How did OpenAI ChatGPT for Excel do on X?
OpenAI posted the ChatGPT for Excel launch from @sherwinwu on Mar 5, 2026. The post has 1,247,953 views, 2,218 likes, 210 reposts, 38 quotes and 95 replies, an engagement rate of 0.21%. It ranks #508 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
ChatGPT for Excel is here! GPT-5.4 is shockingly good at performing Excel manipulations. In particular, it's been impressive at handling work when thrown into complex existing spreadsheets. Available for Plus, Pro, Enterprise, Business, and Edu users! https://chatgpt.com/apps/spreadsheets
- 7.1xthe median launch175K median views
- #508of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 39xits own following32,234 followers
- Views
- 1.2M
- Likes
- 2.2K
- Reposts
- 210
- Quotes
- 38
- Replies
- 95
- 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, 1.2M views would cost $125K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $31K.
The post reached about 39 views for every follower of @sherwinwu.
What launched?
OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Excel, powered by GPT-5.4, which handles manipulations in complex existing spreadsheets for paid plans.
How does it compare with other launches?
OpenAI ChatGPT for Excel has more views than 82% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 7.1x the median launch's 175K views.
- OpenAI ChatGPT for Excel1.2M
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | OpenAI ChatGPT for Excel | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 1.2M | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.21% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 39 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 38 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 11.3 | 14.2 |
Other OpenAI launches we track: OpenAI ChatGPT for Google Sheets (36.4K views), OpenAI ChatGPT for Word (18.8K views) and OpenAI $100 ChatGPT Business seat (15.5K views). All 4 OpenAI 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 | 15x | #17 |
| Accounts 10K to 100K followers | 1,135 | 99.4K | 13x | #150 |
| Text-only launch posts | 279 | 122.7K | 10x | #31 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 7.1x | #508 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 32.2K followers, the post reached 39 times the account's following. Launches from accounts 10K to 100K followers reach a median of 3.1 times their following, so this one went about 13 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 150 of 1135 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 38 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 "ChatGPT for Excel is here!". The post runs 36 words, against a median of 39 for launch posts here, and leads with no media: text-only launches have a median of 122.7K views, against 183.4K for the rest.
There is a link in the post. Launch posts with a link have a median of 160.8K views in the tracker.
It went out on a Thursday (UTC). Thursday launches have a median of 162.1K 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
- How many views did OpenAI ChatGPT for Excel get on X?
- 1,247,953 views. OpenAI posted it from @sherwinwu on Mar 5, 2026, and the post has 2,218 likes, 210 reposts, 38 quotes, 95 replies and 1,415 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was OpenAI ChatGPT for Excel a big launch on X?
- It ranks #508 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 82% of them and 7.1x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.21%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 1.2M 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, 1.2M views would cost $125K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $31K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/openai-chatgpt-for-excel, 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.