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What's Trending Bangalore

A living map of what's actually trending in Bengaluru — upvoted by the people who went

Who

People in Bengaluru deciding where to go this weekend — locals bored of the same spots and newcomers with no local network to ask.

Why

Discovery in a big city is broken. What's worth going to right now is scattered across Instagram stories that vanish in 24 hours, Reddit threads, and group-chat word of mouth — none of it on a map, none of it with memory. You either default to the same three places or gamble on a spot that peaked six months ago. The job to be done: see what's genuinely trending near me, right now, and trust that the signal is fresh.

What

A map-first community platform where trending spots visually pulse and grow with real activity. People upvote places, drop tips, and add new spots — think Instagram discovery on a map, but with memory.

  • Map-first interface where popular spots pulse and grow based on live community activity
  • Upvote and comment on spots; anyone can submit a new place, gated by review moderation
  • A recency-weighted trending score — spots earn 'Trending' and 'Hot' status, then fade as they cool
  • Filter discovery by intent: food, drinks, nightlife, outdoors, art & culture, experiences, and this-weekend events
  • Automated ingestion from Reddit and event feeds to seed the map beyond manual submissions
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Impact

Map-firstdiscovery, not another list
14-daydecay window for trending
1.5×weight on comments vs. votes
8discovery categories

How — architecture

Community
Reddit
YouTube

signals

Next.js ingestion

scripts

Supabase

PostgreSQL + auth

Trending score

14-day decay

MapLibre

pulsing map

Built with

FrontendNext.js, React, MapLibre GL, Supercluster, Tailwind CSS
BackendSupabase (PostgreSQL, Google OAuth, moderation)
DataReddit + YouTube ingestion, Google Gemini enrichment
OpsVercel, admin approval queue, email newsletter