Best time to post on LinkedIn on Friday
Every large study’s Friday answer for LinkedIn, the hours they share, and those slots on your own clock.
Darker = more of the 3 studies name that hour. Times are your audience’s local time.
- Tuesday 4 p.m. · named by Sprout Social, Buffer
- Wednesday 4 p.m. · named by Sprout Social, Buffer
- Thursday 5 p.m. · named by Sprout Social, Buffer
The file adds 3 repeating 15-minute events with a 10-minute alert, in your audience’s time zone, to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar or Outlook. It is built in your browser; nothing is uploaded.
The studies do not share an hour for LinkedIn on Friday; each one’s answer is below, in your audience’s local time. Sprout Social: 11 a.m. and 1-2 p.m. Buffer: 3 p.m., then 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Hootsuite: 8 p.m.
Checked by Koldflux · updated 2026-09-24
LinkedIn on Friday, study by study
| Study | Friday best times | How it ranks the days | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprout Social | 11 a.m. and 1-2 p.m. | Best: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Weakest: Saturday and Sunday | nearly 2 billion engagements on about 307,000 profiles (30,000+ Sprout customers) |
| Buffer | 3 p.m., then 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. | Best: Wednesday, then Thursday and Friday | 4.8 million LinkedIn posts |
| Hootsuite | 8 p.m. | - | over 1 million social posts, analysed with Critical Truth |
Make Friday count
- Post in the shared hour firstUse the Friday slot most studies agree on, in your audience’s local time.
- Watch the first hoursCompare this Friday post with your other posts after the same number of hours.
- Check LinkedIn analyticsOn a personal profile, open your post impressions or followers from the Analytics section of your profile; on a Page, use the Page’s Analytics tab. Neither shows an hour-by-hour activity chart, so compare the results of posts published at different times.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best time to post on LinkedIn on Friday?
The studies do not share an hour for LinkedIn on Friday; each one’s answer is below, in your audience’s local time. Sprout Social: 11 a.m. and 1-2 p.m. Buffer: 3 p.m., then 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Hootsuite: 8 p.m.
Is Friday a good day to post on LinkedIn, according to Sprout Social?
Sprout Social’s 2026 study (nearly 2 billion engagements on about 307,000 profiles (30,000+ Sprout customers)) ranks Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as the best days and Saturday and Sunday as the weakest.
Is Friday a good day to post on LinkedIn, according to Buffer?
Buffer’s 2026 study (4.8 million LinkedIn posts) ranks Wednesday, then Thursday and Friday as the best days.
Do I need to convert these Friday times to my time zone?
Only if your audience lives in another time zone. The studies report the audience’s local time. Set both time zones in the planner on this page to see Friday’s slots on your own clock.
Other days on LinkedIn
Turn one idea into a week of posts
The hard part of posting at the right time is having something ready. Koldflux Studio turns one recording, idea or script into Shorts and carousel posts you approve and export, so the slots in your calendar are filled. It does not publish or schedule posts for you.
- 1 · Recording, idea or script
- 2 · Pick the angles
- 3 · Review and approve
- 4 · Export Shorts and carousels
