Best Time to Post on LinkedIn
See when a LinkedIn audience in a given timezone is usually active. Pick the region your readers live in and whether you post as yourself, as a creator, or as a company page. Free, in your browser, no sign-up.
A typical member. Weekday late morning is the strongest stretch.
Times are local to Eastern Time (US & Canada).
Your top posting times
Weekly engagement
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Tuesday 10 AM · 100 · Peak
100 is the strongest hour for this region and profile.
Peak hours
10–11 AM local time is the strongest stretch on this grid.
Best days
Tue–Thu score highest between 8 AM and 5 PM.
First hour
Reply to the first comments while the post is still new. That early response is what extends its reach.
Scores compare hours with each other. They are a typical pattern for this audience, and they stay in your browser.
How to use the heatmap
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Pick their region
Choose the region your readers live in. The hours on the grid are local to that region.
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Pick the profile
A personal profile, someone who posts often, and a company page peak on different hours. Company pages stay inside office hours.
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Post, then stay
Use a dark cell, publish, and reply to the first comments in that hour. Copy the top five if you want the short list.
Best day to post
For a weekday office audience, Tuesday through Thursday late morning is the default. The heatmap above moves this for other regions, company pages, and Sunday–Thursday work weeks.
Monday
Medium10–11 AM
People are clearing the weekend. Late morning works. The early commute is weaker than Tuesday.
Tuesday
Highest10–11 AM
The strongest weekday for a typical profile. A smaller lift shows up again around 5 PM.
Wednesday
Highest10–11 AM
Tied with Tuesday for reach, and a better day when you want comments rather than a quick like.
Thursday
High10–11 AM
Still a prime day. Early afternoon is usable, and late morning still leads.
Friday
Medium10 AM
Morning can still land. Friday afternoon fades as people leave the work week, so publish earlier in the day.
Weekend
LowSaturday 10 AM
Saturday late morning is the least-quiet weekend slot. Sunday is quieter, except where the work week starts that day.
A starting window by audience
These are planning defaults in the reader’s local time. If your buyers sit in one region, trust the heatmap for that region over this table.
| Audience | Days | Local time |
|---|---|---|
| B2B buyers | Tuesday–Thursday | 8–11 AM |
| Technology | Tuesday–Thursday | 9–11 AM |
| Finance | Wednesday–Thursday | 8–10 AM |
| Healthcare | Tuesday–Wednesday | 7–9 AM |
| Recruiting | Monday–Wednesday | 8–10 AM |
| Education | Tuesday–Thursday | 10 AM–2 PM |
| Creators | Tuesday–Thursday | 9–11 AM, early evening |
Why the hour matters
LinkedIn tries a new post with a smaller group first. Comments and replies while that test is running are what extend the post. Publish when those people are at their desk.
Use their morning
Late morning on a weekday is when most professionals are at a desk and still willing to read. That is the cell to try first.
Stay for the first hour
Reply to the early comments before you switch tasks. A post you abandon in the first hour rarely gets a second look.
Repeat the slot
Two to five posts a week, in the same part of the day, is enough. Leave several hours between posts so each one gets its own window.
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FAQs
What is the best time to post on LinkedIn?
For a typical professional audience, Tuesday through Thursday around 10–11 AM in their timezone. Monday and Friday late morning are the next best. The heatmap shifts that for company pages, creators, and regions whose work week is different.
What is the best day to post on LinkedIn?
Tuesday and Wednesday, then Thursday. Monday is fine once people have cleared the weekend. Friday afternoon and Sunday are the slots to avoid for an office audience.
Should I use my timezone or my audience’s?
Use the region your readers live in. If you write from New York for people in India, pick India. The hours on the grid are local to the region you select.
Does a company page post at a different time?
Yes. Company pages are scored toward office hours. Evenings and weekends drop. A personal profile, especially one that posts often, can also catch early evening.
Why does the first hour matter?
A new post is shown to a small slice of your network first. Early comments, and your replies, are the signal to show it more widely. Posting when that slice is offline wastes the window.
How often should I post?
Two to five times a week is enough for most people. Keep the same part of the day, and leave several hours between posts so one doesn’t steal attention from the next.
Are weekend posts worth it?
Usually no. The grid drops on Saturday and Sunday for a typical office audience. Saturday late morning is the exception worth a test. In Saudi Arabia and Israel the week runs Sunday to Thursday, so Sunday is a work day and Friday is the quiet one.
Is this my account’s analytics?
No. It is a typical pattern for that region and profile type, not the followers on your account. Use it to pick a starting slot, then keep the hour your own posts actually respond to.
Is this free, and is anything saved?
Yes, it’s free. There’s no sign-up. The grid is built in your browser from the region and profile you pick. Nothing is uploaded.
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