I am not sure to be honest, hence “apparently”. It also might be the case that this is less important than the other points I mentioned.

I’m also not sure you could say you were “consistently” at #3 from 2007 to 2021. That would be like saying you were “consistently” at #5 from 2007 to 2025.

Let’s check other periods:

From 2020 to 2021, you are ranked #13 [1].

From 2018 to 2019, you are ranked #26 [2].

From 2017 to 2018, you are ranked #15 [3].

From 2015 to 2016, you are ranked #179 [4].

From 2014 to 2015, you are ranked #33 [5].

[1]: https://refactoringenglish.com/tools/hn-popularity/?start=20...

[2]: https://refactoringenglish.com/tools/hn-popularity/?start=20...

[3]: https://refactoringenglish.com/tools/hn-popularity/?start=20...

[4]: https://refactoringenglish.com/tools/hn-popularity/?start=20...

[5]: https://refactoringenglish.com/tools/hn-popularity/?start=20...