What are points? | Product Hunt Help Center

Every launch on Product Hunt is assigned points, which determine its ranking on the homepage. These points are calculated based on genuine engagement, including upvotes and other signals, such as comments. The points system also encourages more meaningful interactions by considering diverse engagement signals, providing a holistic representation of a product's impact. Points on Product Hunt are not solely determined by upvotes. Instead, the system considers various forms of engagement, including interactions and participation by community members. This ensures that the points more accurately represent meaningful activity and traction beyond raw counts. Previously, we only displayed the upvote count, but this often caused confusion when rankings didn’t align exactly with the number of upvotes. This is because not all upvotes carry the same weight – our system considers various factors to ensure rankings reflect authentic community engagement. Using points instead of raw upvote counts pr

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