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Discover the humans behind every Hacker News thread

Jump straight to any profile, track legendary contributors, and surface rising builders fueling the conversation.

Legendary profiles

12

Avg karma (legends)

172,520

Comments tracked

16,531

Rising voices this year

12

Legendary profiles

People keeping HN buzzing

Elite contributors with sustained karma, deep dives, and a habit of showing up in the hottest threads.

tptacek

Elite

Active across top discussions.

Karma: 413,479Stories: —Comments: —
Last active recently

ingve

Elite

Active across top discussions.

Karma: 212,959Stories: —Comments: —
Last active recently

todsacerdoti

Elite

Active across top discussions.

Karma: 199,964Stories: —Comments: —
Last active recently

rbanffy

Elite

Active across top discussions.

Karma: 181,988Stories: —Comments: —
Last active recently

JumpCrisscross

Elite

Active across top discussions.

Karma: 171,475Stories: —Comments: —
Last active recently

tosh

Elite

Active across top discussions.

Karma: 167,560Stories: —Comments: —
Last active recently

ColinWright

Elite

Active across top discussions.

Karma: 133,112Stories: —Comments: —
Last active recently

dragonwriter

Elite

Active across top discussions.

Karma: 125,895Stories: —Comments: —
Last active recently

rayiner

Elite

Active across top discussions.

Karma: 124,940Stories: —Comments: —
Last active recently

pjmlp

Elite

Active across top discussions.

Karma: 122,925Stories: —Comments: —
Last active recently

thunderbong

Elite

Active across top discussions.

Karma: 113,106Stories: —Comments: —
Last active recently

toomuchtodo

Elite

Active across top discussions.

Karma: 102,839Stories: —Comments: —
Last active recently

Prolific commenters

Voices steering every thread

Measured by total comments and recent activity in the last few hundred stories.

1

pjmlp

2,148 comments • Last active 9h ago

Karma 122,925
2

JumpCrisscross

2,085 comments • Last active 21h ago

Karma 171,475
3

ChrisArchitect

1,761 comments • Last active 14h ago

Karma 24,005
4

kragen

1,463 comments • Last active 8h ago

Karma 38,230
5

zahlman

1,379 comments • Last active 19h ago

Karma 4,888
6

tptacek

1,369 comments • Last active 19h ago

Karma 413,479
7

immibis

1,275 comments • Last active 9h ago

Karma 6,096
8

toomuchtodo

1,118 comments • Last active 18h ago

Karma 102,839
9

bluGill

1,081 comments • Last active 1d ago

Karma 23,946
10

dang

1,069 comments • Last active 16h ago

Karma 33,548
11

adastra22

924 comments • Last active 17h ago

Karma 10,981
12

Aurornis

859 comments • Last active 19h ago

Karma 32,555

Rising voices

Fresh accounts making waves

Newer members (< 1 year) already publishing high-signal stories and commentary.

wat10000

Active

12mo old

Stories: 0

Comments: 454

Curious builder, jumping into conversations.

breve

Active

5mo old

Stories: 180

Comments: 85

Curious builder, jumping into conversations.

ACCount37

Active

3mo old

Stories: 0

Comments: 764

Curious builder, jumping into conversations.

gpi

Active

12mo old

Stories: 81

Comments: 10

Curious builder, jumping into conversations.

p_ing

Active

11mo old

Stories: 2

Comments: 191

Curious builder, jumping into conversations.

SilverElfin

Active

6mo old

Stories: 41

Comments: 783

Curious builder, jumping into conversations.

socalgal2

Active

7mo old

Stories: 0

Comments: 213

Curious builder, jumping into conversations.

noosphr

Active

9mo old

Stories: 1

Comments: 136

Curious builder, jumping into conversations.

827a

Active

10mo old

Stories: 0

Comments: 149

Curious builder, jumping into conversations.

ronbenton

Active

10mo old

Stories: 15

Comments: 46

Curious builder, jumping into conversations.

rkomorn

Active

7mo old

Stories: 0

Comments: 822

Curious builder, jumping into conversations.

trenchpilgrim

Active

4mo old

Stories: 1

Comments: 436

Curious builder, jumping into conversations.