Welcome to HackerNoon Decoded: The Best of 2024 Tech Blogging

Welcome to HackerNoon Decoded—the ultimate recap 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 standout readers who shaped our community. Let’s dive into the best of 2024!

You read a lot this year!

That’s right—you’ve clocked in a staggering 44 YEARS, 6 MONTHS, AND 18 DAYS of reading time!

Your most-read tech categories this year included Programming, Tech Stories, AI, Product Management, Web3, Cloud, Gaming, Finance, Cybersecurity, and Data Science. Big brain energy, indeed!

Top Bookworms of 2024

Here are the readers who devoured the most HackerNoon stories this year:

1. Chintan Raiyani

2. Ivan Solomichev

3. Bart

4. @hacker4400460

5. @ericab

6. Emmanuel Ajala

7. Alex

8. Vision NP

9. Nikolai Mishin

10. Matthieu Besançon

    
    

But wait, there’s more! We’ve uncovered the true reading champions—those who set the record for the most stories devoured in a single day and the unstoppable streakers with the longest consecutive days of reading.

Record-Breaking Readers: Most Stories Read in a Single Day

1. Hakk_Norris187: 104 stories
2. Kibika: 68 stories
3. @hacker2964259: 49 stories
4. @hacker02813723410: 47 stories
5. @hacker-cm4ubmcwz0004bz0f8c3t3ksi: 45 stories
6. @devnullable0x00: 45 stories
7. @hacker9613419: 42 stories
8. @hacker-gXvKm9gf9rYi6K1YIGqowLX8oFn2: 40 stories
9. QaverChain: 38 stories
10. Mark van der Meulen: 38 stories

Record-Breaking Readers: Biggest Reading Streak

1. Nesha: 29 days in a row

2. Mariia Berdysheva: 24 days in a row

3. Ileolami: 20

4. Giorgio Fazio: 18

5. Antică Vlad: 16

6. Maksim Rogov: 16

7. Alex: 15

8. Vision NP: 14

9. M-Marvin Ken: 12

10. @hacker007123

    
    

Most-Read Stories of 2024

2024 was a milestone year—we officially surpassed 10,000 Top Stories published!

Now, let's dive into the record-breaking stories of 2024 that captured your attention:

1. From Clicks to Value: TapSwap's Sustainable Approach to Tap-to-Earn by Tapswap: 568,467 reads
2. Nintendo Breaks Its Silence On Palworld by Player Auctions: 434,169 reads
3. How Fortnite Creative and UEFN Is The Next Big Creative Moneymaker and Why by Goldie Chan: 129,235 reads
4. Stardew Valley 1.6 on Switch: For the Console, The Wait Continues ("As Soon as Possible") by Avni Savaliya: 124,691 reads
5. The Evolution of Data Center Cooling: From Air-Based Methods to Free Cooling by Egor Karitskii: 114,707 reads
6. Open-Source: The Next Step in AI Revolution by MinIO: 109,757 reads
7. How To Choose A Server Stack At Product Launch by Grigorii Novikov: 109,394 reads
8. Optimizing Data Center Efficiency: A Deep Dive into Freecooling Techniques by Egor Karitskii: 100,076 reads
9. Deep Dive into Big Tech Design: Experimenting Your Way to Great Products by Joshua Wilburne: 94,158 reads
10. Architectural Foundations for Startups: Translating Business Into Tech by Pavel Grishin: 85,026 reads

Congratulations to all these amazing writers who made HackerNoon with their outstanding readership!

Top Writers of 2024

These prolific writers shaped our content landscape:

1. Ishan Pandey with 287 stories published! Take the crown, King!

2. Jon Stojan Media with 120 stories published—just wow!

3. Dev Leader—yeah, you are—with 71 stories published.

4. Sukhpinder Singh: Architect? More like writer, with 63 stories in 2024.

5. Maximiliano Contieri—well done with 63 stories!

6. Zac Amos with 51 stories—talk about consistency!

7. Technology News Australia—bringing the news from Down Under with 47 stories!

8. Nicolas Fränkel: Showing passion for writing with 44 stories published!

9. Thomas Cherickal: Defends that every published article should appear on Google in 3 days. Well, Thomas, we don’t know about Google, but your 43 stories definitely caught our attention!

10. Luca Liu: Closing out the top 10 with an impressive 42 stories!

    
    

Top Commenters

These users sparked the most engaging conversations on HackerNoon:

1. Bob Wright
2. Joseph Sadove
3. Sergei Shaikin
4. Verlaine J Muhungu
5. Ivan Solomichev
6. Nesha
7. Amelia
8. Technology News Australia
9. Jonathan Roseland
10. @natalyapotapova_hf6k9apo

Top Reacters

The users who made sure to keep the reactions flowing this year:

1. Lukasz Kociak
2. Nikolai Mishin
3. Anton Nikiforov
4. M-Marvin Ken
5. @noviembre
6. Filipp Shcherbanich
7. Sergey Romanov
8. Amir Redwan
9. @hackerclpsv3jh40000396i27i5l30r
10. Angelina ★ Severino

Top 10 Countries Obsessed with HackerNoon

You need to know: we love to snoop around. And guess what? We discovered where our biggest fans are from! Here are the 10 countries most obsessed with HackerNoon in 2024:

1. United States
2. India
3. China
4. United Kingdom
5. Japan
6. Germany
7. Brazil
8. Canada
9. France
10. Pakistan

Thank goodness we’re equally obsessed with you, or that would’ve been awkward!

What Were You Searching For?

We couldn’t help but dig into the topics that kept 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.

Babes, why were you searching Ball and Laura’s Garage? Are you okay?

We’ll assume not, because clearly, nothing stirred the pot more than the HackerNoon polls.

Most Voted Polls

2024 was a rollercoaster of burning questions and spicy debates that made us question reality itself. But amidst the chaos, you showed up, voted, and made your voice heard on HackerNoon. Let’s rewind and decode your top-voted polls this year:

1. Who do YOU think will win the US elections?
2. Would You Take a 4-Year Cruise to Escape Trump's Presidency?
3. Do You Think Donald Trump Becoming U.S. President is Good for the Future of Crypto?
4. Do you still believe in the Metaverse?
5. How do you keep track of your passwords?
6. What is your web browser of choice?
7. Will You Purchase Any of Apple's New Products?
8. What Do You Think Will Be The Most Important Tech Skill To Have For Future Careers?
9. Do You Believe That Aliens Are Living In The Ocean?
10. If Apple dropped its Vision Pro from $3,500 to $2,000, would it catch your eye?

Here’s to your curiosity, boldness, and passion for decoding the unknown.

Top Voters in 2024

But the conversations wouldn’t have been the same without these dedicated users who went above and beyond to cast their votes:

1. @ericab: 73 polls voted
2. Limarc Ambalina: 64 polls voted
3. Bob Wright: 58 polls voted
4. @justis: 45 polls voted
5. Maximiliano Contieri: 39 polls voted
6. Mayank Vikash: 31 polls voted
7. Antică Vlad: 30 polls voted
8. Thomas Cherickal: 26 polls voted
9. Sarrah Pitaliya: 24 polls voted
10. Verlaine J Muhungu: 24 polls voted

🌟Startups of The Year 2024🌟

Speaking of dedication, you made this year’s Startups of The Year the biggest iteration ever! In just three months, you nominated 151.4K startups from 2.9K cities and 98 industries. Not to mention, you’ve cast 3.9 million votes (and counting!).

Nominees have been equally excited, sharing the hype across social media and HackerNoon itself. Over 127 stories have been published on the #startups-of-the-year-2024 tag!

Writing Contests

To date, we have hosted 33 writing contests, which have received thousands of entries and awarded $335,400 in cash prizes! Thanks to your support, these contests have collectively achieved a remarkable milestone: 1,000,000 total reads.

Your creativity and enthusiasm were 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 go-to platform for all things tech. Your engagement, feedback, and passion for sharing knowledge have helped make HackerNoon what it is today. We're grateful to have you as part of this incredible community, and we can’t wait to see what you’ll achieve with us in 2025 and beyond!

Thank you for being an essential part of HackerNoon!

Read More About HackerNoon’s (and the HackerNoon Community’s) 2024:

• HackerNoon Decoded: And the Award For the Most Read Category Goes To…
• HackerNoon Decoded: The Polls that Defined 2024
• HackerNoon Coded: The Top 10 Countries Where HackerNoon Is the Most Active
• HackerNoon Decoded: How Users Searched in 2024
• HackerNoon Partnerships, Decoded!