Best time to post on X (Twitter)
The best time to post on X (Twitter) is in the morning, from 8 AM to 11 AM in your audience's time zone, on every day of the week. The single best slot is Tuesday at 9 AM. Wednesday, Tuesday and Thursday are the strongest days and Saturday the weakest. Evenings from 6 to 11 PM do worst.
Best times to post on X by day
| Day | Best | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 9 AM | 10 AM | 8 AM |
| Tuesday | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM | 9 AM | 11 AM |
| Thursday | 9 AM | 10 AM | 8 AM |
| Friday | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM |
| Saturday | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM |
| Sunday | 9 AM | 10 AM | 8 AM |
Times are local to the account. Source: Buffer's 2026 analysis of 8.7 million posts on X.
Why mornings win on X
People open X to catch up on news, and they do that first thing in the morning. A post's life on X is short. Most of its views come in the first few hours, so posting while people catch up matters more here than on Instagram or YouTube, where a video can keep finding viewers for weeks.
Tips for X
- Keep under 280 characters unless you have Premium. Links always count as 23 characters, and emoji count as two. The character counter counts the way X does.
- Post more than once a day if you have things to say. On X, more posts doesn't hurt reach the way it can on Instagram.
- Tag your links with the UTM builder so you can see in your analytics which posts bring people to your site.
ClipFlame doesn't post to X yet. It schedules video to YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook. See the best time for each platform.
Common questions
What is the best time to post on X (Twitter)?
Mornings, from 8 AM to 11 AM in your audience's time zone, every day of the week. The single best slot is Tuesday at 9 AM.
What is the best day to post on X?
Wednesday, Tuesday and Thursday are the strongest; Saturday is the weakest.
What time is worst to post on X?
Evenings from 6 to 11 PM.
Does ClipFlame post to X?
Not yet. It schedules video to YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.