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Best Time to Post on YouTube
Find the best time to post on YouTube
See which weekdays and times get your uploads the most views, from your channel's past uploads and your competitors', adjusted for channel size and video age.
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What you'll see for your channel
A real analysis of a large YouTube channel and six competitors, in New York time. Switch formats and windows to explore it.
Best times to publish for the most views within 1 week of publishing.
Best times
#1
Sunday
9 a.m.–12 p.m.
+30%
views vs. a typical upload
Medium confidence0 of this channel's uploads, 13 of competitors'
#2
Wednesday
3 p.m.–6 p.m.
+29%
views vs. a typical upload
Medium confidence2 of this channel's uploads, 10 of competitors'
#3
Friday
9 a.m.–12 p.m.
+17%
views vs. a typical upload
High confidence1 of this channel's uploads, 20 of competitors'
This channel usually publishes on Saturday 9 a.m.–12 p.m., which gets -17% views vs. a typical upload.
Every time window
| 12 a.m. | 3 a.m. | 6 a.m. | 9 a.m. | 12 p.m. | 3 p.m. | 6 p.m. | 9 p.m. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | +15% | +2% | +22% | -7% | 0% | -13% | ||
| Tue | -14% | +8% | -1% | -10% | 0% | |||
| Wed | -1% | -7% | +29% | +5% | -13% | |||
| Thu | -19% | +4% | +20% | +12% | +2% | |||
| Fri | +6% | +17% | -11% | -17% | +25% | |||
| Sat | +6% | -17% | -12% | -14% | +12% | |||
| Sun | +15% | +1% | -15% | +30% | +4% | -17% | -21% | +13% |
0 of 287 uploads use views measured at this age; the rest are estimated from their current views and age. Results show patterns, not guarantees.
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Best Time to Post on YouTube
Your channel and your competitors
Combines your past uploads with up to six competitors' to read your audience's viewing pattern.
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Fair across channel sizes
Views are compared relative to subscribers, so bigger competitors don't skew the result.
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Older and newer uploads are compared at the same age after publishing.
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Four goals
Maximize views in the first 3 days, week, month or 3 months after publishing.
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Shorts and long-form separately
Shorts and long-form videos find their audience at different times, so each gets its own answer.
Your time zone
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Confidence you can see
Each recommendation shows how many uploads it rests on and how confident it is.
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