How did Perplexity Comet do on X?
Perplexity posted the Comet launch from @perplexity_ai on Jul 9, 2025. The post has 1,726,120 views, 6,474 likes, 626 reposts, 392 quotes and 490 replies, an engagement rate of 0.46%. It ranks #392 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
Comet is here. A web browser built for today’s internet.
- 9.9xthe median launch175K median views
- #392of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 3.4xits own following511,996 followers
- Views
- 1.7M
- Likes
- 6.5K
- Reposts
- 626
- Quotes
- 392
- Replies
- 490
- Bookmarks
- 1.7K
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, 1.7M views would cost $173K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $43K.
The post reached about 3.4 views for every follower of @perplexity_ai.
What launched?
Perplexity launched Comet, an AI-powered web browser built for today's internet.
How does it compare with other launches?
Perplexity Comet has more views than 86% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 9.9x the median launch's 175K views.
- Perplexity Comet1.7M
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | Perplexity Comet | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 1.7M | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.46% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 3.4 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 392 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 10.1 | 14.2 |
Other Perplexity launches we track: Perplexity Computer (38.3M views), Perplexity Personal Computer (13.5M views), Grok 4.5 in Perplexity Computer (3.1M views), GPT-6 Astra in Perplexity Computer (1.8M views), Perplexity Email Assistant (1.3M views), Perplexity Portable Computer (1.2M views). All 41 Perplexity launches, or every consumer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer launches | 98 | 256.5K | 6.7x | #14 |
| Accounts 100K to 1M followers | 909 | 252.6K | 6.8x | #120 |
| Video launch posts | 1,940 | 192.5K | 9.0x | #293 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 9.9x | #392 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 512K followers, the post reached 3.4 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 3.4 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 120 of 909 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 392 quote posts, 2.3 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 "Comet is here.". The post runs 10 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 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 Perplexity?
- In its own words on X: "Curiosity changes everything. Download our free app on iOS, Mac, Windows, and Android." Perplexity posted the Comet launch from @perplexity_ai on Jul 9, 2025.
- How many views did Perplexity Comet get on X?
- 1,726,120 views. Perplexity posted it from @perplexity_ai on Jul 9, 2025, and the post has 6,474 likes, 626 reposts, 392 quotes, 490 replies and 1,743 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was Perplexity Comet a big launch on X?
- It ranks #392 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 86% of them and 9.9x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.46%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 1.7M 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, 1.7M views would cost $173K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $43K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/perplexity-comet, 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.