@fmerian on Product Hunt
@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.
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
- @thomas_df avg #1.5, 2 launches, 257 followers
- @billyang avg #1.5, 2 launches, 104 followers
- @aagarwal1012 avg #3, 2 launches, 176 followers
- @elv1s42 avg #5.3, 3 launches, 261 followers
- @akarshjha03 avg #5.7, 3 launches, 276 followers
- @levinunnink avg #7, 2 launches, 382 followers
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