Guide
Best Time to Post on LinkedIn in 2026, UK and India Too
On LinkedIn, the best time to post falls on a working day in every study. Which hours work best is where they part ways.
LinkedIn: the best time to post, per study
About 5 million posts: 4 p.m. on Wednesday, and 3 to 4 p.m. on Friday; Wednesday the best day.
Nearly 2 billion engagements: Tuesday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday to Friday best, weekends worst.
673,658 posts from 63,108 accounts: Thursday and Friday were the best days, usually in the morning, and weekends the weakest.
A sensible starting point
Midweek, inside working hours. Try one late-morning and one late-afternoon slot and see which gets more replies.
Finding your own LinkedIn time
LinkedIn does not share post numbers with scheduling apps like Dripost, so your own evidence comes from LinkedIn’s analytics on each post. Note the comments and reactions after a day for each time you try.
Type those results into the free best-time tool and it ranks your hours and days, in your browser, with no account. Replies from people in your field count for more on LinkedIn than likes, so weigh them higher when you compare.
Is Monday a good day on LinkedIn?
The studies we cite put the best days at Tuesday and Wednesday, not Monday. If Monday works for you, your own post analytics will show it.
LinkedIn posting times in the UK and in India
The studies do not give separate UK or Indian times, so we do not quote any. Your own post analytics show when your readers respond, and you read them in the time zone your readers live in.
By day and by country on LinkedIn
Your best Monday time to post on LinkedIn is when your own followers are active at the start of their week, which LinkedIn's post and follower analytics help you judge. LinkedIn publishes no fixed hour.
The best UK time to post on LinkedIn and the best time in India to post on LinkedIn are not the same hour, because the two countries are four and a half to five and a half hours apart. Work out the hour in your audience's time zone, then convert it to your own before you schedule: Dripost shows times in your time zone.
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Questions
Should I post on LinkedIn at the weekend?
All three studies found weekends the weakest for LinkedIn. If your readers are students or freelancers, test one weekend slot anyway.
When is the best LinkedIn time to post?
On a working day, in every study we cite, with Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of Monday. The hours differ from study to study, so check your own post analytics for when your readers respond.
When is the best time to post on LinkedIn?
On a working day, inside working hours: every study above agrees on that, and they part ways on the hour. Try one late-morning and one late-afternoon slot, and keep the one your own post analytics favour.
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