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LaunchNest data report

The state of product launches

Original data from LaunchNest — how many products are launching, what founders are building, how they price, and who actually wins. Numbers below are live from every listing and every tournament vote.

Last updated August 22, 2026

158
products listed
21,497
community upvotes
872
tournament votes cast
2
tournaments run

What founders are building

The most common categories across live listings. Products can sit in more than one.

Developer Tools
50
SaaS
41
Productivity
33
AI / ML
33
Marketing
28
Analytics
19
Other
17
Design
16

How they price

The pricing model founders choose when they list. Average product carries 136 upvotes.

21%
Free
33 products
58%
Freemium
91 products
22%
Paid
34 products

Who wins

Champions crowned by the community, one bracket at a time.

Methodology & citation

Figures are aggregated live from every published listing and tournament on LaunchNest, refreshed hourly. Free to cite — please credit “LaunchNest” with a link to this page:

Source: LaunchNest — The State of Product Launches (https://launchnest.io/state-of-launches)

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