Exploding Topics Expands Trend Spotting to GitHub & Kickstarter

Exploding Topics is expanding the data sources we use to pick, quantify, and validate emerging trends with two new channels: GitHub and Kickstarter.

As the leading platform where the latest tech developments and software show up first, GitHub will allow Exploding Topics’ discovery engine to catch more trends with greater data accuracy.

Kickstarter is a fantastic source for finding emerging tech gadgets and products. It sharpens Exploding Topics’ ability to predict product trends with more confidence.

Why GitHub and Kickstarter?

Our trend detection system already covers a lot of ground. But catching trends at their earliest possible moment is still the priority.

GitHub and Kickstarter are both places where fresh ideas in software, AI, and tech are born before the wider industry catches on.

With these platforms folded into our existing network of data streams, the Exploding Topics app can detect more trends at the very beginning of their lifecycle.

That means a richer pool of product and topic ideas, so you can beat competitors even faster than before.

Besides, discovery isn’t the only benefit.

These new sources also help validate and refine growth and popularity metrics for trends we’ve found elsewhere, boosting quality of data all-around.

Software and AI Trends with GitHub Trending

There’s hardly a better place on the web for digging out developer, AI, and tech trends than GitHub.

The Exploding Topics algorithm now has a direct pipeline to pull trending data from popular repositories in GitHub Trending.

Already, our system has caught software and AI trends like shared AI, agent framework, parallel agents, and foundation model.

We scrape GitHub trending data daily, applying the same intelligence ET uses across all our other sources so you’re never short on fresh, data-backed leads.

At the same time, the system actively filters out repositories that are already mature and unlikely to move the needle for your business.

The goal is always to surface trends with enough runway left to make a real impact and drive your business forward.

Spotting Physical Product Innovations with Kickstarter Trending

Adding crowdfunding demand to our mix of signals broadens what our algorithm can detect, and Kickstarter is the premier platform for gauging crowdfunding activity for tech gadgets and consumer goods.

Smart desk assistant and AI display glasses are two prominent examples of early consumer demand that our monitor captured on Kickstarter.

Data quality and relevance stay the priority, which is why we scan the Kickstarter popular/discover pages daily for the freshest consumer product trends.

But even the best data sources are prone to noise.

That’s why Exploding Topics filters out trends with non-commercial or creator intent in categories like music, art books, and fiction.

Instead, we stay focused on product design and targeted technology, so what we surface is relevant to your business and product strategy.

Find Your Next Successful Topic or Product with Confidence

Winning ideas aren’t tied to a single platform. That’s exactly why a wide range of sources matters for finding promising trends backed by accurate growth and volume metrics.

GitHub and Kickstarter push Exploding Topics’ trend detection capabilities further across some key use cases.

• E-commerce & Product Teams: Find physical product ideas before they become popular.
• VCs & Investors: Identify emerging software tools and promising startups early.
• Tech Leaders & Developers: Stay ahead of paradigm shifts in AI infrastructure and developer workflows.

Use the Exploding Topics database to find trends ahead of your competitors today.