How did Obsidian Bases do on X?
Obsidian posted the Bases launch from @obsdmd on May 21, 2025. The post has 391,649 views, 4,140 likes, 378 reposts, 242 quotes and 113 replies, an engagement rate of 1.24%. It ranks #983 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
Introducing Bases, a new core plugin that lets you turn any set of notes into a powerful database. With Bases you can organize everything from projects to travel plans, reading lists, and more. Bases are now available in Obsidian 1.9.0 for early access users.
- 2.2xthe median launch175K median views
- #983of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 1.8xits own following221,446 followers
- Views
- 391.6K
- Likes
- 4.1K
- Reposts
- 378
- Quotes
- 242
- Replies
- 113
- Bookmarks
- 1.4K
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, 391.6K views would cost $39K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 2.6x what this post got, for about $25K.
The post reached about 1.8 views for every follower of @obsdmd.
What launched?
Obsidian launched Bases, a core plugin that turns any set of notes into a database.
How does it compare with other launches?
Obsidian Bases has more views than 65% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 2.2x the median launch's 175K views.
- Obsidian Bases391.6K
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | Obsidian Bases | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 391.6K | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 1.24% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 1.8 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 242 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 35.5 | 14.2 |
Other Obsidian launches we track: Obsidian 1.12 (1.3M 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 | 4.9x | #33 |
| Accounts 100K to 1M followers | 909 | 252.6K | 1.6x | #337 |
| Image launch posts | 620 | 143.1K | 2.7x | #191 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 2.2x | #983 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 221.4K followers, the post reached 1.8 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 1.8 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 337 of 909 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 242 quote posts, 6.2 per 10,000 views against a median of 1.7. More 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 Bases, a new core plugin that lets you turn any set of notes into a powerful database. With Bases you can organize everything…". The post runs 44 words, against a median of 39 for launch posts here, and leads with an image: image launches have a median of 143.1K views, against 186.1K 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 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 Bases launch from @obsdmd on May 21, 2025.
- How many views did Obsidian Bases get on X?
- 391,649 views. Obsidian posted it from @obsdmd on May 21, 2025, and the post has 4,140 likes, 378 reposts, 242 quotes, 113 replies and 1,389 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was Obsidian Bases a big launch on X?
- It ranks #983 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 65% of them and 2.2x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 1.24%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 391.6K 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, 391.6K views would cost $39K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 2.6x what this post got, for about $25K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/obsidian-bases, 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.