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Hacker News is a free directory with a Domain Rating of 91 and about 57.1M visits a month. A listing there gives your site a dofollow link.

Domain Rating91#7 of 324 · top 3%
Monthly visits57.1MSimilarweb estimate
ListingFreeNo fee to list
Link typeDofollowPasses authority
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  • A Domain Rating of 91 puts it among the strongest sites a new product can get a link from.
  • Its listings give a dofollow link, which passes authority to your site.
  • About 57.1M visits a month means real people may find you there.

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Hacker News, answered.

Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com) has an Ahrefs Domain Rating of 91, which ranks it #7 of the 324 directories on our list. Figures as of November 2026.
Yes. Hacker News lists products without a fee.
Yes. A listing on Hacker News gives your site a dofollow link, which passes authority.
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