Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2026 – Show and tell

[fazkan]

I used to love these threads, super helpful in understanding what works and what doesn, and inspiring as well.

Please do share your journeys. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39110194 (2024)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34482433 (2023) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29995152 (2022) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29667095 (2021)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24947167 (2020)

[fazkan]

I also asked perplexity to analyze the data in all of these threads, this is what it came up with

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_ASxAG38uP3_vcVqVnhP...