Pick your launch date
Product Hunt days reset at 12:01 AM Pacific. Mid-week launches see the most traffic — and the most competition.
After you pick a date
Schedule at least four weeks out. List on LaunchPact, browse founders launching the same week, and form verified pacts before launch morning — golden hour rewards early upvote velocity.
Launching from outside the US? You can convert the launch time to your time zone.
For the top-5 rate on each weekday, from every settled launch in our data, see the live Product Hunt statistics, then ask the AI Launch Analyst your own question.
More free Product Hunt launch tools
Free calculators, scores, and AI helpers for launch prep — then join LaunchPact for verified upvote pacts on launch day.
Free upvote calculator
Free Product Hunt upvote calculator — planning ranges for Product of the Day and top 5 by day of week, from 979 featured launches (May–Jul 2026).
Free readiness score
Free Product Hunt launch readiness score — check prep out of 100 across profile, assets, network, messaging, and launch-day plans. No account required.
Free comment generator
Free Product Hunt first comment generator — draft a story-driven maker comment from your product URL, not a feature list.
Free PH analyzer
Free Product Hunt launch analyzer — paste your PH URL for instant listing score, tagline checks, gaps, and prep tips.
Free launch roadmap
Free interactive product launch roadmap — milestone lanes from validation through Product Hunt and post-launch growth. Progress saves in your browser.
Free PH assets checklist
Free interactive Product Hunt launch assets checklist — tagline, description, gallery, thumbnail, demo video, tags, and launch-day upload order. Progress saves in your browser.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. LaunchPact's free Product Hunt launch day picker rates the next 21 days by PH competitiveness and includes a countdown to 12:01 AM Pacific go-live and golden hour. It is built for Product Hunt, not generic launch-date planning.
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday deliver the most traffic and competition. Monday and Friday are moderate. Weekends are softer — good for first-time launchers who want an easier path to rank.
Product Hunt's daily leaderboard resets at 12:01 AM Pacific Time. You choose the day and your scheduled launch goes live automatically at that moment, with the full 24-hour window and golden hour.