In its own words on X: "AWS is the world's most comprehensive cloud, enabling organizations to accelerate innovation, reduce costs, and scale more efficiently." AWS posted the Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd launch from @awscloud on Aug 31, 2026.

How many views did AWS Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd get on X?

2,742,408 views. AWS posted it from @awscloud on Aug 31, 2026, and the post has 122 likes, 10 reposts, 3 quotes, 8 replies and 17 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.

Was AWS Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd a big launch on X?

It ranks #278 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 90% of them and 16x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.01%, against a median of 0.48%.

How did AWS Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd do on X?

AWS posted the Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd launch from @awscloud on Aug 31, 2026. The post has 2,742,408 views, 122 likes, 10 reposts, 3 quotes and 8 replies, an engagement rate of 0.01%. It ranks #278 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.

AWS Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd launch post media — Aug 31, 2026 · 2,742,408 views

16xthe median launch175K median views
#278of the launches we trackout of 2839
1.2xits own following2,236,148 followers

Views: 2.7M
Likes: 122
Reposts: 10
Quotes: 3
Replies: 8
Bookmarks: 17

What would these views cost to buy?

At $100 per 1,000 views, the rate a brand pays an agency charging $100K for one million views, 2.7M views would cost $274K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $69K.

The post reached about 1.2 views for every follower of @awscloud.

What launched?

AWS launched Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd instances, powered by the AWS Graviton5 processor with up to 25% better performance for memory-intensive workloads.

How does it compare with other launches?

AWS Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd has more views than 90% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 16x the median launch's 175K views.

AWS Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd2.7M
Median tracked launch175K
#1: xAI Voice Cloning204M

Views on the launch post, read from X on Nov 14, 2026.

Metric	AWS Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd	Median launch
Views	2.7M	175K
Engagement rate	0.01%	0.48%
Views per follower	1.2	2.8
Quote posts	3	27
Saves per 10K views	0.1	14.2

Other AWS launches we track: AWS Local Zone in Athens (3M views). All 2 AWS launches, or every infrastructure launch.

Against launches like it

A launch only means something against comparable ones. These are the groups it belongs to, and where it sits in each.

Compared with	Launches	Median views	This one	Rank
Infrastructure launches	159	74.3K	37x	#9
Accounts over 1M followers	224	2.2M	1.2x	#103
Image launch posts	620	143.1K	19x	#58
Every launch	2,839	175K	16x	#278

What this launch shows

From an account with 2.2M followers, the post reached 1.2 times the account's following. Launches from accounts over 1M followers reach a median of 0.5 times their following, so this one went about 2.3 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 103 of 224 launches from accounts that size.

It drew 3 quote posts, 0.0 per 10,000 views against a median of 1.7. Fewer people than usual added their own take, and a quote post is what carries a launch to audiences the account does not have.

The first line is "Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd instances are now available, with up to 25% better performance for memory-intensive workloads.". The post runs 23 words, against a median of 39 for launch posts here, and leads with an image: image launches have a median of 143.1K views, against 186.1K for the rest.

There is no link in the post. Launch posts without a link have a median of 184.9K views in the tracker.

It went out on a Monday (UTC). Monday launches have a median of 181.4K views; the strongest day is Tuesday at 192.3K.

Every comparison is against the 2839 launches in the tracker, read on Nov 14, 2026. Medians, not averages. See the state of launches on X for the full breakdown.

Questions about this launch

What is AWS?: In its own words on X: "AWS is the world's most comprehensive cloud, enabling organizations to accelerate innovation, reduce costs, and scale more efficiently." AWS posted the Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd launch from @awscloud on Aug 31, 2026.
How many views did AWS Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd get on X?: 2,742,408 views. AWS posted it from @awscloud on Aug 31, 2026, and the post has 122 likes, 10 reposts, 3 quotes, 8 replies and 17 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
Was AWS Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd a big launch on X?: It ranks #278 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 90% of them and 16x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.01%, against a median of 0.48%.
What would 2.7M views on X cost to buy?: At $100 per 1,000 views, the rate a brand pays an agency charging $100K for one million views, 2.7M views would cost $274K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $69K.

Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/aws-amazon-ec2-r9g-and-r9gd, read from the post on X on Nov 14, 2026. Free to cite with a link (CC BY 4.0). Get every launch as JSON.