 that month.

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

Total mentions
11,965
Peak month
Jun 2023 (472)
First seen
2007
2008201120142017202020232026
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Top Hacker News stories about Digg

  1. 1.To Paul Graham 647 points · 152 comments · 2010 · discuss on HN
  2. 2.Betaworks has acquired the core assets of Digg 251 points · 129 comments · 2012 · discuss on HN
  3. 3.The new Digg 230 points · 193 comments · 2012 · discuss on HN
  4. 4.Some web development tips from a former Digg developer 208 points · 64 comments · 2012 · discuss on HN
  5. 5.Kevin Rose Resigns From Digg, Closing Round On New Startup 204 points · 71 comments · 2011 · discuss on HN
  6. 6.Kevin Rose steps down as CEO of Digg 191 points · 95 comments · 2010 · discuss on HN
  7. 7.The Return of Digg, a Star of an Earlier Internet Era 189 points · 234 comments · 2025 · discuss on HN
  8. 8.How the Digg team was acquihired 187 points · 116 comments · 2020 · discuss on HN
  9. 9.Facebook Didn't Kill Digg, Reddit Did 187 points · 118 comments · 2012 · discuss on HN
  10. 10.Digg To Lay Off 37% Of Staff, Product Refocus Imminent 176 points · 75 comments · 2010 · discuss on HN
  11. 11.HN: Thank you for being fast, ad-free and text only 173 points · 40 comments · 2023 · discuss on HN
  12. 12.Extremist group tries to game Digg 161 points · 118 comments · 2010 · discuss on HN

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