How did Starlink Mobile in Japan do on X?
Starlink posted the Starlink Mobile in Japan launch from @Starlink on Apr 27, 2026. The post has 983,536 views, 3,287 likes, 554 reposts, 28 quotes and 342 replies, an engagement rate of 0.43%. It ranks #621 of the 2,981 launches Gridd tracks.
From space to your phone, Starlink Mobile is now available to deliver data, voice, video, and messaging to @docomo customers in Japan 🛰️❤️📱
- 5.5xthe median launch177.5K median views
- #621of the launches we trackout of 2,981
- 0.5xits own following1,911,388 followers
- Views
- 983.5K
- Likes
- 3.3K
- Reposts
- 554
- Quotes
- 28
- Replies
- 342
- Bookmarks
- 153
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, 983.5K views would cost $98K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 1.0x what this post got, for about $25K.
The post reached about 0.5 views for every follower of @Starlink.
What launched?
Starlink launched Starlink Mobile for docomo customers in Japan, delivering data, voice, video and messaging from space to phones.
How does it compare with other launches?
Starlink Mobile in Japan has more views than 79% of the 2,981 launches Gridd tracks: 5.5x the median launch's 177.5K views.
- Starlink Mobile in Japan983.5K
- Median tracked launch177.5K
- #1: xAI Voice Cloning204M
| Metric | Starlink Mobile in Japan | Median launch |
|---|---|---|
| Views | 983.5K | 177.5K |
| Engagement rate | 0.43% | 0.48% |
| Views per follower | 0.5 | 2.6 |
| Quote posts | 28 | 27 |
| Saves per 10K views | 1.6 | 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 | 2.8x | #56 |
| Accounts over 1M followers | 283 | 1.8M | 54% | #169 |
| Text-only launch posts | 300 | 126.9K | 7.8x | #40 |
| Every launch | 2,981 | 177.5K | 5.5x | #621 |
What this launch shows
From an account with 1.9M followers, the post reached 0.5 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 1.0 times further than usual for its size. It ranks 169 of 283 launches from accounts that size.
It drew 28 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 "From space to your phone, Starlink Mobile is now available to deliver data, voice, video, and messaging to @docomo customers in Japan 🛰️…". The post runs 23 words, against a median of 39 for launch posts here, and leads with no media: text-only launches have a median of 126.9K views, against 184.1K for the rest.
There is no link in the post. Launch posts without a link have a median of 187.9K views in the tracker.
It went out on a Monday (UTC). Monday launches have a median of 187.8K 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 Mobile in Japan launch from @Starlink on Apr 27, 2026.
- How many views did Starlink Mobile in Japan get on X?
- 983,536 views. Starlink posted it from @Starlink on Apr 27, 2026, and the post has 3,287 likes, 554 reposts, 28 quotes, 342 replies and 153 bookmarks. Gridd re-reads these numbers from the post every six hours; these were read on Nov 14, 2026.
- Was Starlink Mobile in Japan a big launch on X?
- It ranks #621 of the 2,981 launches Gridd tracks, with more views than 79% of them and 5.5x the median launch's 177.5K views. Its engagement rate is 0.43%, against a median of 0.48%.
- What would 983.5K 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, 983.5K views would cost $98K. Gridd guarantees one million views, 1.0x what this post got, for about $25K.
Source: Gridd launch tracker, gridd.agency/launches/starlink-mobile-in-japan, 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.