At Product Hunt, we distinguish between personal and company accounts to help keep contributions authentic and human-led.
Additionally, account restrictions on Product Hunt also include an account age requirement, ensuring that accounts must be older than one week to launch products.
Account Age Restrictions
To launch a product on Product Hunt, your account must be at least one week old. This policy helps maintain the integrity of the platform by ensuring that new accounts are not created solely for promotional purposes.
A personal account is an account that uses a full name, a personal profile picture, and optionally includes a bio or social links. This helps to ensure that you have access to posting products, commenting, and voting.
Personal account = Ryan Hoover
A company account is one that uses a company's name or a brand's name and information. If your name is the same as a domain for a website, that's a company account. Company accounts have limited access as they cannot post products, comment, or vote on the platform. This ensures that community engagement remains authentic.
Company account = Product Hunt
Only personal accounts are eligible to contribute
(submit products/forums, comment, or otherwise engage)
on Product Hunt.
This helps ensure that conversations and launches are led by real people, not brand accounts or bots. Product Hunt prioritizes personal accounts to foster trust and genuine interactions within the community.
How to convert a company account to a personal account
If you initially created a company account follow these steps:
Ensure that your username is not the same as a company domain and include a brief personal bio to complete your profile.
Go to My Details
Add your full name
Add a personal profile picture
(Optional) Add a social link and/or a bio
General Tips for Successful Product Launches
Plan ahead to ensure your account meets all eligibility requirements.
Engage with the community by commenting and voting to build credibility.