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Every blog ranked by how many different Hacker News users linked to it since 2006, in submitted stories and in comments. One fan linking a blog a hundred times counts once.

The twelve most-linked blogs, year by year: when HN read them most
RRandall MunroePPaul GrahamJJoel SpolskyBBruce SchneierSScott AlexanderJJohn GruberEEric S. RaymondGGwern BranwenBBrian KrebsJJeff AtwoodDDan LuuPPatrick McKenzie’07’10’15’20’25’26

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  1. R
    Randall Munroe xkcd.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 1,638 in 2023 · 1,536 this year9,868 people1 recommendlast post 2026-10-30scienceculturemath
  2. P
    Paul Graham paulgraham.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 715 in 2013 · 289 this year5,106 people4 recommendstartupsbusiness
  3. J
    Joel Spolsky joelonsoftware.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 317 in 2022 · 159 this year2,845 people3 recommendlast post 2022-12-19inactiveprogrammingbusinesswriting
  4. B
    Bruce Schneier schneier.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 477 in 2013 · 134 this year2,224 people2 recommendlast post 2026-10-30securitypoliticswriting
  5. S
    Scott Alexander slatestarcodex.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 598 in 2019 · 98 this year1,861 people11 recommendlast post 2021-01-21inactivephilosophyscienceculture
  6. J
    John Gruber daringfireball.net
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 385 in 2011 · 241 this year1,834 people4 recommendlast post 2026-11-01designhardware
  7. E
    Eric S. Raymond catb.org
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 172 in 2022 · 81 this year1,570 people1 recommendno feedprogrammingwritingculture
    No feed
  8. G
    Gwern Branwen gwern.net
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 342 in 2020 · 232 this year1,549 people6 recommendlast post 2021-06-11inactivescienceprogrammingphilosophy
  9. B
    Brian Krebs krebsonsecurity.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 306 in 2020 · 132 this year1,439 people3 recommendlast post 2026-10-21securitydata
  10. J
    Jeff Atwood blog.codinghorror.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 216 in 2015 · 74 this year1,270 people5 recommendlast post 2026-10-28programmingculture
  11. D
    Dan Luu danluu.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 228 in 2022 · 147 this year1,199 people5 recommendlast post 2026-10-24programmingsystemscareer
  12. P
    Patrick McKenzie kalzumeus.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 126 in 2019 · 33 this year1,102 people10 recommendlast post 2025-02-10businessstartupsprogramming
  13. F
    Fred Wilson avc.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 392 in 2010 · 3 this year1,094 people8 recommendlast post 2024-05-02inactivestartupseconomics
  14. S
    Simon Willison simonwillison.net
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 1,012 in 2025 · 738 this year986 people6 recommendlast post 2026-11-01aiprogramming
  15. B
    Bret Victor worrydream.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 120 in 2013 · 49 this year948 people2 recommendlast post 2025-05-15programmingdesign
  16. B
    Ben Thompson stratechery.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 194 in 2020 · 100 this year920 people5 recommendlast post 2026-10-30businessstartups
  17. P
    Peter Norvig norvig.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 145 in 2010 · 16 this year907 people10 recommendno feedprogrammingai
    No feed
  18. C
    codinghorror.com codinghorror.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 342 in 2012 · 0 this year879 people5 recommendno feedprogrammingcareer
    No feed
  19. J
    Jamie Zawinski jwz.org
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 126 in 2012 · 27 this year864 people3 recommendno feedprogrammingculture
    No feed
  20. Z
    Zach Weinersmith smbc-comics.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 121 in 2024 · 76 this year855 people10 recommendlast post 2026-11-01culturescience
  21. W
    world.hey.com world.hey.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 338 in 2023 · 169 this year848 people3 recommendno feedprogrammingwritingculture
    No feed
  22. S
    Scott Aaronson scottaaronson.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 155 in 2017 · 19 this year833 people10 recommendno feedsciencemathwriting
    No feed
  23. V
    Venkatesh Rao ribbonfarm.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 147 in 2020 · 46 this year821 people16 recommendno feedculturephilosophy
    No feed
  24. T
    Tim Urban waitbutwhy.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 154 in 2015 · 24 this year802 people23 recommendlast post 2025-11-25productivityphilosophywriting
  25. F
    Fabrice Bellard bellard.org
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 115 in 2023 · 53 this year793 people3 recommendno feedprogrammingsystems
    No feed
  26. G
    Gary Bernhardt destroyallsoftware.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 113 in 2018 · 43 this year787 people16 recommendno feedprogrammingsystemsculture
    No feed
  27. T
    Things Of Interest qntm.org
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 117 in 2023 · 78 this year719 people11 recommendlast post 2026-06-29writingculture
  28. T
    Troy Hunt troyhunt.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 153 in 2017 · 17 this year682 people6 recommendlast post 2026-11-01securityprogramming
  29. J
    Jason Kottke kottke.org
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 125 in 2023 · 35 this year682 people5 recommendlast post 2026-10-30culturedesignwriting
  30. I
    Idle Words idlewords.com
    Links per year since 2007 · peak 120 in 2019 · 64 this year679 people8 recommendlast post 2026-10-17writingcultureprogramming