Best Time to Post on Instagram for Every Day of the Week 📅

We looked at 9.6 million Instagram posts to find the best times to post in 2026 — here are the times that tend to get the most engagement on each day of the week. As always, our caveats: These are starting points, not rules, and timing won't make or break your post in the way that the quality of your content will. If you want more, we've just published a full video breaking down the data and how to find your own best posting time using Instagram Insights or Buffer. Worth a watch if you're trying to get more out of your Instagram content this year! 🎬 Head over to our channel to watch.