How did Starlink in Uganda do on X?
Starlink posted the Starlink in Uganda launch from @Starlink on Sep 1, 2026. The post has 4,294,458 views, 4,920 likes, 1,313 reposts, 290 quotes and 478 replies, an engagement rate of 0.16%. It ranks #193 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks.
Starlink's high-speed, low-latency internet is now available in Uganda! 🛰️🇺🇬❤️ → https://starlink.com/uganda
- 25xthe median launch175K median views
- #193of the launches we trackout of 2839
- 2.2xits own following1,911,166 followers
- Views
- 4.3M
- Likes
- 4.9K
- Reposts
- 1.3K
- Quotes
- 290
- Replies
- 478
- Bookmarks
- 559
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, 4.3M views would cost $429K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $107K.
The post reached about 2.2 views for every follower of @Starlink.
What launched?
Starlink launched its high-speed, low-latency internet service in Uganda, making the satellite internet available to customers there.
How does it compare with other launches?
Starlink in Uganda has more views than 93% of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks: 25x the median launch's 175K views.
- Starlink in Uganda4.3M
- Median tracked launch175K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | Starlink in Uganda | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 4.3M | 175K |
| Engagement rate | 0.16% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 2.2 | 2.8 |
| Quote posts | 290 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 1.3 | 14.2 |
Other Starlink launches we track: Starlink Mini 2 (32.3M views), Starlink in the UAE (5.3M views), Starlink in Equatorial Guinea (2.9M views), Starlink Mobile in Brazil (2.5M views), Starlink in Cote d'Ivoire (1.6M views), Starlink Mobile in Bangladesh (1.3M views). All 11 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 | 98 | 281K | 15x | #12 |
| Accounts over 1M followers | 224 | 2.2M | 1.9x | #80 |
| Image launch posts | 620 | 143.1K | 30x | #39 |
| Every launch | 2,839 | 175K | 25x | #193 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 1.9M followers, the post reached 2.2 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 4.2 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 80 of 224 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 290 quote posts, 0.7 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 Uganda! 🛰️🇺🇬❤️ → https://starlink.com/uganda". The post runs 11 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 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 Tuesday (UTC). Tuesday launches have a median of 192.3K views, the strongest day in the tracker.
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 Starlink?
- In its own words on X: "Fast, affordable internet available all around the world. Engineered by @SpaceX" Starlink posted the Starlink in Uganda launch from @Starlink on Sep 1, 2026.
- How many views did Starlink in Uganda get on X?
- 4,294,458 views. Starlink posted it from @Starlink on Sep 1, 2026, and the post has 4,920 likes, 1,313 reposts, 290 quotes, 478 replies and 559 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was Starlink in Uganda a big launch on X?
- It ranks #193 of the 2839 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 93% of them and 25x the median launch's 175K views. Its engagement rate is 0.16%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 4.3M 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, 4.3M views would cost $429K. At Gridd's rate of about $25 per 1,000 views, the same views would cost about $107K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/starlink-in-uganda, 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.