Can you provide any insights?
factoring in growth, my guess is about 7-8m average.
i'm extremely skeptical that the reddit blackout caused any spike in HN. they're quite different audiences. if i'm going to /r/animecatgirls i'm not coming to HN. if i'm going to /r/MachineLearning i don't get nearly the same thing.
most people would be going to discord/lemmy.