Best time to post on Facebook in 2026, by day and timezone
What the published studies say about the best time to post on Facebook, day by day, converted to your timezone, with every source named.
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The best time to post on Facebook depends on your audience, and the published studies don't fully agree. Below is each study's answer by day, where they overlap, and a free checker that puts those times on your clock. If you'd rather not plan timing at all, Postdom makes your Facebook posts from your website and schedules the ones you approve in your time zone.
This page is compiled from published studies, not from Postdom's own data. Every source is named at the bottom with its date and sample.
Free best time to post on Facebook checker
The studies give times in your audience's local time. Tell the checker where your audience is, and it puts the times on your clock. It's free and runs in your browser.
Best time to post on Facebook by day
Each study's best times, in your audience's local time. The first column is any hour that sits inside two or more studies' windows for that day.
- Monday
Where they agree: No hour two studies share
Sprout Social: 12–1pm
Hootsuite: 5pm
Buffer: See Buffer's table
- Tuesday
Where they agree: No hour two studies share
Sprout Social: 12–8pm
Hootsuite: 5am
Buffer: See Buffer's table
- Wednesday
Where they agree: No hour two studies share
Sprout Social: 12–8pm
Hootsuite: 6am
Buffer: Morning
- Thursday
Where they agree: No hour two studies share
Sprout Social: 12–2pm, and 8pm
Hootsuite: 6am
Buffer: 9am
- Friday
Where they agree: No hour two studies share
Sprout Social: Midday
Hootsuite: 6am
Buffer: See Buffer's table
- Saturday
Where they agree: No hour two studies share
Sprout Social: No peak time
Hootsuite: 6am
Buffer: Worst day
- Sunday
Where they agree: No hour two studies share
Sprout Social: Low all day
Hootsuite: 8am
Buffer: Morning
| Day | Where they agree | Sprout Social | Hootsuite | Buffer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | No hour two studies share | 12–1pm | 5pm | See Buffer's table |
| Tuesday | No hour two studies share | 12–8pm | 5am | See Buffer's table |
| Wednesday | No hour two studies share | 12–8pm | 6am | Morning |
| Thursday | No hour two studies share | 12–2pm, and 8pm | 6am | 9am |
| Friday | No hour two studies share | Midday | 6am | See Buffer's table |
| Saturday | No hour two studies share | No peak time | 6am | Worst day |
| Sunday | No hour two studies share | Low all day | 8am | Morning |
Best day to post on Facebook
Best: Sprout Social: Monday to Thursday. Buffer: Wednesday, then Thursday and Tuesday. Hootsuite's top slot is Tuesday.
Worst: Saturday is the weakest day for Sprout Social and Buffer.
Where they disagree: Buffer finds afternoons, 12 to 5pm, the weakest time of day, while Sprout Social's best window is 12 to 8pm. No hour appears in two studies' stated times for the same day, though Hootsuite (8am) and Buffer ("Sunday mornings") both favour Sunday morning.
It depends on your audience
- These are patterns across other accounts' posts. Your followers' habits can be different, and your own results are the better guide once you have a few weeks of them.
- The times are in your audience's local time. If most of your followers are in another country, use the checker above.
- A good post at an average time beats an average post at the best time. Timing moves results at the margin.
- Test it: post at two of the windows above for a few weeks each, and keep the one your own numbers favour.
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Method and sources
We read each study's own page and copied its times as stated. Where a study gives no time for a day, the table says what it says instead. We don't average, and we don't fill gaps. Postdom will switch this page to its own numbers once it has enough published posts with a week of results.
Sprout Social: Best times to post on Facebook
Published or updated 31 March 2026. Read 5 October 2026.
Sample: About 2 billion engagements across about 307,000 social profiles, 27 Nov 2025 to 27 Feb 2026.
Times are in: Your audience's local time.
The best times to post on Facebook are Tuesdays and Wednesdays 12–8p.m. Local Time.
Hootsuite: Best time to post on Facebook
Published or updated 19 November 2025. Read 5 October 2026.
Sample: Over 1 million social posts from businesses of all sizes, with Critical Truth. The page gives no date range.
Times are in: Localized across the 118 countries the data came from.
The best top time to post on Facebook for maximum engagement is 5 AM on Tuesdays
Buffer: Best time to post on Facebook
Published or updated 26 February 2026. Read 5 October 2026.
Sample: 14 million Facebook posts. The page gives no date range.
Times are in: Your audience's local time.
Note: We list only the slots Buffer's page states in its own sentences; its full table is on the page.
The single best time to post is Thursday at 9 a.m., with Wednesday and Sunday mornings also delivering strong engagement.
Best time to post on Facebook: questions
What is the best time to post on Facebook?
The studies split cleanly: Sprout Social finds midday into the evening best, Tuesday and Wednesday 12 to 8pm in your audience's local time, while Hootsuite and Buffer find early mornings best. Pick one window and test it against the other.
What is the best day to post on Facebook?
Sprout Social: Monday to Thursday. Buffer: Wednesday, then Thursday and Tuesday. Hootsuite's top slot is Tuesday. Saturday is the weakest day for Sprout Social and Buffer.
What timezone are these times in?
Your audience's local time: the studies adjusted their times to the local time of the people seeing the posts. If your audience is where you are, use them as they are; if it's somewhere else, convert them to your own clock.
Why do the studies disagree?
They measure different accounts, over different months, with different definitions of engagement. Buffer finds afternoons, 12 to 5pm, the weakest time of day, while Sprout Social's best window is 12 to 8pm. No hour appears in two studies' stated times for the same day, though Hootsuite (8am) and Buffer ("Sunday mornings") both favour Sunday morning.
Is this Postdom's own data?
No. It's compiled from Sprout Social, Hootsuite and Buffer. Postdom will publish its own numbers once at least 10,000 posts published through Postdom have a week of results.
Best times on other platforms
More free tools for planning your posts are on the free social media tools page.