How did Obsidian 1.8.1 early access do on X?
Obsidian posted the Obsidian 1.8.1 early access launch from @obsdmd on Jan 7, 2025. The post has 31,294 views, 147 likes, 15 reposts, 1 quotes and 10 replies, an engagement rate of 0.55%. It ranks #2920 of the 3,785 launches Gridd tracks.
Obsidian 1.8.1 (early access) is now available to Catalyst members for desktop and mobile! It includes several new commands and improvements for the Web Viewer plugin, along with a brand new onboarding flow for the mobile app.
- 26%the median launch119.4K median views
- #2920of the launches we trackout of 3,785
- 0.1xits own following221,459 followers
- Views
- 31.3K
- Likes
- 147
- Reposts
- 15
- Quotes
- 1
- Replies
- 10
- Bookmarks
- 11
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, 31.3K views would cost $3K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 32x what this post got, for about $25K.
The post reached about 0.1 views for every follower of @obsdmd.
What launched?
Obsidian released version 1.8.1 in early access to Catalyst members, with new Web Viewer commands and a new mobile onboarding flow.
How does it compare with other launches?
Obsidian 1.8.1 early access has more views than 23% of the 3,785 launches Gridd tracks: 26% of the median launch's 119.4K views.
- Obsidian 1.8.1 early access31.3K
- Median tracked launch119.4K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | Obsidian 1.8.1 early access | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 31.3K | 119.4K |
| Engagement rate | 0.55% | 0.58% |
| Views per follower | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Quote posts | 1 | 20 |
| Saves per 10K views | 3.5 | 15.0 |
Other Obsidian launches we track: Obsidian 1.12 (1.3M views), Obsidian Bases (391.7K 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 33 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 | 301 | 47.2K | 66% | #172 |
| Accounts 100K to 1M followers | 1,516 | 113.9K | 27% | #1195 |
| Text-only launch posts | 418 | 72.1K | 43% | #291 |
| Every launch | 3,785 | 119.4K | 26% | #2920 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 221.5K followers, the post reached 0.1 times the account's following. Launches from accounts 100K to 1M followers reach a median of 0.5 times their following, so this one went about 27% as far as usual for its size. It ranks 1195 of 1516 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 1 quote posts, 0.3 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 1.8.1 (early access) is now available to Catalyst members for desktop and mobile!". The post runs 37 words, against a median of 38 for launch posts here, and leads with no media: text-only launches have a median of 72.1K views, against 125K for the rest.
There is no link in the post. Launch posts without a link have a median of 127.4K views in the tracker.
It went out on a Tuesday (UTC). Tuesday launches have a median of 137.9K views, the strongest day in the tracker.
Every comparison is against the 3,785 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 1.8.1 early access launch from @obsdmd on Jan 7, 2025.
- How many views did Obsidian 1.8.1 early access get on X?
- 31,294 views. Obsidian posted it from @obsdmd on Jan 7, 2025, and the post has 147 likes, 15 reposts, 1 quotes, 10 replies and 11 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was Obsidian 1.8.1 early access a big launch on X?
- It ranks #2920 of the 3,785 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 23% of them and 26% of the median launch's 119.4K views. Its engagement rate is 0.55%, against a median of 0.58%.
- What would 31.3K 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, 31.3K views would cost $3K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 32x what this post got, for about $25K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/obsidian-1-8-1-early-access, 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.