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March 16, 2025
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What Are the Best Times to Post on Social Media for Maximum Engagement?

  • March 16, 2025
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Hi everyone,

I’ve been experimenting with different posting times on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, but I’m still not sure when I get the best engagement. Some posts perform well in the morning, while others do better in the evening.

Are there any updated best practices for 2024 regarding optimal posting times? Does it vary by platform or audience type? I’d love to hear what has worked best for you in terms of reach and engagement!

Looking forward to your insights!

    Best answer by mary

    @JamesLambert Of course! There can be a lot that goes into what content performs or doesn’t perform. I had asked about industry vertical, because for some verticals a weekend could work. Take travel for example. Content showing food, beverage, travel destinations - could work very well on a weekend. But if you are B2B, your audience may be engaged weekdays. The key will be testing different content, on different platforms, on different times and days. I asked about a tool to see what kind of measurement options you would have at your disposal. A platform like Sprout provides a robust analytics suite that you can use. Don’t forget to look at both impressions and engagement (likes/comments/shares). Not every post will “invite” engagement, so visibility is also an important factor.

    In the end, remember, if you never post on a Sunday - Sunday will never be a good day for you. So you’ll need to test it out (depending upon whether it makes sense for your industry or not).

    I hope that helps!

    12 replies

    Boosted Blossom
    April 3, 2025

    @Heather Hernandez LinkedIn is wild, I get things popping up that were posted 2/3 weeks ago and see page content have much more of a long tail than other channels. We post across the week and weekends because of that. 

    Seedling
    April 3, 2025

    I agree ​@thematthorne ~ this is why we are not using time-sensitive language like “tomorrow” or “recently” in our posts.