How did Starlink in Sao Tome and Principe do on X?
Starlink posted the Starlink in Sao Tome and Principe launch from @Starlink on Dec 11, 2025. The post has 2,702,173 views, 1,326 likes, 202 reposts, 27 quotes and 160 replies, an engagement rate of 0.06%. It ranks #303 of the 2,981 launches Gridd tracks.
Starlink's high-speed, low-latency internet is now available in São Tomé and Príncipe! 🛰️🇸🇹❤️ → http://starlink.com/saotomeandprincipe

- 15xthe median launch177.5K median views
- #303of the launches we trackout of 2,981
- 1.4xits own following1,911,388 followers
- Views
- 2.7M
- Likes
- 1.3K
- Reposts
- 202
- Quotes
- 27
- Replies
- 160
- Bookmarks
- 42
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, 2.7M views would cost $270K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $68K.
The post reached about 1.4 views for every follower of @Starlink.
What launched?
Starlink launched its high-speed, low-latency satellite internet service in Sao Tome and Principe, making it available to customers there.
How does it compare with other launches?
Starlink in Sao Tome and Principe has more views than 90% of the 2,981 launches Gridd tracks: 15x the median launch's 177.5K views.
- Starlink in Sao Tome and Principe2.7M
- Median tracked launch177.5K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | Starlink in Sao Tome and Principe | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 2.7M | 177.5K |
| Engagement rate | 0.06% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| Quote posts | 27 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 0.2 | 13.7 |
Other Starlink launches we track: Starlink in Kuwait (44.3M views), Starlink in Central African Republic (40.8M views), Starlink Mini 2 (32.3M views), Starlink in Gibraltar (27.2M views), Starlink in Kyrgyz Republic (26.1M views), Starlink in Tajikistan (22.1M views). All 30 Starlink launches, or every hardware 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware launches | 140 | 356.8K | 7.6x | #32 |
| Accounts over 1M followers | 283 | 1.8M | 1.5x | #124 |
| Image launch posts | 660 | 151.4K | 18x | #74 |
| Every launch | 2,981 | 177.5K | 15x | #303 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 1.9M followers, the post reached 1.4 times the account's following. Launches from accounts over 1M followers reach a median of 0.5 times their following, so this one went about 2.8 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 124 of 283 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 27 quote posts, 0.1 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 "Starlink's high-speed, low-latency internet is now available in São Tomé and Príncipe! 🛰️🇸🇹❤️ → http://starlink.com/saotomeandprincipe". The post runs 14 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 a link in the post. Launch posts with a link have a median of 160.7K views in the tracker.
It went out on a Thursday (UTC). Thursday launches have a median of 169.9K 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 Starlink?
- In its own words on X: "Fast, affordable internet available all around the world. Engineered by @SpaceX" Starlink posted the Starlink in Sao Tome and Principe launch from @Starlink on Dec 11, 2025.
- How many views did Starlink in Sao Tome and Principe get on X?
- 2,702,173 views. Starlink posted it from @Starlink on Dec 11, 2025, and the post has 1,326 likes, 202 reposts, 27 quotes, 160 replies and 42 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was Starlink in Sao Tome and Principe a big launch on X?
- It ranks #303 of the 2,981 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 90% of them and 15x the median launch's 177.5K views. Its engagement rate is 0.06%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 2.7M 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, 2.7M views would cost $270K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $68K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/starlink-in-sao-tome-and-principe, 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.
