Registrations
11,081 curious developers, designers, and students registered across the haX.baby account system and the official Unstop hackathon portal.
An early-web hackathon with global scale. From 11,081 registrations and 3.8M+ impressions to builders from 15 different countries and a 45:55 diversity ratio — here is the live telemetry as we prepare for kickoff.

The build begins in
17 OCT 2026 / 17:17 IST
11,081 curious developers, designers, and students registered across the haX.baby account system and the official Unstop hackathon portal.
Over 3.8 million impressions generated organically across developer communities, student WhatsApp groups, tech Discord hubs, and peer sharing networks.
296 projects were submitted in the 48-hour sprint: 228 made the ranked results and about 68 were disqualified.
Participants from 15 different nations across 5 continents — from India and Japan to the United States, Germany, and Nigeria.
A refreshing 45:55 female-to-male ratio. Breaking traditional hackathon stereotypes with an exceptionally welcoming, cozy atmosphere.
$400 in cash prizes celebrating delightful creative builds, inventive nostalgic mechanics, and thoughtful engineering.
Builders are uniting across time zones to celebrate early-web creativity. Explore the global footprint of our 11,081 participants:
Baby's First Website was purposefully designed with zero gatekeeping, nostalgic whimsy, and cozy community moderation.
At 45% Female and 55% Male, our participant breakdown demonstrates that an inviting, non-intimidating theme inspires broader participation in frontend engineering.
Solo builders and small squads working side by side.
How Baby's First Website organically reached over 3.8 million screens across the developer ecosystem:
Pure organic developer discovery, peer-to-peer sharing, and grassroots community momentum.
Student developer circles, and coding fests.
X (Twitter), LinkedIn posts, developer memes, and peer shares.
College tech societies, campus ambassadors, and lab posters.
228 ranked entries plus about 68 disqualified, and how we kept it fair:
In many hackathons, teams bring pre-built solutions. For Baby's First Website, the core problem statement is sealed inside a cryptographic mystery box that unlocks simultaneously for everyone on 17 October 2026 at 17:17 IST.
Recognizing creative vision, early-web soul, and clean technical execution across four podium honors:
Google AI credits, exclusive haX merchandise package, verified champion certificate, and a core engineering interview opportunity.
Google AI credits, haX goodies bundle, and verified runner-up builder certificate.
Google AI credits, haX community perks, and verified podium builder certificate.
Google AI credits, haX digital swag pack, and verified finalist builder certificate.