Free LinkedIn best time to post calculator
Free benchmark planner for LinkedIn — set your audience timezone in the calculator, then copy a test plan.
Starter windows to test on LinkedIn
B2B aggregate patterns favor Tue–Thu mid-mornings — validate with your Page or profile analytics.
Mornings
8–11 AM Tue–Thu
Lunch
12–1 PM
Weekends
Light morning tests only
Full week · audience local time · reviewed 2026-09-30
- Monday 8:00 AM11:00 AM1:00 PM
- Tuesday 10:00 AM8:00 AM12:00 PM
- Wednesday 10:00 AM11:00 AM3:00 PM
- Thursday 10:00 AM12:00 PM2:00 PM
- Friday 9:00 AM11:00 AM1:00 PM
- Saturday 9:00 AM10:00 AM12:00 PM
- Sunday 9:00 AM10:00 AM11:00 AM
Turn the grid into a copyable week plan in the calculator below — or sign up to schedule on LinkedIn in OpenQuok.
Timing test calculator
Benchmark windows for controlled tests — not a prediction of your account’s peak hour.
Test inputs
Set audience and shown timezones — then generate benchmark test slots.
Pick another network from the channel list below, or open the all-platforms calculator from the breadcrumb.
Where your viewers are — benchmark slots use local clock times in this zone (e.g. America/New_York).
Your local zone for the copied plan and week preview (e.g. Asia/Bangkok). Defaults to this browser’s Date metrics timezone.
Output
Week preview
Read-only calendar in your shown timezone — same instants as the list above. Schedule in OpenQuok using the audience times when you publish.
By channel
Best Time to Post for other channels
Each page defaults the calculator to that platform’s benchmark windows. Use the generic tool when you want to switch platforms without leaving the page.
- For all channels Pick any platform — no channel default. Open calculator →
- Facebook Late-morning, lunch, and ~7 PM windows for Page post timing tests. Open calculator →
- Threads Morning, lunch, and ~7 PM text-post windows for timing tests. Open calculator →
- Instagram Late morning, lunch, and ~7 PM feed/Reel benchmark slots. Open calculator →
- YouTube Afternoon and evening publish windows for long-form and Shorts tests. Open calculator →
- TikTok 7 AM, noon, and evening short-video windows. Open calculator →
- LinkedIn Weekday 8–11 AM and lunch B2B benchmark slots. Current page
- X Morning, lunch, and ~5 PM post windows for timing tests. Open calculator →
- Bluesky Weekday 9 AM, noon, and 6 PM windows plus weekend evening slots for timing tests. Open calculator →
- Dev.to Weekday 9 AM, noon, and ~5 PM article publish windows. Open calculator →
Best Time to Post FAQs
LinkedIn timing tests,answered
How LinkedIn benchmark windows, audience vs shown timezone, and controlled tests relate to your real posting schedule — plus how to schedule in OpenQuok.
No. This page does not read your account analytics or predict your personal peak hour. It builds a LinkedIn timing test plan from that platform’s benchmark table in your audience timezone. Run the slots as controlled tests, then let LinkedIn and OpenQuok analytics decide your final schedule.
A single “magic” LinkedIn hour is rarely reliable. Multiple slots let you A/B test nearby LinkedIn windows across the week so you can replace generic advice with data from your audience.
No to generate and copy a timing test plan. Sign in when you want to queue the slots on your connected channels and track results in workspace analytics.
| Day | Audience-local windows |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM |
| Tuesday | 10:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 12:00 PM |
| Wednesday | 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM |
| Thursday | 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 2:00 PM |
| Friday | 9:00 AM, 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM |
| Saturday | 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM |
| Sunday | 9:00 AM, 10:00 AM, 11:00 AM |
Schedule LinkedIn timing tests
Copy the LinkedIn timing test plan, then queue the slots on your connected LinkedIn channel in OpenQuok and measure what actually works.
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