2016 Maker Challenge launched on Product Hunt on January 1st, 2016 and earned 238 upvotes and 41 comments, earning #2 Product of the Day.
On the analytics side, 2016 Maker Challenge competes within Web App, Education, Developer Tools and Tech — topics that collectively have 1.3M followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how 2016 Maker Challenge performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted 2016 Maker Challenge?
2016 Maker Challenge was hunted by Justin Jackson. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
For a complete overview of 2016 Maker Challenge including community comment highlights and product details, visit the product overview.
Justin Jackson