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Hacker News Visual Rank

by Itay Shakury · Accessibility
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Visually emphasize stories on HN by changing font size according to the number of points (upvotes) and comments

Users
8
0 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
2
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#206K
#172K among extensions
Version
1.4
updated 29 Nov 2022

Users

monthly, 3 years
0510Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 8 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
012Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 2 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Hacker News Visual Rank

Quickly triage Hacker News to determine popular items. Items will be bigger or smaller based on their popularity which help you visually skim the list of link and focus on the ones you are interested in.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+2+33.3%00.00
30 days0+0.0%00.00
6 months+1+14.3%00.00
1 year+4+100.0%00.00

Version history

5 versions recorded
1.429 Nov 2022
1.329 Sep 2022
1.227 Sep 2022
1.131 Oct 2021
1.024 Oct 2016

Details

Category
Accessibility
First seen
24 Oct 2016
Size
9 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
hnbdiaedemlcfnjpdgadhhhdmmhhlncm

Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 1

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