{
  "topic": {
    "slug": "grew-traction-claims",
    "title": "Startups that raised their traction numbers",
    "rule": "A number the homepage claims (customers, users, transactions) grew by at least 10% since the previous check; both are quoted.",
    "record": "https://startuphistory.org/t/grew-traction-claims"
  },
  "as_of": "2026-11-09",
  "summary": "In Q4 2026 (to 9 November 2026), 11 startups raised a traction number on their homepage by at least 10%, out of 1,797 with at least two captures in the archive that quarter. These are observations in the archive, not a market-wide rate. Coverage differs by quarter.",
  "quarters": [
    {
      "quarter": "2026-Q4",
      "companies": 11,
      "checked": 1797
    },
    {
      "quarter": "2026-Q3",
      "companies": 2,
      "checked": 815
    },
    {
      "quarter": "2026-Q2",
      "companies": 0,
      "checked": 168
    },
    {
      "quarter": "2026-Q1",
      "companies": 0,
      "checked": 401
    },
    {
      "quarter": "2025-Q4",
      "companies": 1,
      "checked": 61
    },
    {
      "quarter": "2025-Q3",
      "companies": 0,
      "checked": 499
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 200,
    "total": 2,
    "pages": 1,
    "next": null
  },
  "changes": [
    {
      "company": "Creem",
      "record": "https://startuphistory.org/c/creem.io",
      "summary": "Now claims “190+ countries” on its homepage (was “100+ countries”).",
      "between": {
        "from": "2026-07-24T21:08:34.000Z",
        "to": "2026-09-27T21:31:22.000Z"
      },
      "counted_in": "2026-Q3",
      "evidence": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260927213122/https://www.creem.io/",
      "evidence_kind": "internet_archive"
    },
    {
      "company": "ClickMechanic",
      "record": "https://startuphistory.org/c/clickmechanic.com",
      "summary": "Now claims “212000+ Customer” on its homepage (was “192000+ Customer”).",
      "between": {
        "from": "2026-07-10T12:51:00.000Z",
        "to": "2026-07-28T08:04:28.000Z"
      },
      "counted_in": "2026-Q3",
      "evidence": "https://web.archive.org/web/20260728080428/https://www.clickmechanic.com/",
      "evidence_kind": "internet_archive"
    }
  ],
  "method": {
    "version": "messaging-v1",
    "description": "https://startuphistory.org/method"
  },
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "cite": "StartupHistory, “Startups that raised their traction numbers”, https://startuphistory.org/t/grew-traction-claims (accessed 9 November 2026)"
}