How did Gumroad CLI do on X?
Gumroad posted the Gumroad CLI launch from @gumroad on Apr 20, 2026. The post has 477,671 views, 298 likes, 24 reposts, 10 quotes and 39 replies, an engagement rate of 0.08%. It ranks #940 of the 2,981 launches Gridd tracks.
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- 2.7xthe median launch177.5K median views
- #940of the launches we trackout of 2,981
- 2.4xits own following199,951 followers
- Views
- 477.7K
- Likes
- 298
- Reposts
- 24
- Quotes
- 10
- Replies
- 39
- Bookmarks
- 144
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, 477.7K views would cost $48K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 2.1x what this post got, for about $25K.
The post reached about 2.4 views for every follower of @gumroad.
What launched?
Gumroad launched the Gumroad CLI, letting creators make products and manage their store from the terminal with built-in OAuth and no API keys.
How does it compare with other launches?
Gumroad CLI has more views than 68% of the 2,981 launches Gridd tracks: 2.7x the median launch's 177.5K views.
- Gumroad CLI477.7K
- Median tracked launch177.5K
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| Metric | Gumroad CLI | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 477.7K | 177.5K |
| Engagement rate | 0.08% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Quote posts | 10 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 3.0 | 13.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer tools launches | 607 | 111.2K | 4.3x | #142 |
| Accounts 100K to 1M followers | 973 | 241.4K | 2.0x | #318 |
| Video launch posts | 2,021 | 192K | 2.5x | #680 |
| Every launch | 2,981 | 177.5K | 2.7x | #940 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 200K followers, the post reached 2.4 times the account's following. Launches from accounts 100K to 1M followers reach a median of 0.9 times their following, so this one went about 2.5 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 318 of 973 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 10 quote posts, 0.2 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 "Launching the Gumroad CLI.". The post runs 25 words, against a median of 39 for launch posts here, and leads with a video: video launches have a median of 192K views, against 142.1K for the rest.
There is no link in the post. Launch posts without a link have a median of 187.9K views in the tracker.
It went out on a Monday (UTC). Monday launches have a median of 187.8K views; the strongest day is Tuesday at 197.9K.
Every comparison is against the 2,981 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 Gumroad?
- In its own words on X: "sell stuff and see what sticks" Gumroad posted the Gumroad CLI launch from @gumroad on Apr 20, 2026.
- How many views did Gumroad CLI get on X?
- 477,671 views. Gumroad posted it from @gumroad on Apr 20, 2026, and the post has 298 likes, 24 reposts, 10 quotes, 39 replies and 144 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was Gumroad CLI a big launch on X?
- It ranks #940 of the 2,981 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 68% of them and 2.7x the median launch's 177.5K views. Its engagement rate is 0.08%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 477.7K 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, 477.7K views would cost $48K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 2.1x what this post got, for about $25K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/gumroad-cli, 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.