Perplexity
Data confidence: HighAI-powered search engine. Answer engine that cites sources.
Founded by: Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho, Andy Konwinski
Perplexity has a Developer Momentum Index of 15, ranking #93 of 262 companies. Key metrics include 38 GitHub stars, $665M in total funding.
Developer Adoption
Developer Adoption
Developer ecosystem metrics, 30-day window
Active Contributors Trend
github contributors remained stable at 3 over the last 90 days.
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| Date | github contributors |
|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | 3 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 3 |
Key Signals
Developer Community Metrics
Metrics computed from HN discussion, GitHub activity, and funding data.
30-Day Trends
GitHub Stars
GitHub Stars grew from 28 to 38 (+35.7%) over the last 90 days.
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| Date | github stars |
|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2026 | 28 |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 29 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 32 |
| Feb 7, 2026 | 32 |
| Feb 8, 2026 | 32 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 32 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | 32 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | 33 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | 33 |
| Feb 14, 2026 | 33 |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 34 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 35 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | 35 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 35 |
| Feb 21, 2026 | 36 |
| Feb 22, 2026 | 37 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 37 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | 37 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | 37 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 38 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | 38 |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 38 |
HN Mentions
HN Mentions grew from 159 to 200 (+25.8%) over the last 90 days.
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| Date | hn mentions |
|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | 159 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | 153 |
| Jan 10, 2026 | 105 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 145 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | 139 |
| Jan 17, 2026 | 135 |
| Jan 18, 2026 | 141 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | 145 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | 144 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | 145 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | 143 |
| Jan 24, 2026 | 143 |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 142 |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 167 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 189 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | 188 |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 194 |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 201 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 205 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | 199 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | 180 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | 200 |
Funding Rounds
2025 · IVP
2024 · Daniel Gross
2024 · IVP
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2023 · NEA
2022 · Nat Friedman, Elad Gil
According to AI-Buzz, Perplexity has 3 active contributors in 30 days, ranks #12 in Foundation Models for HN discussion share (out of 33 tracked with 2.7% of HN discussion), with 0% positive developer sentiment (169 HN comments analyzed).
Source: https://www.ai-buzz.com/companies/perplexity?utm_source=citation&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=cite_this_data
Metrics derived from public APIs (HN Algolia, GitHub, npm/PyPI). Sentiment classified by AI. See methodology for details →
About
About
Description
AI-powered search engine. Answer engine that cites sources.
Estimated Company Size
51 - 100 employees
Website
perplexity.aiDetails
Founded
2022
Description
Perplexity reimagines search with AI. Provides direct answers with citations. Growing rapidly as Google Search alternative. Raised $73.6M Series B at $520M valuation.
Products & Tools
Perplexity AI
An AI-powered conversational answer engine that provides direct answers to user queries with real-time citations from web sources.
Data Confidence
ExcellentReflects profile completeness, metric freshness, and signal coverage.
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