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Obsidian as lean product benchmark

April 5, 2026Aakash Gupta

Aakash Gupta says three engineers built Obsidian into a massive product, making VC-backed productivity companies look overstaffed. He cites millions of downloads, over 1.5 million active users, and a large plugin ecosystem.

“Three engineers built a product that makes every VC-backed productivity company look overstaffed by a factor of 10.”
“Obsidian has 5 million downloads.”
“Over 1.5 million active users.”
“2,000+ community plugins.”
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