Live Data • Updated 3/5/2026

Best Time to Post on TikTok

Real engagement data from 131,551 videos by 38,306 creators

Updated every hour • Last 90 days of data

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Best Time to Post

Sunday 8:00 PM

Engagement Index: 100/100

Videos Analyzed

131,551

Last 90 days

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Wednesday 9:00 AM

Engagement Index: 0/100

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Sun

Sun 12a

Engagement Index: 60/100

Avg Engagement: 7.74%

Videos: 584

Viral Rate: 14.90%

Sun 1a

Engagement Index: 55/100

Avg Engagement: 7.58%

Videos: 572

Viral Rate: 17.48%

Sun 2a

Engagement Index: 63/100

Avg Engagement: 7.85%

Videos: 670

Viral Rate: 18.21%

Sun 3a

Engagement Index: 41/100

Avg Engagement: 7.05%

Videos: 723

Viral Rate: 15.21%

Sun 4a

Engagement Index: 41/100

Avg Engagement: 7.05%

Videos: 751

Viral Rate: 14.11%

Sun 5a

Engagement Index: 22/100

Avg Engagement: 6.37%

Videos: 732

Viral Rate: 13.93%

Sun 6a

Engagement Index: 14/100

Avg Engagement: 6.06%

Videos: 734

Viral Rate: 13.49%

Sun 7a

Engagement Index: 33/100

Avg Engagement: 6.76%

Videos: 721

Viral Rate: 14.84%

Sun 8a

Engagement Index: 32/100

Avg Engagement: 6.71%

Videos: 772

Viral Rate: 14.12%

Sun 9a

Engagement Index: 54/100

Avg Engagement: 7.52%

Videos: 857

Viral Rate: 12.84%

Sun 10a

Engagement Index: 18/100

Avg Engagement: 6.23%

Videos: 959

Viral Rate: 12.83%

Sun 11a

Engagement Index: 28/100

Avg Engagement: 6.56%

Videos: 986

Viral Rate: 13.39%

Sun 12p

Engagement Index: 23/100

Avg Engagement: 6.39%

Videos: 1,108

Viral Rate: 14.62%

Sun 1p

Engagement Index: 29/100

Avg Engagement: 6.61%

Videos: 1,089

Viral Rate: 12.49%

Sun 2p

Engagement Index: 38/100

Avg Engagement: 6.94%

Videos: 1,021

Viral Rate: 15.28%

Sun 3p

Engagement Index: 38/100

Avg Engagement: 6.94%

Videos: 975

Viral Rate: 13.44%

Sun 4p

Engagement Index: 66/100

Avg Engagement: 7.97%

Videos: 831

Viral Rate: 15.76%

Sun 5p

Engagement Index: 84/100

Avg Engagement: 8.63%

Videos: 785

Viral Rate: 17.45%

Sun 6p

Engagement Index: 61/100

Avg Engagement: 7.77%

Videos: 744

Viral Rate: 18.41%

Sun 7p

Engagement Index: 74/100

Avg Engagement: 8.25%

Videos: 596

Viral Rate: 18.29%

Sun 8p

Engagement Index: 100/100

Avg Engagement: 9.20%

Videos: 537

Viral Rate: 22.35%

Sun 9p

Engagement Index: 95/100

Avg Engagement: 9.04%

Videos: 533

Viral Rate: 25.14%

Sun 10p

Engagement Index: 93/100

Avg Engagement: 8.95%

Videos: 531

Viral Rate: 22.79%

Sun 11p

Engagement Index: 81/100

Avg Engagement: 8.50%

Videos: 540

Viral Rate: 18.15%

Mon

Mon 12a

Engagement Index: 62/100

Avg Engagement: 7.82%

Videos: 575

Viral Rate: 16.52%

Mon 1a

Engagement Index: 49/100

Avg Engagement: 7.33%

Videos: 662

Viral Rate: 16.62%

Mon 2a

Engagement Index: 26/100

Avg Engagement: 6.49%

Videos: 732

Viral Rate: 12.70%

Mon 3a

Engagement Index: 39/100

Avg Engagement: 6.97%

Videos: 759

Viral Rate: 16.86%

Mon 4a

Engagement Index: 41/100

Avg Engagement: 7.06%

Videos: 820

Viral Rate: 12.32%

Mon 5a

Engagement Index: 29/100

Avg Engagement: 6.62%

Videos: 734

Viral Rate: 11.99%

Mon 6a

Engagement Index: 46/100

Avg Engagement: 7.22%

Videos: 749

Viral Rate: 14.15%

Mon 7a

Engagement Index: 3/100

Avg Engagement: 5.66%

Videos: 780

Viral Rate: 11.92%

Mon 8a

Engagement Index: 25/100

Avg Engagement: 6.48%

Videos: 875

Viral Rate: 13.14%

Mon 9a

Engagement Index: 20/100

Avg Engagement: 6.27%

Videos: 976

Viral Rate: 11.48%

Mon 10a

Engagement Index: 15/100

Avg Engagement: 6.10%

Videos: 1,065

Viral Rate: 14.37%

Mon 11a

Engagement Index: 26/100

Avg Engagement: 6.50%

Videos: 1,001

Viral Rate: 16.38%

Mon 12p

Engagement Index: 32/100

Avg Engagement: 6.71%

Videos: 1,136

Viral Rate: 11.97%

Mon 1p

Engagement Index: 8/100

Avg Engagement: 5.84%

Videos: 1,137

Viral Rate: 13.19%

Mon 2p

Engagement Index: 33/100

Avg Engagement: 6.78%

Videos: 1,054

Viral Rate: 14.99%

Mon 3p

Engagement Index: 38/100

Avg Engagement: 6.96%

Videos: 1,080

Viral Rate: 13.24%

Mon 4p

Engagement Index: 68/100

Avg Engagement: 8.05%

Videos: 887

Viral Rate: 13.98%

Mon 5p

Engagement Index: 81/100

Avg Engagement: 8.51%

Videos: 834

Viral Rate: 19.54%

Mon 6p

Engagement Index: 68/100

Avg Engagement: 8.04%

Videos: 698

Viral Rate: 17.48%

Mon 7p

Engagement Index: 76/100

Avg Engagement: 8.34%

Videos: 590

Viral Rate: 20.85%

Mon 8p

Engagement Index: 83/100

Avg Engagement: 8.58%

Videos: 558

Viral Rate: 22.94%

Mon 9p

Engagement Index: 83/100

Avg Engagement: 8.59%

Videos: 583

Viral Rate: 22.81%

Mon 10p

Engagement Index: 81/100

Avg Engagement: 8.50%

Videos: 604

Viral Rate: 15.73%

Mon 11p

Engagement Index: 59/100

Avg Engagement: 7.73%

Videos: 613

Viral Rate: 15.01%

Tue

Tue 12a

Engagement Index: 48/100

Avg Engagement: 7.31%

Videos: 632

Viral Rate: 15.82%

Tue 1a

Engagement Index: 30/100

Avg Engagement: 6.64%

Videos: 704

Viral Rate: 15.77%

Tue 2a

Engagement Index: 39/100

Avg Engagement: 6.98%

Videos: 752

Viral Rate: 12.63%

Tue 3a

Engagement Index: 40/100

Avg Engagement: 7.03%

Videos: 795

Viral Rate: 13.58%

Tue 4a

Engagement Index: 44/100

Avg Engagement: 7.18%

Videos: 796

Viral Rate: 12.56%

Tue 5a

Engagement Index: 25/100

Avg Engagement: 6.48%

Videos: 717

Viral Rate: 10.18%

Tue 6a

Engagement Index: 18/100

Avg Engagement: 6.23%

Videos: 657

Viral Rate: 12.63%

Tue 7a

Engagement Index: 20/100

Avg Engagement: 6.27%

Videos: 749

Viral Rate: 11.62%

Tue 8a

Engagement Index: 33/100

Avg Engagement: 6.76%

Videos: 892

Viral Rate: 12.11%

Tue 9a

Engagement Index: 0/100

Avg Engagement: 5.55%

Videos: 998

Viral Rate: 11.32%

Tue 10a

Engagement Index: 20/100

Avg Engagement: 6.28%

Videos: 1,024

Viral Rate: 13.48%

Tue 11a

Engagement Index: 22/100

Avg Engagement: 6.35%

Videos: 1,102

Viral Rate: 13.07%

Tue 12p

Engagement Index: 27/100

Avg Engagement: 6.53%

Videos: 1,156

Viral Rate: 14.10%

Tue 1p

Engagement Index: 23/100

Avg Engagement: 6.39%

Videos: 1,061

Viral Rate: 14.89%

Tue 2p

Engagement Index: 23/100

Avg Engagement: 6.40%

Videos: 1,009

Viral Rate: 13.58%

Tue 3p

Engagement Index: 30/100

Avg Engagement: 6.65%

Videos: 1,001

Viral Rate: 15.08%

Tue 4p

Engagement Index: 68/100

Avg Engagement: 8.03%

Videos: 890

Viral Rate: 15.51%

Tue 5p

Engagement Index: 71/100

Avg Engagement: 8.15%

Videos: 744

Viral Rate: 16.80%

Tue 6p

Engagement Index: 73/100

Avg Engagement: 8.21%

Videos: 676

Viral Rate: 16.42%

Tue 7p

Engagement Index: 75/100

Avg Engagement: 8.30%

Videos: 631

Viral Rate: 18.54%

Tue 8p

Engagement Index: 78/100

Avg Engagement: 8.42%

Videos: 531

Viral Rate: 19.59%

Tue 9p

Engagement Index: 81/100

Avg Engagement: 8.52%

Videos: 551

Viral Rate: 16.15%

Tue 10p

Engagement Index: 84/100

Avg Engagement: 8.61%

Videos: 565

Viral Rate: 20.71%

Tue 11p

Engagement Index: 70/100

Avg Engagement: 8.13%

Videos: 550

Viral Rate: 17.27%

Wed

Wed 12a

Engagement Index: 43/100

Avg Engagement: 7.12%

Videos: 622

Viral Rate: 11.90%

Wed 1a

Engagement Index: 40/100

Avg Engagement: 7.00%

Videos: 721

Viral Rate: 16.50%

Wed 2a

Engagement Index: 35/100

Avg Engagement: 6.82%

Videos: 718

Viral Rate: 12.53%

Wed 3a

Engagement Index: 27/100

Avg Engagement: 6.52%

Videos: 709

Viral Rate: 11.71%

Wed 4a

Engagement Index: 32/100

Avg Engagement: 6.71%

Videos: 775

Viral Rate: 12.13%

Wed 5a

Engagement Index: 28/100

Avg Engagement: 6.58%

Videos: 725

Viral Rate: 13.52%

Wed 6a

Engagement Index: 40/100

Avg Engagement: 7.00%

Videos: 690

Viral Rate: 14.20%

Wed 7a

Engagement Index: 1/100

Avg Engagement: 5.58%

Videos: 727

Viral Rate: 11.97%

Wed 8a

Engagement Index: 20/100

Avg Engagement: 6.29%

Videos: 806

Viral Rate: 12.90%

Wed 9a

Engagement Index: 0/100

Avg Engagement: 5.57%

Videos: 1,035

Viral Rate: 11.59%

Wed 10a

Engagement Index: 30/100

Avg Engagement: 6.66%

Videos: 1,007

Viral Rate: 13.90%

Wed 11a

Engagement Index: 13/100

Avg Engagement: 6.03%

Videos: 989

Viral Rate: 13.95%

Wed 12p

Engagement Index: 15/100

Avg Engagement: 6.11%

Videos: 1,092

Viral Rate: 13.55%

Wed 1p

Engagement Index: 24/100

Avg Engagement: 6.43%

Videos: 1,084

Viral Rate: 12.27%

Wed 2p

Engagement Index: 32/100

Avg Engagement: 6.74%

Videos: 1,097

Viral Rate: 12.03%

Wed 3p

Engagement Index: 40/100

Avg Engagement: 7.02%

Videos: 1,027

Viral Rate: 12.46%

Wed 4p

Engagement Index: 62/100

Avg Engagement: 7.82%

Videos: 879

Viral Rate: 15.24%

Wed 5p

Engagement Index: 55/100

Avg Engagement: 7.57%

Videos: 748

Viral Rate: 16.98%

Wed 6p

Engagement Index: 55/100

Avg Engagement: 7.56%

Videos: 667

Viral Rate: 20.09%

Wed 7p

Engagement Index: 70/100

Avg Engagement: 8.12%

Videos: 586

Viral Rate: 15.19%

Wed 8p

Engagement Index: 82/100

Avg Engagement: 8.55%

Videos: 564

Viral Rate: 20.57%

Wed 9p

Engagement Index: 68/100

Avg Engagement: 8.03%

Videos: 579

Viral Rate: 17.62%

Wed 10p

Engagement Index: 76/100

Avg Engagement: 8.34%

Videos: 579

Viral Rate: 17.44%

Wed 11p

Engagement Index: 44/100

Avg Engagement: 7.16%

Videos: 574

Viral Rate: 13.76%

Thu

Thu 12a

Engagement Index: 51/100

Avg Engagement: 7.41%

Videos: 577

Viral Rate: 14.38%

Thu 1a

Engagement Index: 50/100

Avg Engagement: 7.37%

Videos: 648

Viral Rate: 16.98%

Thu 2a

Engagement Index: 23/100

Avg Engagement: 6.39%

Videos: 696

Viral Rate: 13.79%

Thu 3a

Engagement Index: 40/100

Avg Engagement: 7.03%

Videos: 727

Viral Rate: 16.23%

Thu 4a

Engagement Index: 12/100

Avg Engagement: 5.98%

Videos: 768

Viral Rate: 11.72%

Thu 5a

Engagement Index: 31/100

Avg Engagement: 6.69%

Videos: 716

Viral Rate: 15.08%

Thu 6a

Engagement Index: 21/100

Avg Engagement: 6.33%

Videos: 668

Viral Rate: 11.83%

Thu 7a

Engagement Index: 7/100

Avg Engagement: 5.81%

Videos: 688

Viral Rate: 11.92%

Thu 8a

Engagement Index: 11/100

Avg Engagement: 5.96%

Videos: 817

Viral Rate: 12.97%

Thu 9a

Engagement Index: 5/100

Avg Engagement: 5.73%

Videos: 945

Viral Rate: 13.97%

Thu 10a

Engagement Index: 7/100

Avg Engagement: 5.79%

Videos: 949

Viral Rate: 15.81%

Thu 11a

Engagement Index: 14/100

Avg Engagement: 6.05%

Videos: 1,022

Viral Rate: 12.33%

Thu 12p

Engagement Index: 19/100

Avg Engagement: 6.25%

Videos: 1,119

Viral Rate: 13.67%

Thu 1p

Engagement Index: 26/100

Avg Engagement: 6.52%

Videos: 1,029

Viral Rate: 13.22%

Thu 2p

Engagement Index: 30/100

Avg Engagement: 6.65%

Videos: 966

Viral Rate: 14.29%

Thu 3p

Engagement Index: 23/100

Avg Engagement: 6.39%

Videos: 931

Viral Rate: 14.07%

Thu 4p

Engagement Index: 64/100

Avg Engagement: 7.89%

Videos: 789

Viral Rate: 15.46%

Thu 5p

Engagement Index: 56/100

Avg Engagement: 7.61%

Videos: 781

Viral Rate: 17.93%

Thu 6p

Engagement Index: 73/100

Avg Engagement: 8.23%

Videos: 628

Viral Rate: 15.13%

Thu 7p

Engagement Index: 53/100

Avg Engagement: 7.48%

Videos: 642

Viral Rate: 19.00%

Thu 8p

Engagement Index: 80/100

Avg Engagement: 8.49%

Videos: 554

Viral Rate: 21.84%

Thu 9p

Engagement Index: 73/100

Avg Engagement: 8.23%

Videos: 566

Viral Rate: 19.79%

Thu 10p

Engagement Index: 69/100

Avg Engagement: 8.07%

Videos: 554

Viral Rate: 18.23%

Thu 11p

Engagement Index: 72/100

Avg Engagement: 8.17%

Videos: 578

Viral Rate: 19.20%

Fri

Fri 12a

Engagement Index: 64/100

Avg Engagement: 7.89%

Videos: 592

Viral Rate: 16.89%

Fri 1a

Engagement Index: 40/100

Avg Engagement: 7.02%

Videos: 623

Viral Rate: 14.13%

Fri 2a

Engagement Index: 31/100

Avg Engagement: 6.70%

Videos: 698

Viral Rate: 12.89%

Fri 3a

Engagement Index: 18/100

Avg Engagement: 6.22%

Videos: 761

Viral Rate: 13.80%

Fri 4a

Engagement Index: 48/100

Avg Engagement: 7.30%

Videos: 776

Viral Rate: 11.34%

Fri 5a

Engagement Index: 43/100

Avg Engagement: 7.11%

Videos: 666

Viral Rate: 10.81%

Fri 6a

Engagement Index: 10/100

Avg Engagement: 5.91%

Videos: 693

Viral Rate: 12.99%

Fri 7a

Engagement Index: 10/100

Avg Engagement: 5.92%

Videos: 735

Viral Rate: 15.10%

Fri 8a

Engagement Index: 12/100

Avg Engagement: 5.98%

Videos: 838

Viral Rate: 8.71%

Fri 9a

Engagement Index: 11/100

Avg Engagement: 5.94%

Videos: 933

Viral Rate: 12.43%

Fri 10a

Engagement Index: 13/100

Avg Engagement: 6.02%

Videos: 988

Viral Rate: 16.40%

Fri 11a

Engagement Index: 20/100

Avg Engagement: 6.28%

Videos: 950

Viral Rate: 14.63%

Fri 12p

Engagement Index: 30/100

Avg Engagement: 6.65%

Videos: 1,101

Viral Rate: 13.44%

Fri 1p

Engagement Index: 22/100

Avg Engagement: 6.34%

Videos: 1,044

Viral Rate: 13.22%

Fri 2p

Engagement Index: 34/100

Avg Engagement: 6.80%

Videos: 1,004

Viral Rate: 15.74%

Fri 3p

Engagement Index: 36/100

Avg Engagement: 6.86%

Videos: 1,031

Viral Rate: 15.42%

Fri 4p

Engagement Index: 39/100

Avg Engagement: 6.97%

Videos: 940

Viral Rate: 17.87%

Fri 5p

Engagement Index: 60/100

Avg Engagement: 7.76%

Videos: 754

Viral Rate: 16.84%

Fri 6p

Engagement Index: 78/100

Avg Engagement: 8.39%

Videos: 684

Viral Rate: 19.01%

Fri 7p

Engagement Index: 75/100

Avg Engagement: 8.29%

Videos: 611

Viral Rate: 24.88%

Fri 8p

Engagement Index: 88/100

Avg Engagement: 8.77%

Videos: 585

Viral Rate: 23.08%

Fri 9p

Engagement Index: 72/100

Avg Engagement: 8.18%

Videos: 567

Viral Rate: 20.28%

Fri 10p

Engagement Index: 64/100

Avg Engagement: 7.89%

Videos: 543

Viral Rate: 21.55%

Fri 11p

Engagement Index: 59/100

Avg Engagement: 7.71%

Videos: 573

Viral Rate: 16.58%

Sat

Sat 12a

Engagement Index: 42/100

Avg Engagement: 7.11%

Videos: 579

Viral Rate: 16.41%

Sat 1a

Engagement Index: 43/100

Avg Engagement: 7.12%

Videos: 699

Viral Rate: 17.60%

Sat 2a

Engagement Index: 6/100

Avg Engagement: 5.78%

Videos: 700

Viral Rate: 13.57%

Sat 3a

Engagement Index: 18/100

Avg Engagement: 6.20%

Videos: 812

Viral Rate: 13.30%

Sat 4a

Engagement Index: 13/100

Avg Engagement: 6.02%

Videos: 792

Viral Rate: 11.62%

Sat 5a

Engagement Index: 31/100

Avg Engagement: 6.68%

Videos: 681

Viral Rate: 13.66%

Sat 6a

Engagement Index: 16/100

Avg Engagement: 6.16%

Videos: 686

Viral Rate: 16.03%

Sat 7a

Engagement Index: 13/100

Avg Engagement: 6.02%

Videos: 752

Viral Rate: 13.56%

Sat 8a

Engagement Index: 10/100

Avg Engagement: 5.92%

Videos: 855

Viral Rate: 12.87%

Sat 9a

Engagement Index: 18/100

Avg Engagement: 6.21%

Videos: 857

Viral Rate: 13.42%

Sat 10a

Engagement Index: 18/100

Avg Engagement: 6.20%

Videos: 912

Viral Rate: 15.13%

Sat 11a

Engagement Index: 21/100

Avg Engagement: 6.31%

Videos: 1,013

Viral Rate: 15.00%

Sat 12p

Engagement Index: 40/100

Avg Engagement: 7.03%

Videos: 1,045

Viral Rate: 14.45%

Sat 1p

Engagement Index: 27/100

Avg Engagement: 6.53%

Videos: 979

Viral Rate: 14.50%

Sat 2p

Engagement Index: 40/100

Avg Engagement: 7.02%

Videos: 1,059

Viral Rate: 15.49%

Sat 3p

Engagement Index: 33/100

Avg Engagement: 6.77%

Videos: 1,029

Viral Rate: 13.70%

Sat 4p

Engagement Index: 72/100

Avg Engagement: 8.20%

Videos: 812

Viral Rate: 18.97%

Sat 5p

Engagement Index: 73/100

Avg Engagement: 8.23%

Videos: 757

Viral Rate: 20.21%

Sat 6p

Engagement Index: 67/100

Avg Engagement: 8.00%

Videos: 753

Viral Rate: 19.65%

Sat 7p

Engagement Index: 83/100

Avg Engagement: 8.60%

Videos: 589

Viral Rate: 17.66%

Sat 8p

Engagement Index: 100/100

Avg Engagement: 9.21%

Videos: 532

Viral Rate: 26.69%

Sat 9p

Engagement Index: 97/100

Avg Engagement: 9.10%

Videos: 526

Viral Rate: 23.95%

Sat 10p

Engagement Index: 92/100

Avg Engagement: 8.90%

Videos: 556

Viral Rate: 19.60%

Sat 11p

Engagement Index: 80/100

Avg Engagement: 8.49%

Videos: 492

Viral Rate: 20.53%

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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.

RankDayTimeEngagement IndexAvg EngagementViral RateVideos
🥇Sunday8:00 PM
100
9.20%22.35%537
🥈Saturday8:00 PM
100
9.21%26.69%532
🥉Saturday9:00 PM
97
9.10%23.95%526
4Sunday9:00 PM
95
9.04%25.14%533
5Sunday10:00 PM
93
8.95%22.79%531
6Saturday10:00 PM
92
8.90%19.60%556
7Friday8:00 PM
88
8.77%23.08%585
8Sunday5:00 PM
84
8.63%17.45%785
9Tuesday10:00 PM
84
8.61%20.71%565
10Monday8:00 PM
83
8.58%22.94%558
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How We Calculate This

Our Methodology

  1. 1

    Extract Posting Times

    We extract the day and hour from each video’s publish timestamp

  2. 2

    Calculate Engagement Rate

    (Likes + Comments + Shares) / Views × 100

  3. 3

    Group by Time Slot

    Average engagement across all videos in each day+hour combo

  4. 4

    Normalize to 0-100

    Scale scores so 100 = highest engagement time slot

Data Quality

  • 38,306 Creators

    Data from diverse creator accounts

  • 131,551 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 131,551 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 131,551 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.

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