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@fmerian on Product Hunt

Hunter track record · producthunt.com/@fmerian

@fmerian hunted 292 featured Product Hunt launches between Jan-Jul 2026, with an average daily rank of #5.9. That is a solid record: a typical launch they hunt finishes in the top 10, and better than the median hunter in our sample (median #10.5). 174 of 292 launches finished in the top 5, and launches they hunted averaged 286 votes. Most of their launches were in Open Source.

Launches hunted
292
median 2
Average daily rank
#5.9
beats 80% of hunters
Top 5 rate
59.6%
174 of 292 launches
Average votes
286
better than the median hunter
Followers
79K
50K-100K tier
Top category
Open Source

Against their follower tier

Hunters with 50K-100K followers averaged rank #15.8 across 792 launches in the same period. @fmerian averages #5.9, so their launches outperform what their audience size alone would predict. Follower count is the biggest single lever on rank, but the hunter's record matters more than the raw number: see what drives Product Hunt rank.

Other hunters in Open Source

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Data: featured launches Jan-Jul 2026, daily rank on launch day. Follower count as of the most recent launch in the sample.