How did Lightreel AI Meta Ads Dataset do on X?
Lightreel AI posted the Meta Ads Dataset launch from @lightreelai on Sep 9, 2026. The post has 1,813,507 views, 3,185 likes, 270 reposts, 68 quotes and 101 replies, an engagement rate of 0.2%. It ranks #378 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
Introducing the largest Meta ads dataset, ever. Over 3 million ads analyzed... yesterday Ask Lightreel: "Find me all Granola paid influencers" "What do good street interviews do?" "Write better hooks for my ads" Try it for free! (PS — Every pixel in this video is a Meta ad)
- 10xthe median launch175K median views
- #378of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 204xits own following8,880 followers
- Views
- 1.8M
- Likes
- 3.2K
- Reposts
- 270
- Quotes
- 68
- Replies
- 101
- Bookmarks
- 6.2K
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, 1.8M views would cost $181K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $45K.
The post reached about 204 views for every follower of @lightreelai.
What launched?
Lightreel launched a dataset of more than 3 million analyzed Meta ads that users can query to find influencers and improve ad hooks.
How does it compare with other launches?
Lightreel AI Meta Ads Dataset has more views than 87% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 10x the median launch's 175K views.
- Lightreel AI Meta Ads Dataset1.8M
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | Lightreel AI Meta Ads Dataset | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 1.8M | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.2% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 204 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 68 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 34.1 | 14.2 |
Other Lightreel AI launches we track: Lightreel AI Claude Marketing MCP (1.3M views), Lightreel AI Virality prediction (692.4K views), Lightreel Creator finder (517.6K views) and Lightreel AI Lightreel (401.4K views). All 5 Lightreel AI launches, or every ai 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI launches | 1,462 | 263K | 6.9x | #238 |
| Accounts under 10K followers | 571 | 131K | 14x | #34 |
| Video launch posts | 1,940 | 192.5K | 9.4x | #284 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 10x | #378 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 8.9K followers, the post reached 204 times the account's following. Launches from accounts under 10K followers reach a median of 61 times their following, so this one went about 3.3 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 34 of 571 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 68 quote posts, 0.4 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 "Introducing the largest Meta ads dataset, ever.". The post runs 48 words, against a median of 39 for launch posts here, and leads with a video: video launches have a median of 192.5K views, against 137.6K 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 Wednesday (UTC). Wednesday launches have a median of 178.8K 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 Lightreel AI?
- In its own words on X: "The first AI that doomscrolls for you. Find creators, write viral scripts, and go viral based on millions of TikToks, Reels, and Meta ads." Lightreel AI posted the Meta Ads Dataset launch from @lightreelai on Sep 9, 2026.
- How many views did Lightreel AI Meta Ads Dataset get on X?
- 1,813,507 views. Lightreel AI posted it from @lightreelai on Sep 9, 2026, and the post has 3,185 likes, 270 reposts, 68 quotes, 101 replies and 6,177 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was Lightreel AI Meta Ads Dataset a big launch on X?
- It ranks #378 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 87% of them and 10x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.2%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 1.8M 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, 1.8M views would cost $181K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $45K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/lightreel-ai-meta-ads-dataset, 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.