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HackerNoon
by HackerNoon
What HackerNoon is
HackerNoon is a technology publishing platform for reading, writing, learning, and publishing stories. The company, founded in 2016, describes a community of more than 50,000 contributing writers and more than 4,000,000 monthly readers, including engineers, founders, entrepreneurs, and product managers. Stories are free to read without paywalls, popups, or a required account. Reader accounts can follow topics and writers, receive a customized daily Tech Brief, bookmark stories, comment, and react. Writers can submit drafts for professional editorial support, with human editors reviewing, improving, publishing, and distributing writing. Its web, extension, iOS, and Android platforms include a mobile app with audio playback, playlists, recommendations, search, polls, notifications, profiles, and social sharing. Businesses can buy Brand-as-Author credits for sponsored submissions subject to editorial review; publication is not guaranteed.
Who it suits
It suits technologists who want open access to technology stories or a place to publish and learn. Businesses can use sponsored-story credits, subject to editorial review and the stated submission limits.
What it does well
- Stories readable without an account
- Reader subscriptions and daily Tech Brief
- Editorial support for writer submissions
- iOS and Android apps
- Free plan available
What to know first
- Sponsored publication is not guaranteed
- Business credits expire after two years
- Business Blogging costs $650, paid once
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise | 200+ posts | On request |
| Business Blogging | Pricing starts at $650 · accepted stories use 1 credit · credits last two years | $650, paid once |
As hackernoon.com lists them, read 22 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
HackerNoon combines open technology reading with writer submissions, reader accounts, and mobile tools. It also offers reviewed business publishing, but sponsored submissions and credit terms require attention.
Facts from HackerNoon's own pages
- Advertising
- Targeted ads are offered with a stated 0.2% CTR, $4–8 CPC, and six ICPs to choose from. · business.hackernoon.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Audience
- The company describes an open international community of 50,000+ contributing writers and 4,000,000+ monthly readers. · hackernoon.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Blog analytics
- Yes · hackernoon.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Built-in memberships
- No · hackernoon.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Business publishing
- Businesses can buy Brand-as-Author credits to publish sponsored stories subject to editorial review; accepted stories use one credit and rejected stories leave credits untouched. · help.hackernoon.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Business publishing features
- Business publishing includes distribution across brand pages, feeds, newsletters, and social channels, with metrics for reads, time on page, and engagement. · business.hackernoon.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Business publishing limits
- A business story submission is not guaranteed publication, and credits expire two years after purchase. · help.hackernoon.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Data processing
- The privacy policy lists Firebase Authentication, Google Analytics, Algolia, Firebase Hosting, Google Cloud Storage, and Vercel among services used to process data or provide infrastructure. · hackernoon.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Editorial support
- Writers can submit drafts for constructive professional editorial support, and HackerNoon says its human editors review, improve, publish, and distribute writing. · help.hackernoon.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2016 · hackernoon.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · hackernoon.com, 22 Sept 2026
- Free reading
- Stories are free to read without paywalls, popups, or a required account. · help.hackernoon.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Mobile app
- The iOS and Android app offers audio playback, playlists, personalized recommendations, search, polls, notifications, profiles, and social sharing. · help.hackernoon.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- HackerNoon is a platform for technologists to read, write, learn, and publish technology stories. · hackernoon.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Reader tools
- Reader accounts can subscribe to topics and writers, receive a customized daily Tech Brief, bookmark stories, comment, and react. · help.hackernoon.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy
- The privacy policy says the owner takes appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, modification, or destruction of data. · hackernoon.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Sign-in options
- The mobile app supports login with an existing HackerNoon account using Google or Apple ID. · help.hackernoon.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The help center directs users who cannot find an answer to contact HackerNoon or submit a story themselves. · help.hackernoon.com, 12 Oct 2026
- Who it is for
- HackerNoon describes its community as serving technologists including engineers, founders, entrepreneurs, and product managers. · hackernoon.com, 12 Oct 2026
Where HackerNoon stands on Freedom251
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