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1,191 people built something like it. 360 are gone.

That is 36% of the ones whose fate we could settle, against 23% across the whole register. 187 were acquired.

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1,191
Gone
36%
Median life
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187

Matching launches · 60 of 1,191

checked 8 hours ago · 250 probed today
LaunchedWhat it wasToday
2019-06-01
Household needs, from bread to everything. · breadfast.com
still up
2013-06-01
Restaurant delivery. · doordash.com
acquired
2009-01-01
Book accommodations around the world. · airbnb.com
acquired
2016-01-01
On-demand delivery and financial services for Latin America. · rappi.com
still up
2021-01-01
Redcliffe Labs is India's Largest Omni-channel Diagnostics platform · redcliffelabs.com
still up
2012-06-01
Marketplace for grocery delivery and pickup · instacart.com
acquired
2015-06-01
chaldal.com
still up
2007-01-01
A global community creating the future of live entertainment. · twitch.com
acquired
2005-06-01
The frontpage of the internet. · reddit.com
acquired
2011-01-01
Platform for the greatest products from the past, present and future. · goatgroup.com
still up
2017-06-01
API-connected healthcare infrastructure. · truepill.com
acquired
2021-01-01
10-Minute Grocery Delivery in India · zeptonow.com
still up
2020-06-01
India's Fastest Diagnostics Service · orangehealth.in
still up
2018-01-01
Super is the first and leading Indonesian social commerce platform · superapp.id
still up
2017-01-01
Every shift, Covered. · clipboardworks.com
still up
2011-06-01
We’re building the world’s bank payment network. · gocardless.com
still up
2014-06-01
Fintech SaaS platform for invoices, taxes, wealth management & credit. · clear.in
still up
2018-06-01
Full-stack grocery delivery in LatAm · calii.com
still up
2017-01-01
Hogaru is a tech-enabled home services platform in Latin America. · hogaru.com
still up
2020-01-01
Whatnot is the largest livestream shopping platform in the U.S. · whatnot.com
still up
2016-06-01
Subscription sports media. · theathletic.com
acquired
2008-01-01
Pioneers of mobile social gaming. · mz.com
acquired
2015-01-01
The world's first private mass transit service providing a commuting… · chariot.com
acquired
2019-06-01
Online pets supplies for Latin America with over 4000 products & 20… · laika.com.co
still up
2018-06-01
One-stop-shop for flexible family care · papa.com
still up
2014-01-01
Training patients and their families with health skills · noorahealth.org
still up
2016-01-01
A smart-oven-paired subscription meal service. · tovala.com
still up
2014-01-01
AirHelp helps air passengers get compensation for delayed, cancelled… · airhelp.com
still up
2022-01-01
Food delivery service in Africa · beudelivery.com
still up
2016-01-01
Medicine or testing kit, prescribed online and delivered to your door. · nurx.com
acquired
2016-06-01
We make booking services as easy as buying products online. · miso.kr
still up
2018-06-01
Mobility and payments platform for Latin America · ongrin.com
acquired
2018-06-01
Consumer fintech for Indonesia · ajaib.co.id
still up
2016-01-01
Customizable beauty for hair, skin, and body care products. · functionofbeauty.com
still up
2006-06-01
World's largest online library. · scribd.com
still up
2021-06-01
The everything app for LATAM · yummysuperapp.com
still up
2010-01-01
cardpool.com
acquired
2021-01-01
Challenger Bank for consumers in French speaking Africa. · djamo.com
still up
2021-01-01
Telehealth dietitians covered by insurance · nourish.com
still up
2021-06-01
Building India's fast food empire · eatnino.com
gone
2020-01-01
Medication & support to beat opioid addiction from home · ophelia.com
still up
2015-06-01
Modern primary care via video and in-person · circlemedical.com
still up
2016-01-01
Live your best financial life · truebill.com
acquired
2012-06-01
Marketplace connecting consumers to financial advisors · smartasset.com
still up
2013-01-01
IMPORTANT: The original YC founders are no longer involved with this… · teespring.com
acquired
2013-06-01
Subscription service for women's apparel & accessories. · letote.com
gone
2010-06-01
platform for home service professionals · homejoy.com
acquired
2016-06-01
India's largest vehicle sharing platform, turning people's vehicles… · drivezy.com
gone
2012-01-01
Turn physical objects and environments into 3D models in seconds. · matterport.com
acquired
2020-01-01
Yassir is the leading Super App for French Speaking Africa · yassir.com
still up
2018-06-01
Software platform for in-home healthcare · versemedical.com
still up
2019-01-01
Lezzoo is an on-demand delivery Superapp for Iraq. · lezzoo.com
still up
2015-06-01
Scentbird is a luxury fragrance subscription service. · scentbird.com
still up
2020-01-01
We are connecting every single Mexican to the financial system. · fondeadora.com
still up
2015-01-01
Live home fitness training powered by computer vision. · tempo.fit
still up
2017-06-01
Pop Meals is a restaurant chain without chefs. All recipes are… · popmeals.com
still up
2014-01-01
YCMBX
A global multi-brand beauty and personal care startup. · us.memebox.com
still up
2014-06-01
Modern, on-demand lawn care service. Get a quote in two minutes. · lawnlove.com
acquired
2016-06-01
Platform to grow your barbershop and maximize profitability. · getsquire.com
still up
2018-01-01
Powering a better future for textiles. · srtxlabs.com
still up

How this compares

By year launched

share gone · line is the 23% average
  1. 2011 2277%
  2. 2012 3479%
  3. 2014 3453%
  4. 2015 4549%
  5. 2016 5347%
  6. 2017 4757%
  7. 2018 6936%
  8. 2019 8132%
  9. 2020 7242%
  10. 2021 13131%
  11. 2022 10818%
  12. 2023 4711%
  13. 2024 785%
  14. 2025 600%
  15. 2026 370%

Older launches have had longer to die, so this slope is expected. A year that broke it would mean something is wrong with the checking.

By what they were

click a row to filter · line is the 23% average
  1. games 3330%
  2. AI / LLM 15213%

Matched on whole words in the title and description, so a launch can fall into two categories and plenty fall into none.

How this was made. Show HN entries are every post from 2021 to 2023 with at least five points that linked to its own domain; code hosts and free hosting are excluded, because a repository outlives the effort behind it. Product Hunt entries needed 100 votes — a far higher bar, so they are the promoted top slice rather than a like-for-like sample. Both are judged by asking the domain whether it still answers: gone means it no longer resolves, refuses the connection, serves a parking page, or says plainly that it shut down. An HTTP error is not counted as gone — a server answering 404 is one somebody still pays for, and an audit of 25 gone-calls found two such sites alive with only a moved homepage. Y Combinator entries use the status YC publishes itself, which is why only those can say acquired. Squatted domains — a lapsed name now serving somebody else's site — are not detected, so these figures run slightly low.