Best time to post on YouTube
Generic advice says “Thursday 3pm”. This heatmap is built from when videos that beat their channel average were actually published, per niche, in your time zone.
How to use
- Pick a niche (or leave empty for all).
- Read the heatmap in your local time.
- Test the top 2 slots for a month.
Questions
Does posting time matter?
Less than the thumbnail, more than the tags. The first hours decide whether YouTube pushes a video to more people, so posting when your audience is awake helps.