How did Obsidian 1.7 do on X?
Obsidian posted the Obsidian 1.7 launch from @obsdmd on Oct 16, 2024. The post has 114,675 views, 805 likes, 62 reposts, 16 quotes and 23 replies, an engagement rate of 0.79%. It ranks #1742 of the 2,981 launches Gridd tracks.
Obsidian 1.7 is now available for desktop and mobile! This update makes Obsidian much faster to load, and reduces memory usage. You should see significant performance improvements across all platforms. More highlights: - The new Sync History view shows a list of edits across the vault, useful when collaborating on a shared vault. Activate it using the "Sync: Show Sync history" command. - You can now click inside a page preview to edit it without opening the note. - Several improvements to Obsidian URI new and addition of daily. - There is a new tool (General → Advanced) to show the app load time. - Views now load only when visible. This might cause issues with some plugins, make sure to update your plugins. - Renaming files is now faster in large vaults.
- 65%the median launch177.5K median views
- #1742of the launches we trackout of 2,981
- 0.5xits own following221,455 followers
- Views
- 114.7K
- Likes
- 805
- Reposts
- 62
- Quotes
- 16
- Replies
- 23
- Bookmarks
- 78
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, 114.7K views would cost $11K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 8.7x what this post got, for about $25K.
The post reached about 0.5 views for every follower of @obsdmd.
What launched?
Obsidian released version 1.7 for desktop and mobile, with faster load times, lower memory use and a new Sync History view.
How does it compare with other launches?
Obsidian 1.7 has more views than 42% of the 2,981 launches Gridd tracks: 65% of the median launch's 177.5K views.
- Obsidian 1.7114.7K
- Median tracked launch177.5K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | Obsidian 1.7 | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 114.7K | 177.5K |
| Engagement rate | 0.79% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Quote posts | 16 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 6.8 | 13.7 |
Other Obsidian launches we track: Obsidian 1.12 (1.3M views), 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). All 20 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 | 209 | 82.1K | 1.4x | #79 |
| Accounts 100K to 1M followers | 973 | 241.4K | 48% | #644 |
| Image launch posts | 660 | 151.4K | 76% | #364 |
| Every launch | 2,981 | 177.5K | 65% | #1742 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 221.5K followers, the post reached 0.5 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 55% as far as usual for its size. It ranks 644 of 973 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 16 quote posts, 1.4 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 "Obsidian 1.7 is now available for desktop and mobile!". The post runs 133 words, against a median of 39 for launch posts here, and leads with an image: image launches have a median of 151.4K views, against 186.1K 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 Wednesday (UTC). Wednesday launches have a median of 171.3K 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 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 1.7 launch from @obsdmd on Oct 16, 2024.
- How many views did Obsidian 1.7 get on X?
- 114,675 views. Obsidian posted it from @obsdmd on Oct 16, 2024, and the post has 805 likes, 62 reposts, 16 quotes, 23 replies and 78 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was Obsidian 1.7 a big launch on X?
- It ranks #1742 of the 2,981 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 42% of them and 65% of the median launch's 177.5K views. Its engagement rate is 0.79%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 114.7K 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, 114.7K views would cost $11K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 8.7x what this post got, for about $25K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/obsidian-1-7, 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.