New on Product Hunt: Kitty Coin Leaderboard Highlights Highest Scoring Community Members
Product Hunt just added a new leaderboard and it finally answers a big question: who’s actually contributing to the platform?
For a long time, Streaks were the main signal of activity on Product Hunt. But streaks only showed who visited every day. Opening the site or app daily doesn’t necessarily mean someone is adding enough value.
That’s where Kitty Coins come in.
Kitty Coins are designed to measure real contribution. Instead of rewarding simple visits, they assign weight to meaningful actions across the platform, such as:
Writing reviews
Hunting a product
Starting forum discussions
Writing thoughtful comments
Getting verified on the platform
Being a maker launching a product
And more...
Each of these activities earns Kitty Coins based on its impact.
Now Product Hunt has introduced a Kitty Coins leaderboard, a new ranking that highlights the members who are truly shaping the community. Unlike streaks, which measure consistency, this leaderboard reflects actual participation and influence. In other words, it’s not about who shows up every day, it’s about who contributes the most value.
The Kitty Coins Leaderboard helps you discover the top 1,000 community members on Product Hunt ranked by Kitty Coins.
If you’re curious, you can explore the leaderboard here: https://www.producthunt.com/kitty-coins?period=all_time
The leaderboard is split into four timeframes: Last Week, Last Month, Last Year, and All Time.
To be honest, I had never really checked my Kitty Coins before. But when I opened the leaderboard and saw my rankings, it genuinely surprised me.
My ranks:
Last Week: 9th
Last Month: 24th
Last Year: 10th
All Time: 11th
If you’re among the top 1000 Product Hunt community members, drop your ranks in the comments and share them with the community. I would love to celebrate you and your contributions to the community! :)
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LeadDelta
@vedranrasic yes, love seeing the top contributors highlighted. :)
App Finder
I think this is a great new feature, much more interesting than the streaks!
But the numbers in the (all time) leaderboard are a bit different than the one shown in the profiles, why's that?
Suggestion: Show the all time, year, month and week ranks on the profile pages (important especially for people who are not at the top of the list)
@konrad_sx Good catch. It seems your comment on this post was taken as a feedback and now the numbers are synced correctly. Also, they are shown on the profiles. Thank you. :)
App Finder
@rohanrecommends that's great to see!
ClawSecure
@rohanrecommends This is a much better signal than streaks. Rewarding actual contribution over daily logins changes the incentive structure entirely. Streaks encouraged opening the app. Kitty Coins encourage writing real reviews, thoughtful comments, and hunting products that matter. That's a fundamentally different behavior loop.
The timing is great too. With how much the PH community has grown, having a way to surface who's genuinely adding value versus who's just maintaining a login streak helps makers like me find the right people to connect with. When someone with a high Kitty Coin score leaves a comment on your launch, that carries real weight because you know they've been consistently contributing, not just visiting.
Thanks for breaking this down Rohan!
@jdsalbego Absolutely. This clearly highlights the community members who contribute more value. Thanks for stopping by!
ClawSecure
@rohanrecommends My pleasure. Really like this product, as it brings much more in-depth features for PH contributors. PH should be sponsoring this with all the benefit they will be getting lol
@jdsalbego It's actually made by PH team. They said they plan to launch it next week. What I shared is a tease because I spotted it. :)
ClawSecure
@rohanrecommends Aha! Very cool!
I am highly doubt about this vacuum-cleaner tactics of "posting everything on Product Hunt, even new iOS version, even every Steam game on hype, farming, farming, grinding, grinding" brings real value to PH community. Yup, past legacy is nice, but the prime era is no more (:
@je_suis_yaroslav Hi Yaroslav, what key changes do you recommend? Just confirming I get you right: Are you saying makers shouldn't launch the Mac OS, Windows, iOS, and Android apps separately for one product?
Scarlett.
Interesting. But I’m not entirely sure I get the idea yet.
Is it meant to show who the most active users are? Or who’s most active in each section? Maybe some kind of leaderboard or competition?
It looks interesting, but I’d love a bit more context on what it’s supposed to be used for.
@byalexai It definitely shows how deeply a community member is part of the community. Looking forward to the product launch next week where they explain the change better. I just teased when I spotted the change. :D
Curious how this will evolve - I'm not personally into these kinds of leaderboards, as I feel they put the focus too much on any type of engagement and not on the actual value. I'm sure it's useful for anyone who wants to work with a hunter, but other than that, it feels too competition-oriented for my liking 😆
@ruxandra_mazilu I understand. I was surprised to find Kitty Coins actually had meaning. So I don't think we should focus on it much, just keep engaging on the platform as you naturally would, the coins are a byproduct. :)
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Interesting to see where I invest most of my time and energy. But most importantly...
We have some usecase for Kitty points! :DDD
@busmark_w_nika The official phrase is Kitty points. Finally, we know what's the use case of them xD Happy to see you topping the charts. Keep going. :)
NovaVoice
My ranks:
Last week - 240
Last month - 549
I actually love that mechanic too. I was a bit worried to skip a day and lose a strike, but now with the Kitty Points, I understand that other things matter, and the community sees that. Looking forward to launching our product next week to bring more contribution to the community and become a maker for the first time.
What a journey ahead!
We're launching NovaVoice on Product Hunt in a few days: