# The best time to post on social media, platform by platform Canonical URL: https://www.velocity.li/best-time-to-post-on-social-media Description: When to post on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, YouTube and Bluesky, and how Velocity schedules each post at the best time, measured from your own accounts on Pro. ## Main content Best time to post · 7 platforms # The best time to post on social media, platform by platform Velocity finds the best time to post on every platform and schedules each post for it, in your local time. On Pro, that hour comes from your own Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, YouTube and Bluesky accounts, refreshed daily. Start free How it works ![Velocity's Best time to post chart with the peak hour highlighted, next to a chat where Schedule at the best time for Instagram books the post for the audience's peak hour](https://www.velocity.li/scheduling-gallery/best-time.webp) One click on Schedule at the best time. On Pro, the hour comes from that account's own data. ## Four ways to post at the best time. No spreadsheet of hours to keep. However you schedule, Velocity lands each post at the best time for that platform, in your local time. - Ask for the best timeAsk the agent to post at the best time and it schedules each post for the right hour on that platform.“Post this on Instagram at the best time.”[See scheduling](https://www.velocity.li/scheduling) - One click on any previewEvery post preview has Schedule at the best time. One click and it is queued for the right hour.Schedule at the best time[See the calendar](https://www.velocity.li/content-calendar) - Plan a whole weekAsk for a week of posts in one message and the agent spaces them across each platform's best times.“Plan five LinkedIn posts for next week.”[Meet the agents](https://www.velocity.li/ai-social-media-agents) - From Claude or ChatGPTConnect Velocity to Claude or ChatGPT and ask there. Posts still go out at the best time.“Schedule this for the best time on TikTok.”[See the connector](https://www.velocity.li/best-free-claude-chatgpt-social-media-connector) ## How Pro finds your best time. From your accounts, refreshed daily. Velocity reads each connected Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, YouTube and Bluesky account once a day and keeps the single hour with the strongest signal. Each account gets its own time. - Audience activityInstagramThe hour most of your followers are online, from Instagram's own insights for your account. - Your past post resultsFacebookThe posting hour with the highest average reactions, comments and shares per Page post, over the last 180 days. - Your past post resultsTikTokThe posting hour with the highest average views plus likes, comments and shares, across your latest 20 videos. - Your past post resultsLinkedInThe posting hour with the highest average reactions, comments and shares across your recent posts. - Your past post resultsXThe posting hour with the highest average likes, reposts and replies across your recent posts. - Your past post resultsYouTubeThe upload hour with the highest average views and watch time across your recent videos. - Your past post resultsBlueskyThe posting hour with the highest average likes, reposts and replies across your recent posts. Time zones ## Your local time, or any time zone you name. Best times are in your local time zone, which Velocity takes from your browser. To post for an audience elsewhere, name the zone, like “post at 9am Eastern.” Measured best hours are stored in UTC and converted for the day the post goes out, so daylight saving changes are handled. If the hour is less than 30 minutes away, the post moves to the same hour the next day. See how scheduling works ## Best times on Free and Pro. Both post automatically. Free schedules at each platform's best time on up to 6 channels. Pro adds times measured from your own accounts and the analytics behind them. | Feature | FreeNo card | ProAnd up | | --- | --- | --- | | Schedule at the best time button | Yes | Yes | | Best time used on every platform | Platform best time | Measured from your account | | Best time to post chart in Analytics | No | Every platform | | Ask the agent for an account's best time | Platform best times | Per account | | Best times in Claude or ChatGPT | No | Yes | | Your time zone, or one you name | Yes | Yes | | Price | $0 | $39/month | Every scheduled post shows in the [content calendar](https://www.velocity.li/content-calendar), where you can move it before it goes out. Compare plans on [pricing](https://www.velocity.li/pricing) or start with the [free social media scheduler](https://www.velocity.li/free-social-media-scheduler). Get started ## Post at the best time, every time. Free forever, no card needed. Connect up to 6 channels. Start free See Pro ## Frequently asked questions ### What is the best time to post on social media? It depends on your platform and audience. Velocity schedules each post at the best time for that platform. From Pro, it measures your own best hour on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, YouTube and Bluesky. ### What is the best time to post on Instagram? It depends on when your followers are online. Velocity schedules [Instagram](https://www.velocity.li/instagram) posts at the best time. On Pro and up, it uses the hour most of your followers are online, from Instagram's own insights for your account, refreshed once a day. ### What is the best time to post on TikTok? It depends on when your viewers watch. Velocity schedules [TikTok](https://www.velocity.li/tiktok) posts at the best time. On Pro and up, it picks the posting hour where your latest 20 videos averaged the most views, likes, comments and shares. ### What is the best time to post on Facebook? It depends on when your Page's audience engages. Velocity schedules [Facebook](https://www.velocity.li/facebook) posts at the best time. On Pro and up, it uses the posting hour with the highest average reactions, comments and shares per Page post over the last 180 days. ### What is the best time to post on LinkedIn, X, YouTube or Bluesky? Velocity schedules posts at the best time for [LinkedIn](https://www.velocity.li/linkedin), [X](https://www.velocity.li/x-twitter), [YouTube](https://www.velocity.li/youtube) and [Bluesky](https://www.velocity.li/bluesky-scheduler), in your local time. On Pro and up, it measures your own best hour on each from your recent posts. ### Is there a tool that posts at the best time automatically? Yes. In Velocity, click Schedule at the best time or ask the agent to post at the best time, and it schedules and publishes the post automatically. Pro and up use times measured from your Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, YouTube and Bluesky accounts. ### How does Velocity choose the best time to post? It finds the exact account the post goes to and uses that account's best hour, measured from its own audience and post results on Pro and up. It picks the next occurrence at least 30 minutes away and tells you the time it chose. ### Are best times from my own accounts on the free plan? Best times measured from your own accounts start on [Pro](https://www.velocity.li/pricing) at $39 a month, along with [analytics](https://www.velocity.li/analytics). ### Which time zone does Velocity schedule in? Your local time zone, as your browser reports it, unless you name another, like "post at 9am Eastern." Measured best hours are stored in UTC and converted for the scheduled date, daylight saving included. ### Can I change the time Velocity picks? Yes. Tell the agent a new time in chat, or reschedule the post from the [content calendar](https://www.velocity.li/content-calendar) before it goes out. The chosen time is always stated, so you can see it before the post publishes.