Welcome to HackerNoon Decoded – the definitive digest of the stories, writers, and trends that defined 2024!
Discover the stories that dominated HackerNoon, meet the top writers who captivated our readers, explore the most popular tags, and celebrate the extraordinary readers who shape our community. Let’s dive into the best of 2024!
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I read a lot this year!
That’s right, you scored an amazing number 44 years, 6 months and 18 days of reading time!
The most-read technology categories this year included Coding, Technology Stories, Artificial Intelligence, Product Management, Web3, Cloud, Gaming, Finance, Cybersecurity, and Data Science. Great brain power, indeed!
The best intellectuals of 2024
Here are the readers who devoured the most HackerNoon stories this year:
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Chintan Rayani
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Ivan Solomichev
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Bart
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@hacker4400460
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@ericab
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Emmanuel Ajala
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Alex
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Nikolai Mishin
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Matthieu Bezanson
But wait, there’s more! We’ve discovered the true reading champions – those who hold the record for the most stories devoured in a single day, and those who are unstoppable with the longest consecutive days of reading.
Record-breaking readership: Most stories read in one day
- Hack_Norris187: 104 stories
- Quebec: 68 stories
- @hacker2964259: 49 stories
- @hacker02813723410: 47 stories
- @hacker-cm4ubmcwz0004bz0f8c3t3ksi: 45 stories
- @devnullable0x00: 45 stories
- @hacker9613419: 42 stories
- @hacker-gXvKm9gf9rYi6K1YIGqowLX8oFn2: 40 stories
- QaverChain: 38 stories
- Mark van der Meulen: 38 stories
Do you think you can break these records in 2025? Keep reading, and we’ll see you next year!
Record-breaking readers: the largest reading series
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Nisha: 29 days in a row
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Maria Berdicheva: 24 days in a row
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Illiulami: 20
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Giorgio Fazio: 18
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Antica Vlad: 16
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Maxim Rogov: 16
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Alex: 15
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Vision NP: 14
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M-Marvin Kane: 12
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@hacker007123
Most read stories of 2024
2024 has been a big year – it’s officially us Over 10,000 published stories!
Now, let’s dive into the record-breaking stories of 2024 that caught your attention:
- From Clicks to Value: TapSwap’s Sustainable Click to Earn Approach by Tapswap: 568,467 reads
- Nintendo breaks its silence on Palworld through player auctions: 434,169 reads
- How and Why Fortnite Creative and UEFN Are the Next Big Money Maker By Goldie Chan: 129,235 reads
- Stardew Valley 1.6 on Switch: For Console, the Wait Continues (“As Soon As Possible”) Posted by Avni Savalia: 124,691 reads
- The Evolution of Data Center Cooling: From Air-Based to Free Cooling by Igor Karetsky: 114,707 reads
- Open Source: The Next Step in the AI Revolution by MinIO: 109,757 reads
- How to Choose a Server Package at Product Launch by Grigory Novikov: 109,394 reads
- Improving Data Center Efficiency: A Deep Dive into Free Cooling Technologies by Igor Karetsky: 100,076 reads
- Deep Dive into Big Tech Design: Experiment Your Way to Great Products by Joshua Wilburn: 94,158 reads
- Architectural Foundations of Startups: Translating Business into Technology by Pavel Grishin: 85,026 reads
Congratulations to all these amazing writers who have made HackerNoon their outstanding readers!
Best book of 2024
These prolific writers have shaped our content landscape:
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Ishaan Pandey with 287 published stories! Take the crown, king!
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John Stogan Media with 120 published stories – very impressive!
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Development Lead – yes, you are – with 71 stories published.
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Sukhbinder Singh: Architect? More like a writer, with 63 stories in 2024.
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Maximiliano Conteri – Well done for writing 63 stories!
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Zach Amos with 51 stories – talk about consistency!
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Technology News Australia – Bringing news from Down Under with 47 stories!
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Nicholas Frankl: He showed his passion for writing by publishing 44 stories!
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Thomas Cherikal: Advocates that every published article should appear on Google within 3 days. Well, Thomas, we don’t know anything about Google, but your 43 stories certainly caught our attention!
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Luca Liu: Rounding out the top ten with an impressive 42 stories!
These users sparked the most engaging conversations on HackerNoon:
- Bob Wright
- Joseph Sadov
- Sergey Shikin
- Verlin G. Muhongo
- Ivan Solomichev
- Nisha
- Amelia
- Technology news australia
- Jonathan Roseland
- @Natalyapotapova_hf6k9apo
Top reactants
Users who kept the feedback flowing this year:
- Lukasz Kuciak
- Nikolai Mishin
- Anton Nikiforov
- M-Marvin Kane
- @noviembre
- Philip Scherbanich
- Sergei Romanov
- Amir Radwan
- @hackerclpsv3jh40000396i27i5l30r
- Angelina ★ Severino
Top 10 countries obsessed with HackerNoon
You should know: We love to snoop. And guess what? We found out where our biggest fans come from! Here are the 10 countries most obsessed with HackerNoon in 2024:
- US
- India
- China
- UK
- Japan
- Germany
- Brazil
- Canada
- France
- Pakistan
Thank God we’re equally obsessed with you, otherwise it would have been embarrassing!
What were you looking for?
We can’t help but delve into the topics that keep you coming back for more. Sure, there were the usual tech-related searches – token economy, profit, Google, React, marketing – but you also had some… unusual interests.
Honey, why were you looking in Paul and Laura’s garage? Are you well?
We’ll assume no, because obviously, Nothing stirred the pot more than HackerNoon surveys.
Most opinion polls
The year 2024 was full of burning questions and heated debates that made us question reality itself. But amidst the chaos, you showed up, voted, and made your voice heard on HackerNoon. Let’s go back and decode which polls got the most votes this year:
- Who do you think will win the US elections?
- Would you take a 4-year cruise to escape a Trump presidency?
- Do you think Donald Trump becoming President of the United States is good for the future of cryptocurrencies?
- Do you still believe in the Metaverse?
- How do you keep track of your passwords?
- What is your web browser of choice?
- Will you be buying any of the new Apple products?
- In your opinion, what is the most important technical skill you should have in future jobs?
- Can you believe that aliens live in the ocean?
- If Apple dropped the price of the Vision Pro from $3,500 to $2,000, would it catch your eye?
Here’s to your curiosity, audacity, and passion for decoding the unknown.
Top voters in 2024
But the conversations wouldn’t have been the same without these dedicated users who did their best to cast their votes:
- @ericab: 73 polls voted on
- Lemark Ambalina: 64 polls voted on
- Bob Wright: 58 polls voted on
- @justis: 45 polls voted on
- Maximiliano Conteri: 39 polls voted on
- Mayank Vikash: 31 polls voted
- Antica Vlad: 30 polls voted on
- Thomas Chirikal: 26 polls voted on
- Sarah Petalia: 24 polls voted on
- Verlin G. Muhongo: 24 polls voted on
🌟Startups of 2024🌟
Speaking of dedication, you made this year’s Startup of the Year award the biggest ever! In just three months, I was nominated 151.4 thousand startup companies from 2.9 thousand cities and 98 industries. Not to mention you were dumped 3.9 million votes (And counting!).
The nominees were equally enthusiastic, sharing the buzz across social media and HackerNoon itself. more 127 stories Posted with the hashtag #startups-of-the-year-2024!
Writing competitions
So far, we have hosted
Your creativity and enthusiasm have been truly inspiring. Thank you for every story you submitted and every idea you shared!
Thank you, hacker!
We want to take a moment to thank you for your continued support and for choosing HackerNoon as your platform for all things tech. Your participation, feedback, and passion for sharing knowledge have helped make HackerNoon what it is today. We’re grateful to have you as a part of this amazing community, and we can’t wait to see what you’ll accomplish with us in 2025 and beyond!
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