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Josh Howarth

Josh Howarth

Co-Founder & CTO

Josh is the Co-Founder and CTO of Exploding Topics. Josh has led Exploding Topics product development from the first line of code in 2019, to the fully featured trends platform it is today. Prior to Exploding Topics, Josh worked at various other early-stage tech startups and has a Masters in Computing Science from Imperial College London.

Josh’s Most Recent Posts

October 17, 2025

Top 9 Trend Radar Tools & Software

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October 17, 2025

Top 9 Trend Radar Tools & Software

There’s no shortage of trend radar tools available, but you’ve likely noticed that the trends they highlight can vary significantly. To help you identify the platforms that deli...

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October 16, 2025

7 Top Gartner Competitors & Alternatives (2025)

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October 16, 2025

7 Top Gartner Competitors & Alternatives (2025)

Gartner is a leading research and advisory company that delivers technology insights and consulting services to business leaders. If you’re looking for trusted information on tr...

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October 15, 2025

7 Top Glimpse Trends Alternatives (2025)

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October 15, 2025

7 Top Glimpse Trends Alternatives (2025)

Google Trends Supercharged is a Chrome extension made by Glimpse, a trend-spotting platform. Glimpse also offers a searchable website and a trend newsletter that gives you furt...

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October 09, 2025

60 Growing AI Companies & Startups (2025)

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October 09, 2025

60 Growing AI Companies & Startups (2025)

Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform industries ranging from medicine to sales to software development. And this potential is finally being realized. The AI in...

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August 19, 2025

44 Trending Products to Sell (2025)

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August 19, 2025

44 Trending Products to Sell (2025)

This is our regularly updated list of trending products to sell online. Using our proprietary trend-spotting technology, we’ve identified 44 products that are seeing rapid growt...

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July 29, 2025

When Will ChatGPT-6 Be Released? (August 2025)

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July 29, 2025

When Will ChatGPT-6 Be Released? (August 2025)

OpenAI has officially released GPT-5, marking a significant leap forward in artificial intelligence. But AI analysts are already talking about what GPT-6 might look like. The re...

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