Best Time to Post on LinkedIn: How to Find Yours (2026)
Updated: October 12, 2026 · 2 min read
LinkedIn is a work platform; your audience spends most of the day at work and checks LinkedIn mostly during working hours, in between tasks. LinkedIn doesn't offer a ready “most active times” report like Instagram does, so you find the right time by testing.
Starting assumptions
- Weekdays usually do better than weekends; people check LinkedIn in a work context.
- Start of the day and lunchtime: when people check email and their feeds.
- Towards the end of the workday: when the pace slows down.
These are guesses to test; results change if your audience is in another industry or time zone.
Test the right time
- 1Pick three windows: morning, midday and afternoon.
- 2For three weeks, spread similar posts across them.
- 3Compare each post's impressions, reactions, comments and reposts.
- 4Lock in the best window.
The first hour matters even more on LinkedIn
LinkedIn first shows a post to part of your network; comments and reactions in the first hour affect how widely it spreads. Pick a time when you can reply to comments for an hour after posting.
Try putting links in the first comment rather than the post; many accounts observe it hurts reach less. Test it on your own account.
With IZY Social
In IZY Social you plan LinkedIn posts on the calendar and they publish automatically at the time you choose. The Analytics page shows which times work best.
Frequently asked questions
Does posting on LinkedIn at weekends work?
Weekdays usually work better, but it depends on your audience. Test with a few weekend posts.
How many LinkedIn posts a day?
More than one a day often splits reach. Two to four quality posts a week is a good start.