Best Time to Post on Social Media

The strongest posting windows for each platform - automatically converted to your local timezone.

Times shown in US Eastern Time until your timezone is detected.

Instagram

Weekday mornings and lunchtime tend to perform best.

Best hours

8:00 AM11:00 AM12:00 PM1:00 PM

Best days

TuesdayWednesdayFriday

TikTok

Engagement peaks in the afternoon and again at night.

Best hours

9:00 AM12:00 PM7:00 PM10:00 PM

Best days

TuesdayThursdayFriday

X (Twitter)

Catch people during the work day, especially mid-morning.

Best hours

9:00 AM11:00 AM1:00 PM

Best days

MondayWednesdayFriday

Threads

Weekday mornings are strongest, especially mid-week.

Best hours

8:00 AM9:00 AM10:00 AM11:00 AM

Best days

TuesdayWednesdayThursday

Bluesky

Morning conversations perform well into the weekend.

Best hours

8:00 AM9:00 AM10:00 AM

Best days

TuesdayFridaySaturday

LinkedIn

A B2B audience is most active around business hours mid-week.

Best hours

8:00 AM10:00 AM12:00 PM5:00 PM

Best days

TuesdayWednesdayThursday

Facebook

Early afternoon on weekdays sees the most reach.

Best hours

9:00 AM1:00 PM3:00 PM

Best days

TuesdayWednesdayFriday

YouTube

Publish in the afternoon so videos index before evening views.

Best hours

2:00 PM3:00 PM4:00 PM8:00 PM

Best days

ThursdayFridaySaturday

YouTube Shorts

Test afternoon and early-evening windows, then use your audience report.

Best hours

12:00 PM3:00 PM7:00 PM

Best days

ThursdayFridaySaturday

Pinterest

Evenings and weekends, when people plan and browse.

Best hours

8:00 PM9:00 PM10:00 PM

Best days

FridaySaturdaySunday

Per-platform guides

Deeper best-time guidance for each platform.

Best time of day to post on social media

The same post can land very differently depending on when you publish it. Weekday mornings and lunch breaks are useful starting points for many feed-based platforms, while evening browsing can suit video. The cards above show a benchmark for each platform, automatically converted from US Eastern Time to your local timezone.

Best days to post throughout the week

Mid-week is a practical default for professional and feed-based platforms. Leisure and video platforms can remain active later in the week and at weekends. Use the per-platform days above as your baseline, then adjust after comparing several posts in your own analytics.

Posting for UK and global audiences

Your audience's location determines the clock time that matters. The tool handles the conversion for UK accounts and other local timezones. If you serve several regions, prioritise your most valuable audience or stagger posts across key regional windows.

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