Best Time to Post on LinkedIn in 2026 (By Day)
Sprout Social’s 2026 data shows the best times to post on LinkedIn are Tuesday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Thursday 11 a.m. and 1 to 5 p.m., all in local time. Tuesday through Thursday give the longest peaks, and weekends are the worst days. Schedule these windows with Postqued from $9/month: unlimited posts across 10 platforms, timezone-aware scheduling, and a first comment on every LinkedIn post.
What are the best times to post on LinkedIn by day?
Sprout Social analyzed nearly 2 billion engagements across about 307,000 social profiles between November 27, 2025 and February 27, 2026. All times are in the audience’s local time.
| Day | Best windows (local time) |
|---|---|
| Monday | 1 to 2 p.m. |
| Tuesday | 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Wednesday | 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. |
| Thursday | 11 a.m. and 1 to 5 p.m. |
| Friday | 11 a.m. and 1 to 2 p.m. |
| Saturday | Avoid posting |
| Sunday | Avoid posting |
Best days: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Worst days: Saturday and Sunday.
How do you test these times on your own profile or Page?
LinkedIn does not show a follower active-times chart, so your own post results are the proof.
- Check follower locations in LinkedIn Page analytics to pick the right time zone.
- Choose two or three windows from the table, such as Tuesday 11 a.m. and Thursday 3 p.m.
- Publish comparable posts in each window at least three times over four weeks.
- Measure each post after the same interval (48 hours or seven days) and compare medians for impressions and your goal action: qualified comments, clicks, or follows.
- Keep the window that wins.
Compare like with like. A hiring post, a personal story, and a product announcement get different responses at the same hour.
Which time zone should you use?
Use your audience’s time zone. Sprout’s windows are local time, so 11 a.m. Tuesday for a Chicago audience is 11 a.m. Central. If you sell into several regions, post for the largest market first and test a second window for the next one.
How do you schedule LinkedIn posts to these windows with Postqued?
- Pick the time and time zone. Set Tuesday 11 a.m. in your audience’s zone and Postqued publishes then, wherever you are.
- Unlimited posts. Fill every test window on any plan.
- First comment. Add your link or follow-up in the first comment when you schedule.
- Text, image, and link posts. Postqued publishes text posts, one-image posts, and article or link posts.
- Cross-post. Send the same update to X, Threads, Bluesky, and the rest of the 10 supported platforms.
Measure the test in LinkedIn’s native analytics. Start scheduling LinkedIn posts on the $9/month Solo plan with a 7-day free trial.
Final recommendation
Start with Sprout Social’s 2026 windows: late morning to late afternoon, Tuesday through Thursday, in your audience’s local time. Test two or three windows for four weeks, keep the winner, and let Postqued publish to it every week.
For every network’s windows in one table, read the best time to post on social media.
Sources
- Sprout Social: Best times to post on LinkedIn in 2026
- Schedule a post on LinkedIn
- Schedule posts for LinkedIn Pages
- LinkedIn Page content analytics
- LinkedIn Page follower analytics
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