# Best time to post
> Canonical: https://skedsocial.com/features/best-time-to-post
Sked Social finds your best times to post on Instagram and TikTok, from your own audience, and schedules each post to land in that window. No more copying a generic listicle.
### Timing, backed by your own data.

- **2** – channels with best-time recommendations
- **5** – ranked best times per account
- **1 click** – from best time to your queue

## Stop guessing when to post.

There is no universal best time to post. The best time is whenever your audience is online, and that is different for every account. Sked Social reads your Instagram and TikTok audience activity, finds those windows, and helps you schedule your posts into them.

### See your best times before you post.

Sked Social reads your Instagram and TikTok audience activity and ranks your best times on a timezone-aware chart. Add a recommended time to your posting queue in one click.

### From audience data to scheduled post.

- **It learns your audience** – Sked Social reads your Instagram and TikTok audience activity: when your Instagram followers are online, and when your TikTok audience is most active.
- **It charts your best times** – For each Instagram and TikTok account, Sked Social ranks your top times on a timezone-aware chart, with a clear #1 best time.
- **It schedules the post for you** – Add a best time to your posting queue in one click. Sked Social publishes in your set time zone, so nothing goes out at 3 a.m. by accident.

Set your slots once

### A posting queue that fills your best slots

Pick the times you want to post and Sked Social drops queued content into the next open slot.

### When is the best time to post on social media?

There is no single best time to post. The time that matters is when your own audience is active, and the reliable method is to read your account's own activity and post into those windows. Sked Social does this for your Instagram and TikTok accounts, ranking your best times and letting you schedule into them.

- General starting point: midweek, mid-morning to early afternoon, in your audience's local time.
- Instagram skews to weekday mornings and lunchtime. TikTok skews later into the evening.
- Your own audience-activity data always beats a generic benchmark.
- Sked Social ranks your best times for Instagram and TikTok and adds them to your posting queue.

### Your audience, not a generic listicle.

**Copying a generic best-time chart**
- Post at the time every brand copied from the same blog
- Guess which windows actually matter for your audience
- Reschedule by hand when a time does not work
- Treat every channel as if it behaves the same

**Sked Social**
- Sked Social reads your own Instagram and TikTok audience activity
- See your best times ranked on a timezone-aware chart
- Add your best times to the posting queue in one click
- Timezone-aware, so posts land when people are awake

Best Time to Post is included on every Sked Social plan.

### Better timing for every kind of team.

- **Agencies** – Give every client account its own best posting times, without opening five native apps to check follower activity.
- **In-house teams** – Keep a consistent cadence and still hit the windows where your audience actually shows up.
- **Multi-location brands** – Give every location its own best times, so each store or market posts when its local audience is active.

### Plan your month around when followers are active

- **Scheduling** — Auto-publish to every channel, with your best-time slots built into the queue.
- **Analytics** — See follower activity by day, hour, and time zone inside Sked Insights.
- **Mobile app** — Plan, approve and get push notifications from your phone, so a best-time slot never waits on your desk.
## Questions about Best time to post

### Is there a best time to post on social media?

There is no universal best time. Engagement tends to be higher midweek during the day, but the time that works for your account depends on when your audience is online. Sked Social finds that window for you, for your Instagram and TikTok accounts.

### How does Sked Social find my best time to post?

Sked Social reads your Instagram and TikTok audience activity, when your Instagram followers are online and when your TikTok audience is most active, then ranks your best times. Instagram uses a rolling 14-day view.

### Which channels does Best Times to Post cover?

Instagram and TikTok. Sked Social ranks your best times for each connected Instagram and TikTok account. Your other connected networks still get full analytics, but the best-time recommendation is for Instagram and TikTok.

### Can Sked Social schedule posts at the best time automatically?

Yes. Send a post or a full queue to the recommended slots, and Sked Social publishes them at those recommended times in your set time zone.

### Which plans include Best Time to Post?

Every plan. Best Time to Post is included on all Sked Social plans.