Find your best time to post from your own posts.
Post at your best time, not someone else's. A generic chart shows other people's audiences, while yours is in your own numbers: paste them in and see which hours and days did best.
How to trust the answer
You need enough posts
With fewer than about 20 posts, an 'average' is mostly luck. The tool tells you when your sample is small.
Compare like with like
Use the same measure for every row, such as views after 48 hours, so an old post is not compared with a new one.
Times are as you wrote them
The tool applies no time zone. Use the time zone your audience lives in, and use it for every row.
Best day and time to post: Saturday, Monday or any day
No single day is best for everyone, and a tool that says so is guessing.
Check your own days
Paste in a few weeks of posts and see whether Saturday, Monday or another day did best for your audience. The tool shows the averages by day and hour, and it says when the sample is too small to trust.
When to post on Instagram
People search for the ideal time on Insta as though one answer exists. Use your own Insights for the numbers to paste here, and read our guide to when to post on Instagram for what the studies found.
Questions
Why not just tell me a time?
Because we would have to make one up. Any single 'best time' for everyone is a guess presented as a fact.
Where do I get the numbers?
From each platform's own analytics: the date and time you posted, and views, likes or another number you care about.
When is the best time for me to post on Instagram?
It is the time your own followers are on Instagram, which differs by account. Paste your last weeks of posts here, or look at the Most active times in Instagram's Insights.
What is the best Monday time to post?
The one your own results show. Paste a few weeks of posts with their date, time and likes or views, and the tool ranks your hours and days; look at the Monday rows and keep the stronger slot.
Can it find the best Insta time to post for my account?
Yes, from your own numbers: paste your Instagram posts with their times and likes or views. Instagram Insights, under Most active times, shows when your followers are online, which is a good second check.
What is the best time to post on Saturday?
The one your own Saturday results show. A day that is quiet for most accounts can still be good for yours, so paste a few weeks of posts and read the Saturday row.
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