> AI is the most common category on IndieNeed: 173 of 690 (25%) live launches, ahead of Productivity (89) and Developer Tools (51). 576 of 690 (83%)… Page: https://www.indieneed.com/research/indie-launches - [Home](https://www.indieneed.com/) - [Research](https://www.indieneed.com/research) - Indie Launch Statistics # Indie Launch Statistics 2026: 690 Launches Analyzed Categories, pricing models, platforms and open-source share of every live product on IndieNeed. Data last updated 6 November 2026. ## Key findings - AI is the most common category on IndieNeed: 173 of 690 (25%) live launches, ahead of Productivity (89) and Developer Tools (51). [Link to this finding](https://www.indieneed.com/research/indie-launches#top-category) - 576 of 690 (83%) launches can be used for free: 340 list a free pricing model and 236 freemium. The other 114 charge from the start (paid, subscription or one-time). [Link to this finding](https://www.indieneed.com/research/indie-launches#free-to-use) - Free is more common than freemium: 340 (49%) against 236 (34%). [Link to this finding](https://www.indieneed.com/research/indie-launches#free-vs-freemium) - 20 of 690 (3%) live launches are marked open source by their makers. [Link to this finding](https://www.indieneed.com/research/indie-launches#open-source) - Of 221 launches that list their platforms, 179 (81%) run on the web and 42 (19%) on iOS or Android. [Link to this finding](https://www.indieneed.com/research/indie-launches#platforms) - 630 makers have live launches on IndieNeed; 58 of 630 (9%) of them have launched more than one product. [Link to this finding](https://www.indieneed.com/research/indie-launches#repeat-makers) - Launches span 39 categories; the five largest hold 389 of 690 (56%) of them. [Link to this finding](https://www.indieneed.com/research/indie-launches#category-spread) ## Breakdowns ### Launches by category (of 690 live launches) | Group | Count | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | AI | 173 | 25% | | Productivity | 89 | 13% | | Developer Tools | 51 | 7% | | Finance | 41 | 6% | | Marketing | 35 | 5% | | Education | 29 | 4% | | Design Tools | 27 | 4% | | Health & Fitness | 21 | 3% | | Gaming | 15 | 2% | | Video | 15 | 2% | | E-Commerce | 14 | 2% | | SEO | 14 | 2% | | Analytics | 13 | 2% | | Social Media | 13 | 2% | | Data | 12 | 2% | | Other (24 categories) | 128 | 19% | ### Launches by pricing model (of 690 launches with a pricing model) | Group | Count | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | 340 | 49% | | Freemium | 236 | 34% | | Paid | 53 | 8% | | Subscription | 39 | 6% | | One-time purchase | 22 | 3% | ### Launches by platform (of 221 launches that list platforms) | Group | Count | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Web | 179 | 81% | | Android | 32 | 14% | | iOS | 32 | 14% | | API | 20 | 9% | | macOS | 19 | 9% | | Windows | 19 | 9% | | Browser extension | 16 | 7% | | Linux | 8 | 4% | A product can list several platforms, so the shares add up to more than 100%. ## Questions this data answers ### What is the most common category of indie product launches? AI is the most common category on IndieNeed: 173 of 690 (25%) live launches, ahead of Productivity (89) and Developer Tools (51). [Link to this answer](https://www.indieneed.com/research/indie-launches#faq-top-category) ### Are most indie products free? 576 of 690 (83%) launches can be used for free: 340 list a free pricing model and 236 freemium. The other 114 charge from the start (paid, subscription or one-time). [Link to this answer](https://www.indieneed.com/research/indie-launches#faq-free) ### How many indie launches are open source? 20 of 690 (3%) live launches are marked open source by their makers. [Link to this answer](https://www.indieneed.com/research/indie-launches#faq-open-source) ## Methodology - Source: every live product on IndieNeed (690 at the last update). Drafts, products waiting for review, scheduled launches and rejected submissions are not counted. - Category, pricing model, platforms and the open-source mark are chosen by each maker when they submit. Staff review free listings before they go live, but these fields are the maker's own description. - Upvotes and reviews are not analysed here: most products have too few for a reliable figure. - A finding with fewer than 20 products behind it is not stated. Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number, so groups may not add up to exactly 100. - The numbers are recomputed from the database every few hours. The last-updated date is when a counted product last changed. ## How to cite this page IndieNeed, "Indie Launch Statistics 2026: 690 Launches Analyzed", November 2026, https://www.indieneed.com/research/indie-launches [All research](https://www.indieneed.com/research) [Live site stats](https://www.indieneed.com/stats) [All categories](https://www.indieneed.com/categories) [Today's launches](https://www.indieneed.com/launches/today) --- Source: IndieNeed (https://www.indieneed.com). 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