Best Times to Post on Social Media

All times are Central (Austin, Texas) Time unless indicated otherwise.

Best USA Times:

• Monday-Thursday 8PM-11PM in Facebook Groups
• Wednesdays 3PM on Facebook Pages
• Saturdays 8AM-11AM in Facebook Groups
• Sundays Off

Best International Times

Note:

Online Facebook use in South Africa grows from 3 am, peaking at 8 am, followed by a sharp dip from 8am to 9am before steadily rising again throughout the day to 8pm.

Global Cities By Best Austin Time to Post:

1. Sydney > 17 hours ahead of Austin > Post 3AM Monday-Thursday
2. Seoul > 15 hours ahead of Austin > Post 5AM Monday-Thursday
3. Tokyo > 15 hours ahead of Austin > Post 5AM Monday-Thursday
4. New Delhi > 12.5 hours ahead of Austin > Post 730AM Monday-Thursday
5. Mumbai > 11.5 hours ahead of Austin > Post 830AM Monday-Thursday
6. Dubai > 10 hours ahead of Austin > Post 10AM Monday-Thursday
7. Moscow > 9 hours ahead of Austin > Post 11AM Monday-Thursday
8. Johannesburg > 8 hours ahead of Austin > Post 12N Monday-Thursday
9. Paris > 7 hours ahead of Austin > Post in Groups 1PM Monday-Thursday
10. Milan > 7 hours ahead of Austin > Post 1PM Monday-Thursday
11. Stockholm > 7 hours ahead of Austin > Post in Groups 1PM Monday-Thursday
12. Reykjavik > 6 hours ahead of Austin > Post in Groups 2PM Monday-Thursday
13. London > 6 hours ahead of Austin > Post in Groups 2PM Monday-Thursday
14. Rio > 4 hours ahead of Austin > Post in Groups 4PM Monday-Thursday

A Few Posting Tips:

1. I cap the text of all of my Instagram posts to 116 characters.
2. I cap the text of my Facebook posts to 400 characters, including link and hashtags.
3. I cap my hashtags to three per post, either using alphabetically or in a sentence.