[arnauddri]

looking at this stats here might be the wrong approach.

'How to get on the front page of HN?' is basically the same problem as 'How to jump from the 'newest''s section front page to the HN's front page before my post gets replaced by newer posts there?'

To do so, you need to remain long enough on the 'newest''s section front page which happens when there is less 'posting competition'. So if you post around 8-9am EST (see here: [1]), your post will remains longer on the 'newest' front page which gives you more time to gather upvotes. At this time, the competition is such that it is easier to jump on the front page as there are less items posted.

However, this happens right before a lot of traffic pours into the website which ensure you can enjoy a lot of visibility/upvotes once you are on the front page.

[1] http://minimaxir.com/2014/02/hacking-hacker-news/

[iamcurious]

>you need to remain long enough on the 'newest''s section front page

Long enough to gather enough upvotes. The number of people upvoting matters, which changes during the day. It might change in direct proportion to the number of people submitting new posts. In that case all times would be equal.

[arnauddri]

Sure, but once you're past the 'newest' front page, I doubt that you get any upvote