Best Time to Post on TikTok
Real engagement data from 132,796 videos by 38,907 creators
Updated every hour • Last 90 days of data
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Sunday 8:00 PM
Engagement Index: 100/100
Videos Analyzed
132,796
Last 90 days
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Tuesday 9:00 AM
Engagement Index: 0/100
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Sun 12a
Engagement Index: 57/100
Avg Engagement: 7.67%
Videos: 591
Viral Rate: 14.72%
Sun 1a
Engagement Index: 55/100
Avg Engagement: 7.60%
Videos: 577
Viral Rate: 17.85%
Sun 2a
Engagement Index: 62/100
Avg Engagement: 7.84%
Videos: 688
Viral Rate: 18.75%
Sun 3a
Engagement Index: 40/100
Avg Engagement: 7.04%
Videos: 725
Viral Rate: 15.17%
Sun 4a
Engagement Index: 41/100
Avg Engagement: 7.05%
Videos: 756
Viral Rate: 14.02%
Sun 5a
Engagement Index: 23/100
Avg Engagement: 6.38%
Videos: 736
Viral Rate: 14.27%
Sun 6a
Engagement Index: 15/100
Avg Engagement: 6.09%
Videos: 739
Viral Rate: 13.40%
Sun 7a
Engagement Index: 32/100
Avg Engagement: 6.75%
Videos: 724
Viral Rate: 14.92%
Sun 8a
Engagement Index: 32/100
Avg Engagement: 6.73%
Videos: 777
Viral Rate: 14.16%
Sun 9a
Engagement Index: 54/100
Avg Engagement: 7.54%
Videos: 865
Viral Rate: 12.95%
Sun 10a
Engagement Index: 19/100
Avg Engagement: 6.24%
Videos: 968
Viral Rate: 13.02%
Sun 11a
Engagement Index: 27/100
Avg Engagement: 6.54%
Videos: 999
Viral Rate: 13.51%
Sun 12p
Engagement Index: 23/100
Avg Engagement: 6.40%
Videos: 1,119
Viral Rate: 14.83%
Sun 1p
Engagement Index: 29/100
Avg Engagement: 6.62%
Videos: 1,098
Viral Rate: 12.57%
Sun 2p
Engagement Index: 38/100
Avg Engagement: 6.95%
Videos: 1,029
Viral Rate: 15.45%
Sun 3p
Engagement Index: 38/100
Avg Engagement: 6.95%
Videos: 979
Viral Rate: 13.48%
Sun 4p
Engagement Index: 66/100
Avg Engagement: 7.99%
Videos: 833
Viral Rate: 15.73%
Sun 5p
Engagement Index: 83/100
Avg Engagement: 8.63%
Videos: 790
Viral Rate: 17.59%
Sun 6p
Engagement Index: 61/100
Avg Engagement: 7.79%
Videos: 757
Viral Rate: 18.36%
Sun 7p
Engagement Index: 73/100
Avg Engagement: 8.25%
Videos: 604
Viral Rate: 18.71%
Sun 8p
Engagement Index: 100/100
Avg Engagement: 9.25%
Videos: 550
Viral Rate: 23.09%
Sun 9p
Engagement Index: 94/100
Avg Engagement: 9.05%
Videos: 536
Viral Rate: 25.00%
Sun 10p
Engagement Index: 92/100
Avg Engagement: 8.97%
Videos: 532
Viral Rate: 22.93%
Sun 11p
Engagement Index: 80/100
Avg Engagement: 8.52%
Videos: 543
Viral Rate: 18.05%
Mon 12a
Engagement Index: 61/100
Avg Engagement: 7.79%
Videos: 578
Viral Rate: 16.61%
Mon 1a
Engagement Index: 48/100
Avg Engagement: 7.34%
Videos: 668
Viral Rate: 16.77%
Mon 2a
Engagement Index: 27/100
Avg Engagement: 6.56%
Videos: 745
Viral Rate: 12.89%
Mon 3a
Engagement Index: 39/100
Avg Engagement: 6.97%
Videos: 764
Viral Rate: 17.02%
Mon 4a
Engagement Index: 43/100
Avg Engagement: 7.13%
Videos: 831
Viral Rate: 12.39%
Mon 5a
Engagement Index: 29/100
Avg Engagement: 6.63%
Videos: 740
Viral Rate: 12.30%
Mon 6a
Engagement Index: 45/100
Avg Engagement: 7.22%
Videos: 764
Viral Rate: 14.14%
Mon 7a
Engagement Index: 4/100
Avg Engagement: 5.70%
Videos: 789
Viral Rate: 12.29%
Mon 8a
Engagement Index: 24/100
Avg Engagement: 6.44%
Videos: 890
Viral Rate: 13.03%
Mon 9a
Engagement Index: 19/100
Avg Engagement: 6.26%
Videos: 985
Viral Rate: 11.57%
Mon 10a
Engagement Index: 16/100
Avg Engagement: 6.12%
Videos: 1,081
Viral Rate: 14.71%
Mon 11a
Engagement Index: 26/100
Avg Engagement: 6.52%
Videos: 1,008
Viral Rate: 16.57%
Mon 12p
Engagement Index: 32/100
Avg Engagement: 6.73%
Videos: 1,144
Viral Rate: 12.15%
Mon 1p
Engagement Index: 8/100
Avg Engagement: 5.83%
Videos: 1,143
Viral Rate: 13.21%
Mon 2p
Engagement Index: 35/100
Avg Engagement: 6.84%
Videos: 1,073
Viral Rate: 15.19%
Mon 3p
Engagement Index: 38/100
Avg Engagement: 6.96%
Videos: 1,087
Viral Rate: 13.34%
Mon 4p
Engagement Index: 68/100
Avg Engagement: 8.05%
Videos: 893
Viral Rate: 14.11%
Mon 5p
Engagement Index: 80/100
Avg Engagement: 8.50%
Videos: 843
Viral Rate: 19.57%
Mon 6p
Engagement Index: 68/100
Avg Engagement: 8.06%
Videos: 706
Viral Rate: 17.56%
Mon 7p
Engagement Index: 79/100
Avg Engagement: 8.47%
Videos: 604
Viral Rate: 20.86%
Mon 8p
Engagement Index: 83/100
Avg Engagement: 8.63%
Videos: 563
Viral Rate: 23.27%
Mon 9p
Engagement Index: 84/100
Avg Engagement: 8.68%
Videos: 590
Viral Rate: 23.22%
Mon 10p
Engagement Index: 80/100
Avg Engagement: 8.51%
Videos: 613
Viral Rate: 16.48%
Mon 11p
Engagement Index: 60/100
Avg Engagement: 7.75%
Videos: 619
Viral Rate: 15.19%
Tue 12a
Engagement Index: 48/100
Avg Engagement: 7.33%
Videos: 636
Viral Rate: 16.19%
Tue 1a
Engagement Index: 30/100
Avg Engagement: 6.67%
Videos: 706
Viral Rate: 16.01%
Tue 2a
Engagement Index: 38/100
Avg Engagement: 6.94%
Videos: 767
Viral Rate: 13.30%
Tue 3a
Engagement Index: 41/100
Avg Engagement: 7.05%
Videos: 806
Viral Rate: 13.90%
Tue 4a
Engagement Index: 45/100
Avg Engagement: 7.21%
Videos: 807
Viral Rate: 13.01%
Tue 5a
Engagement Index: 27/100
Avg Engagement: 6.54%
Videos: 730
Viral Rate: 10.14%
Tue 6a
Engagement Index: 18/100
Avg Engagement: 6.20%
Videos: 667
Viral Rate: 12.74%
Tue 7a
Engagement Index: 20/100
Avg Engagement: 6.29%
Videos: 760
Viral Rate: 11.84%
Tue 8a
Engagement Index: 32/100
Avg Engagement: 6.71%
Videos: 921
Viral Rate: 12.16%
Tue 9a
Engagement Index: 0/100
Avg Engagement: 5.54%
Videos: 1,021
Viral Rate: 11.46%
Tue 10a
Engagement Index: 19/100
Avg Engagement: 6.25%
Videos: 1,042
Viral Rate: 13.63%
Tue 11a
Engagement Index: 22/100
Avg Engagement: 6.37%
Videos: 1,117
Viral Rate: 13.34%
Tue 12p
Engagement Index: 27/100
Avg Engagement: 6.53%
Videos: 1,177
Viral Rate: 14.44%
Tue 1p
Engagement Index: 23/100
Avg Engagement: 6.41%
Videos: 1,073
Viral Rate: 15.19%
Tue 2p
Engagement Index: 23/100
Avg Engagement: 6.41%
Videos: 1,018
Viral Rate: 14.05%
Tue 3p
Engagement Index: 31/100
Avg Engagement: 6.69%
Videos: 1,014
Viral Rate: 15.48%
Tue 4p
Engagement Index: 67/100
Avg Engagement: 8.04%
Videos: 898
Viral Rate: 15.70%
Tue 5p
Engagement Index: 71/100
Avg Engagement: 8.17%
Videos: 754
Viral Rate: 16.98%
Tue 6p
Engagement Index: 73/100
Avg Engagement: 8.24%
Videos: 691
Viral Rate: 17.22%
Tue 7p
Engagement Index: 76/100
Avg Engagement: 8.35%
Videos: 649
Viral Rate: 19.11%
Tue 8p
Engagement Index: 79/100
Avg Engagement: 8.45%
Videos: 540
Viral Rate: 20.00%
Tue 9p
Engagement Index: 81/100
Avg Engagement: 8.54%
Videos: 557
Viral Rate: 16.70%
Tue 10p
Engagement Index: 83/100
Avg Engagement: 8.64%
Videos: 575
Viral Rate: 21.22%
Tue 11p
Engagement Index: 70/100
Avg Engagement: 8.13%
Videos: 557
Viral Rate: 17.77%
Wed 12a
Engagement Index: 43/100
Avg Engagement: 7.15%
Videos: 624
Viral Rate: 12.18%
Wed 1a
Engagement Index: 40/100
Avg Engagement: 7.04%
Videos: 730
Viral Rate: 16.71%
Wed 2a
Engagement Index: 36/100
Avg Engagement: 6.87%
Videos: 742
Viral Rate: 12.94%
Wed 3a
Engagement Index: 26/100
Avg Engagement: 6.50%
Videos: 720
Viral Rate: 11.53%
Wed 4a
Engagement Index: 33/100
Avg Engagement: 6.75%
Videos: 787
Viral Rate: 12.58%
Wed 5a
Engagement Index: 29/100
Avg Engagement: 6.62%
Videos: 734
Viral Rate: 13.62%
Wed 6a
Engagement Index: 40/100
Avg Engagement: 7.02%
Videos: 697
Viral Rate: 14.35%
Wed 7a
Engagement Index: 1/100
Avg Engagement: 5.57%
Videos: 738
Viral Rate: 12.20%
Wed 8a
Engagement Index: 22/100
Avg Engagement: 6.35%
Videos: 822
Viral Rate: 12.90%
Wed 9a
Engagement Index: 1/100
Avg Engagement: 5.58%
Videos: 1,051
Viral Rate: 11.70%
Wed 10a
Engagement Index: 30/100
Avg Engagement: 6.65%
Videos: 1,027
Viral Rate: 14.12%
Wed 11a
Engagement Index: 16/100
Avg Engagement: 6.12%
Videos: 1,017
Viral Rate: 14.26%
Wed 12p
Engagement Index: 16/100
Avg Engagement: 6.14%
Videos: 1,105
Viral Rate: 13.67%
Wed 1p
Engagement Index: 24/100
Avg Engagement: 6.44%
Videos: 1,093
Viral Rate: 12.26%
Wed 2p
Engagement Index: 34/100
Avg Engagement: 6.79%
Videos: 1,108
Viral Rate: 12.18%
Wed 3p
Engagement Index: 40/100
Avg Engagement: 7.04%
Videos: 1,038
Viral Rate: 12.72%
Wed 4p
Engagement Index: 62/100
Avg Engagement: 7.84%
Videos: 895
Viral Rate: 15.64%
Wed 5p
Engagement Index: 55/100
Avg Engagement: 7.60%
Videos: 759
Viral Rate: 17.52%
Wed 6p
Engagement Index: 55/100
Avg Engagement: 7.57%
Videos: 677
Viral Rate: 20.24%
Wed 7p
Engagement Index: 69/100
Avg Engagement: 8.08%
Videos: 598
Viral Rate: 15.38%
Wed 8p
Engagement Index: 81/100
Avg Engagement: 8.54%
Videos: 570
Viral Rate: 20.70%
Wed 9p
Engagement Index: 68/100
Avg Engagement: 8.07%
Videos: 584
Viral Rate: 17.98%
Wed 10p
Engagement Index: 75/100
Avg Engagement: 8.33%
Videos: 585
Viral Rate: 17.61%
Wed 11p
Engagement Index: 43/100
Avg Engagement: 7.14%
Videos: 577
Viral Rate: 14.04%
Thu 12a
Engagement Index: 59/100
Avg Engagement: 7.73%
Videos: 585
Viral Rate: 14.53%
Thu 1a
Engagement Index: 50/100
Avg Engagement: 7.38%
Videos: 655
Viral Rate: 16.95%
Thu 2a
Engagement Index: 24/100
Avg Engagement: 6.44%
Videos: 718
Viral Rate: 14.21%
Thu 3a
Engagement Index: 40/100
Avg Engagement: 7.01%
Videos: 734
Viral Rate: 16.35%
Thu 4a
Engagement Index: 12/100
Avg Engagement: 5.98%
Videos: 778
Viral Rate: 11.95%
Thu 5a
Engagement Index: 31/100
Avg Engagement: 6.68%
Videos: 722
Viral Rate: 15.10%
Thu 6a
Engagement Index: 21/100
Avg Engagement: 6.32%
Videos: 679
Viral Rate: 12.08%
Thu 7a
Engagement Index: 7/100
Avg Engagement: 5.79%
Videos: 696
Viral Rate: 12.07%
Thu 8a
Engagement Index: 13/100
Avg Engagement: 6.02%
Videos: 831
Viral Rate: 12.88%
Thu 9a
Engagement Index: 5/100
Avg Engagement: 5.73%
Videos: 960
Viral Rate: 14.06%
Thu 10a
Engagement Index: 7/100
Avg Engagement: 5.80%
Videos: 967
Viral Rate: 15.72%
Thu 11a
Engagement Index: 15/100
Avg Engagement: 6.10%
Videos: 1,028
Viral Rate: 12.26%
Thu 12p
Engagement Index: 20/100
Avg Engagement: 6.30%
Videos: 1,141
Viral Rate: 13.76%
Thu 1p
Engagement Index: 26/100
Avg Engagement: 6.51%
Videos: 1,039
Viral Rate: 13.38%
Thu 2p
Engagement Index: 29/100
Avg Engagement: 6.63%
Videos: 977
Viral Rate: 14.23%
Thu 3p
Engagement Index: 24/100
Avg Engagement: 6.42%
Videos: 944
Viral Rate: 14.51%
Thu 4p
Engagement Index: 63/100
Avg Engagement: 7.89%
Videos: 795
Viral Rate: 15.72%
Thu 5p
Engagement Index: 56/100
Avg Engagement: 7.62%
Videos: 793
Viral Rate: 18.03%
Thu 6p
Engagement Index: 73/100
Avg Engagement: 8.26%
Videos: 635
Viral Rate: 14.96%
Thu 7p
Engagement Index: 53/100
Avg Engagement: 7.52%
Videos: 652
Viral Rate: 18.87%
Thu 8p
Engagement Index: 79/100
Avg Engagement: 8.47%
Videos: 563
Viral Rate: 21.85%
Thu 9p
Engagement Index: 73/100
Avg Engagement: 8.26%
Videos: 572
Viral Rate: 19.76%
Thu 10p
Engagement Index: 69/100
Avg Engagement: 8.09%
Videos: 555
Viral Rate: 18.38%
Thu 11p
Engagement Index: 71/100
Avg Engagement: 8.17%
Videos: 585
Viral Rate: 19.32%
Fri 12a
Engagement Index: 65/100
Avg Engagement: 7.96%
Videos: 595
Viral Rate: 17.14%
Fri 1a
Engagement Index: 41/100
Avg Engagement: 7.07%
Videos: 633
Viral Rate: 14.38%
Fri 2a
Engagement Index: 30/100
Avg Engagement: 6.66%
Videos: 718
Viral Rate: 13.79%
Fri 3a
Engagement Index: 18/100
Avg Engagement: 6.20%
Videos: 767
Viral Rate: 13.69%
Fri 4a
Engagement Index: 48/100
Avg Engagement: 7.31%
Videos: 786
Viral Rate: 11.45%
Fri 5a
Engagement Index: 42/100
Avg Engagement: 7.10%
Videos: 671
Viral Rate: 11.03%
Fri 6a
Engagement Index: 10/100
Avg Engagement: 5.90%
Videos: 699
Viral Rate: 12.88%
Fri 7a
Engagement Index: 10/100
Avg Engagement: 5.91%
Videos: 737
Viral Rate: 15.06%
Fri 8a
Engagement Index: 12/100
Avg Engagement: 5.97%
Videos: 846
Viral Rate: 8.75%
Fri 9a
Engagement Index: 10/100
Avg Engagement: 5.92%
Videos: 944
Viral Rate: 12.39%
Fri 10a
Engagement Index: 13/100
Avg Engagement: 6.01%
Videos: 999
Viral Rate: 16.42%
Fri 11a
Engagement Index: 20/100
Avg Engagement: 6.29%
Videos: 961
Viral Rate: 14.57%
Fri 12p
Engagement Index: 30/100
Avg Engagement: 6.66%
Videos: 1,109
Viral Rate: 13.44%
Fri 1p
Engagement Index: 22/100
Avg Engagement: 6.36%
Videos: 1,054
Viral Rate: 13.57%
Fri 2p
Engagement Index: 34/100
Avg Engagement: 6.81%
Videos: 1,013
Viral Rate: 15.79%
Fri 3p
Engagement Index: 36/100
Avg Engagement: 6.88%
Videos: 1,014
Viral Rate: 15.58%
Fri 4p
Engagement Index: 39/100
Avg Engagement: 6.99%
Videos: 897
Viral Rate: 17.84%
Fri 5p
Engagement Index: 60/100
Avg Engagement: 7.76%
Videos: 732
Viral Rate: 16.80%
Fri 6p
Engagement Index: 74/100
Avg Engagement: 8.29%
Videos: 656
Viral Rate: 19.51%
Fri 7p
Engagement Index: 75/100
Avg Engagement: 8.33%
Videos: 596
Viral Rate: 25.50%
Fri 8p
Engagement Index: 88/100
Avg Engagement: 8.82%
Videos: 569
Viral Rate: 23.73%
Fri 9p
Engagement Index: 71/100
Avg Engagement: 8.18%
Videos: 544
Viral Rate: 20.40%
Fri 10p
Engagement Index: 64/100
Avg Engagement: 7.92%
Videos: 522
Viral Rate: 21.65%
Fri 11p
Engagement Index: 60/100
Avg Engagement: 7.77%
Videos: 557
Viral Rate: 16.52%
Sat 12a
Engagement Index: 41/100
Avg Engagement: 7.06%
Videos: 561
Viral Rate: 16.58%
Sat 1a
Engagement Index: 40/100
Avg Engagement: 7.04%
Videos: 686
Viral Rate: 18.51%
Sat 2a
Engagement Index: 7/100
Avg Engagement: 5.79%
Videos: 696
Viral Rate: 13.79%
Sat 3a
Engagement Index: 17/100
Avg Engagement: 6.19%
Videos: 817
Viral Rate: 13.46%
Sat 4a
Engagement Index: 12/100
Avg Engagement: 6.00%
Videos: 798
Viral Rate: 12.03%
Sat 5a
Engagement Index: 32/100
Avg Engagement: 6.71%
Videos: 689
Viral Rate: 13.93%
Sat 6a
Engagement Index: 17/100
Avg Engagement: 6.16%
Videos: 694
Viral Rate: 16.14%
Sat 7a
Engagement Index: 13/100
Avg Engagement: 6.03%
Videos: 758
Viral Rate: 13.59%
Sat 8a
Engagement Index: 11/100
Avg Engagement: 5.94%
Videos: 866
Viral Rate: 12.82%
Sat 9a
Engagement Index: 18/100
Avg Engagement: 6.23%
Videos: 861
Viral Rate: 13.59%
Sat 10a
Engagement Index: 17/100
Avg Engagement: 6.17%
Videos: 916
Viral Rate: 15.17%
Sat 11a
Engagement Index: 20/100
Avg Engagement: 6.28%
Videos: 1,023
Viral Rate: 15.15%
Sat 12p
Engagement Index: 39/100
Avg Engagement: 7.01%
Videos: 1,054
Viral Rate: 14.42%
Sat 1p
Engagement Index: 27/100
Avg Engagement: 6.54%
Videos: 992
Viral Rate: 15.22%
Sat 2p
Engagement Index: 40/100
Avg Engagement: 7.03%
Videos: 1,061
Viral Rate: 15.55%
Sat 3p
Engagement Index: 33/100
Avg Engagement: 6.76%
Videos: 1,031
Viral Rate: 13.68%
Sat 4p
Engagement Index: 72/100
Avg Engagement: 8.22%
Videos: 815
Viral Rate: 19.02%
Sat 5p
Engagement Index: 75/100
Avg Engagement: 8.32%
Videos: 766
Viral Rate: 20.37%
Sat 6p
Engagement Index: 67/100
Avg Engagement: 8.01%
Videos: 760
Viral Rate: 19.87%
Sat 7p
Engagement Index: 84/100
Avg Engagement: 8.65%
Videos: 602
Viral Rate: 17.94%
Sat 8p
Engagement Index: 99/100
Avg Engagement: 9.22%
Videos: 535
Viral Rate: 26.54%
Sat 9p
Engagement Index: 97/100
Avg Engagement: 9.13%
Videos: 534
Viral Rate: 23.78%
Sat 10p
Engagement Index: 91/100
Avg Engagement: 8.91%
Videos: 561
Viral Rate: 19.61%
Sat 11p
Engagement Index: 80/100
Avg Engagement: 8.51%
Videos: 500
Viral Rate: 21.00%
Top 10 Best Times to Post
Ranked by engagement index based on real video performance
These times show the highest engagement rates across our dataset. Your results may vary based on your specific audience.
| Rank | Day | Time | Engagement Index | Avg Engagement | Viral Rate | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Sunday | 8:00 PM | 100 | 9.25% | 23.09% | 550 |
| 🥈 | Saturday | 8:00 PM | 99 | 9.22% | 26.54% | 535 |
| 🥉 | Saturday | 9:00 PM | 97 | 9.13% | 23.78% | 534 |
| 4 | Sunday | 9:00 PM | 94 | 9.05% | 25.00% | 536 |
| 5 | Sunday | 10:00 PM | 92 | 8.97% | 22.93% | 532 |
| 6 | Saturday | 10:00 PM | 91 | 8.91% | 19.61% | 561 |
| 7 | Friday | 8:00 PM | 88 | 8.82% | 23.73% | 569 |
| 8 | Monday | 9:00 PM | 84 | 8.68% | 23.22% | 590 |
| 9 | Saturday | 7:00 PM | 84 | 8.65% | 17.94% | 602 |
| 10 | Sunday | 5:00 PM | 83 | 8.63% | 17.59% | 790 |
How We Calculate This
Our Methodology
- 1
Extract Posting Times
We extract the day and hour from each video’s publish timestamp
- 2
Calculate Engagement Rate
(Likes + Comments + Shares) / Views × 100
- 3
Group by Time Slot
Average engagement across all videos in each day+hour combo
- 4
Normalize to 0-100
Scale scores so 100 = highest engagement time slot
Data Quality
38,907 Creators
Data from diverse creator accounts
132,796 Videos
Only videos with 100+ views included
Last 90 Days
Fresh data reflects current trends
Hourly Updates
Data refreshes every hour automatically
Why Posting Time Matters on TikTok
TikTok’s algorithm prioritizes early engagement. Videos that get likes, comments, and shares in the first 30-60 minutes are more likely to be pushed to the For You page. Posting when your audience is most active increases your chances of that crucial early engagement.
Best Days to Post on TikTok in 2026
Based on our analysis of 132,796 videos, Sunday shows the highest engagement rates overall. However, the best day for YOU depends on your specific audience demographics, timezone, and content niche.
Should You Post Multiple Times Per Day?
Many successful creators post 1-3 times per day. Our data shows that spacing posts at least 3-4 hours apart prevents them from competing against each other for the same audience’s attention. Consistency matters more than volume.
Timezone Considerations
The times shown are based on when videos were published in their original timezones. If your audience is primarily in a different timezone than you, adjust your posting schedule accordingly. Most successful creators target their largest audience segment’s active hours.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best time to post on TikTok?
Based on our analysis of 132,796 videos, the best time to post is Sunday at 8:00 PM. However, optimal times vary by audience and niche.
Does posting time really affect TikTok views?
Yes. Videos posted when your audience is active get more early engagement, which signals to the algorithm that your content is worth promoting to more users on the For You page.
How often is this data updated?
Our engagement data is refreshed every hour using the latest video performance metrics from our database of thousands of TikTok videos.
What timezone is this data in?
The data reflects posting times in their original timezones. Our analysis accounts for creators across all timezones to provide globally-relevant insights.
Should I always post at the "best" time?
Not necessarily. The best time for YOU depends on when YOUR specific audience is online. Use these insights as a starting point, then test and refine based on your own analytics.
How is the engagement index calculated?
We calculate (likes + comments + shares) / views for each video, group by posting time, then normalize to a 0-100 scale where 100 represents the highest engagement rate.