don’t trust view counts on x

April 29, 2026·0 min read·
startupsmarketingsocialmetrics

you shouldn’t believe startup launch video view counts on x because startups are paying to drive views.

the way to figure out if it’s not paid is to look at reply / like count which should have a reasonable ratio to view count otherwise it’s not organic views.

e.g. our launch video was pure organic interest & we will never ever do anything paid.