# HN Best Comments (@hn_best_comments): Telegram channel statistics

HN Best Comments (@hn_best_comments) on Telegram: 4,321 subscribers, +157 in 30 days. Daily subscriber chart, post reach, engagement rate and similar channels.

- Telegram: https://t.me/hn_best_comments
- Category: [News & Media](https://telegraminformer.com/c/news.md)
- Language: English
- Data as of: November 12, 2026
- Web page: https://telegraminformer.com/channels/hn_best_comments

Description:

> Comments from https://news.ycombinator.com/bestcomments
> Source code: https://github.com/border-radius/hn-best-comments

## Key numbers

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Subscribers | 4,321 |
| Change, 24 hours | +8 |
| Change, 7 days | – |
| Change, 30 days | +157 (3.8%) |
| Average post reach (views after 24 hours) | 745 |
| ERR (reach ÷ subscribers) | 17.2% |
| Interaction rate, ER (reactions ÷ views, 30 days) | 0% |
| Reactions per post (30 days) | 0 |
| Reposts per post (30 days) | not collected |
| Comments per post (30 days) | not collected |
| Posts per day (30 days) | 25.3 |
| Citation index (30 days) | – |
| Posts marked as ads (30 days) | 0 of 100 (0%) |

## Rankings by subscribers

- [#436 in News & Media](https://telegraminformer.com/c/news.md?page=9)
- [#3,620 among English channels](https://telegraminformer.com/channels.md?language=en&page=73)
- [#4,189 worldwide](https://telegraminformer.com/channels.md?page=84)

## Daily numbers, last 30 days

| Date | Subscribers | Change | Posts | Avg. views per post |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2026-11-11 | 4,321 | +8 | 27 | 608 |
| 2026-11-10 | 4,313 | +16 | 13 | 723 |
| 2026-11-09 | 4,297 | +22 | 28 | 761 |
| 2026-11-08 | 4,275 | +111 | 22 | 594 |
| 2026-10-08 | 4,164 | – | 0 | – |

## Views as a post ages (posts of the last 30 days)

| Post age | Average views |
|---|---:|
| 1 h | 294 |
| 3 h | 365 |
| 6 h | 490 |
| 12 h | 627 |
| 24 h | 744 |

## Recent posts

### 12 Nov 2026, 11:20 UTC · 361 views

> Re: Nvidia is preparing to oust Jensen Huang
> His behavior demonstrates poor judgement. Demonstrating poor judgement is the best reason to fire an executive. More companies should do it.
> BugsJustFindMe, 11 hours ago

[Open post](https://t.me/hn_best_comments/34760)

### 12 Nov 2026, 11:05 UTC · 388 views

> Re: Nvidia is preparing to oust Jensen Huang
> It's really interesting to me how unaggressive Jensen has been vs. his peers about tighting up control over his company (even during the recent years when he had huge leverage):
> - His board setup is ... odd. He isn't Chairman of the Board (a role over 50% of Fortune 100 CEOs apparently hold). He seems to be responsible for Nvidia having a wierdly more...

[Open post](https://t.me/hn_best_comments/34759)

### 12 Nov 2026, 09:20 UTC · 494 views

> Re: Nvidia is preparing to oust Jensen Huang
> I recently recalled Nvidia's rather strange reaction to the Gamers Nexus investigation into GPU smuggling \[0\]. Found it somewhat strange at the time how incredibly agitated the reaction seemed to have been, given Nvidia could sell the same GPUs for the same price essentially instantly without the Chinese market. Their reaction wasn't merely a denial, d...

[Open post](https://t.me/hn_best_comments/34758)

### 12 Nov 2026, 07:35 UTC · 539 views

> Re: United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on behalf of travelers
> Tangent: it was always odd to me that "booking a \[flight|hotel|concert tickets\]" is the canonical example of a task that can be automated by an agent. These are tasks that are:
> - already streamlined (spend 2min on Google flights, seatgeek, etc...); we aren't stuck with early web UX and latency
> - I want to have 100% c...

[Open post](https://t.me/hn_best_comments/34757)

### 12 Nov 2026, 07:05 UTC · 547 views

> Re: Nvidia is preparing to oust Jensen Huang
> Nuanced opinions
> 1) The fact that he cheated on his wife isn't particularly relevant, other than the lack of a prenup meaning she owns half his stock (4% of the company).
> 2) The fact that he slept with a subordinate shows bad judgment, but isn't a huge deal (although improper and opens up potential quid-pro-quo lawsuits)
> 3) The fact that he slept wi...

[Open post](https://t.me/hn_best_comments/34756)

## Most viewed posts, last 30 days

- 9 Nov 2026, 21:20 UTC · 1,370 views: Re: Is Opus 5.5 nerfed? Thinking patterns changed on November 3 The local Qwen 3.8 27B might not be anywhere near as smart as Claude's mode... [Open post](https://t.me/hn_best_comments/34706)
- 9 Nov 2026, 22:35 UTC · 1,370 views: Re: How I'm fighting the AI brain fry I feel like I’m starting to have my own psychosis where if I read a blog article and I get a whiff of... [Open post](https://t.me/hn_best_comments/34709)
- 11 Nov 2026, 19:35 UTC · 938 views: Re: Apple is killing its Support Community forum next week I feel bad for the people who dedicated significant time to helping others there... [Open post](https://t.me/hn_best_comments/34741)
- 9 Nov 2026, 19:50 UTC · 934 views: Re: Claude Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2 Damn people were right about 5.5 being nerfed in preparation for a version release. This is not at all... [Open post](https://t.me/hn_best_comments/34704)
- 10 Nov 2026, 02:35 UTC · 912 views: Re: Claude Fable 5.2 and Mythos 5.2 I’ve had a chance to use fable 5.2. Some observations: - Anthropic is finally well balanced across mod... [Open post](https://t.me/hn_best_comments/34713)

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## Questions

### How many subscribers does HN Best Comments have?

HN Best Comments (@hn_best_comments) has 4,321 subscribers as of November 12, 2026.

### Is HN Best Comments growing?

Yes. It gained 157 subscribers in the last 30 days (3.8%).

### How many people see a post on HN Best Comments?

A typical post gets about 750 views within 24 hours, roughly 17% of its subscribers (the ERR).

### What is HN Best Comments about?

It is listed in News & Media, and posts mostly in English. The channel describes itself as: “Comments from https://news.ycombinator.com/bestcomments Source code: https://github.com/border-radius/hn-best-comments”

### Where does HN Best Comments rank?

By subscribers it is #436 in News & Media, #3,620 among English channels, #4,189 worldwide.

### Does HN Best Comments post ads?

None of its 100 posts in the last 30 days carried an ad label such as #ad or Sponsored. Unlabelled promotions can’t be detected.

## About this data

TelegramInformer collects these figures itself from public Telegram channels every day (subscriber counts, post views, reactions, forwards and mentions). Nothing is self-reported by channel owners. Ranks count only channels in our catalog.

Cite as: “HN Best Comments (@hn_best_comments) Telegram statistics”, TelegramInformer, November 12, 2026, https://telegraminformer.com/channels/hn_best_comments