HackManchester 2017 in Numbers

We had a superb time covering the 2017 Hack Manchester engineering-fest.

Below are some of the most impressive stats about this year’s event, and can’t wait to be back in the middle of the action next year!

Hacker Demographics


  • 66 teams


  • 230 hackers


  • 85%


  • 15%


Huge Geographical Reach


  • Hackers came in from 11 cities


  • with over 1000 miles travelled


Challenge Stats

Ombudsman was the most popular challenge with 17 projects, followed by Dunnhumby (16), GCHQ (14), Co-op (10), MediaBurst/Clockwork SMS (9), Texecom (5) and Carbon Co-op (2).

Note: Teams can do more than 1 challenge.

playbyplay Coverage Stats

Covered by 2 chroniclers.

Capturing & sharing 379 moments.

Live coverage followed from 8 countries