How did Obsidian 1.12 do on X?
Obsidian posted the Obsidian 1.12 launch from @obsdmd on Feb 27, 2026. The post has 1,321,923 views, 6,445 likes, 565 reposts, 209 quotes and 160 replies, an engagement rate of 0.56%. It ranks #483 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
Obsidian 1.12 is now available to everyone! - Obsidian CLI - Bases search - Image resizing - Automatically clean up unused images - Better copy/paste into rich text apps like Google Docs - Native iOS share sheet
- 7.6xthe median launch175K median views
- #483of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 6.0xits own following221,453 followers
- Views
- 1.3M
- Likes
- 6.4K
- Reposts
- 565
- Quotes
- 209
- Replies
- 160
- Bookmarks
- 3.1K
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, 1.3M views would cost $132K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $33K.
The post reached about 6.0 views for every follower of @obsdmd.
What launched?
Obsidian launched version 1.12, adding an Obsidian CLI, Bases search, image resizing, automatic cleanup of unused images and a native iOS share sheet.
How does it compare with other launches?
Obsidian 1.12 has more views than 83% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 7.6x the median launch's 175K views.
- Obsidian 1.121.3M
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | Obsidian 1.12 | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 1.3M | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.56% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 6.0 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 209 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 23.3 | 14.2 |
Other Obsidian launches we track: Obsidian Bases (391.6K views), Obsidian 1.13 (273.4K views), Obsidian 1.11 (192.8K views), Obsidian Community site (171.1K views), Obsidian Web Clipper 1.0 (169.6K views), Obsidian 1.14 (169.4K views). All 12 Obsidian launches, or every productivity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Productivity launches | 179 | 80.7K | 16x | #16 |
| Accounts 100K to 1M followers | 909 | 252.6K | 5.2x | #152 |
| Video launch posts | 1,940 | 192.5K | 6.9x | #361 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 7.6x | #483 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 221.5K followers, the post reached 6.0 times the account's following. Launches from accounts 100K to 1M followers reach a median of 1.0 times their following, so this one went about 6.1 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 152 of 909 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 209 quote posts, 1.6 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 "Obsidian 1.12 is now available to everyone!". The post runs 37 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 Friday (UTC). Friday launches have a median of 162.2K 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 Obsidian?
- In its own words on X: "The free and flexible app for your private thoughts. For help and deeper discussions, join our community" Obsidian posted the Obsidian 1.12 launch from @obsdmd on Feb 27, 2026.
- How many views did Obsidian 1.12 get on X?
- 1,321,923 views. Obsidian posted it from @obsdmd on Feb 27, 2026, and the post has 6,445 likes, 565 reposts, 209 quotes, 160 replies and 3,084 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was Obsidian 1.12 a big launch on X?
- It ranks #483 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 83% of them and 7.6x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.56%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 1.3M 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, 1.3M views would cost $132K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $33K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/obsidian-1-12, 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.