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The best time to post on Threads, day by day

Weekday late mornings into early afternoon, about 9 AM to 3 PM. That is where 5 studies from late 2025 and 2026 agree most. Wednesday 12 to 3 PM is the strongest slot, Saturday the weakest day.

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Where 5 studies agree, by day and time of day

Where 5 studies agreeBuffer and Hootsuite use local time; SocialPilot, ElvenFlow and Postpone use US Eastern. A higher score means more studies name that slot.
Strongest slot: Wednesday, 12-3 PM.
Strongest slot
Wednesday, 12-3 PM
Best day
Monday
Weakest day
Saturday
The short answer

Post on weekdays between 9 AM and 3 PM, Wednesday midday first.

Five engagement studies published between November 2025 and October 2026 name hours from 6 AM to 9 PM. The widest agreement is late morning into early afternoon, roughly 9 AM to 3 PM on weekdays, and all five name Wednesday 12 to 3 PM. Evenings after 6 PM and overnight are where the studies see engagement drop.

Threads itself gives no clock time. Its creator guide says to look back at which days your posts get more views, likes or replies, and adds that posting more on weekends may help engagement. Buffer and Postpone found weekends the weakest, so test it against your own numbers.

Best days
Monday to Wednesday
Wednesday is the top day for Buffer and Postpone
Best time
9 AM to 3 PM
Weekdays; Wednesday 12 to 3 PM leads
Worst time
After 6 PM
Saturday is the weakest day
By day

The best time to post on Threads, every day of the week. Local time or US Eastern, by study.

Best and runner-up posting windows on Threads for each day of the week, with how strongly five studies agree
DayBest windowRunner-upHow much the studies agree
Monday9 AM-3 PM6-9 AMStrongly: Buffer, Hootsuite, SocialPilot, ElvenFlow
Tuesday12-3 PM6 AM-12 PMModerately: Hootsuite's single best slot is Tuesday 8 AM
Wednesday12-3 PM9 AM-12 PMAll 5 studies name it. The strongest slot
Thursday9 AM-3 PM6-9 AMSplit: Buffer's single best slot is Thursday 9 AM
Friday12-3 PM9 AM-12 PMModerately: Hootsuite, SocialPilot, ElvenFlow
Saturday6 AM-3 PMNo clear secondThe weakest day for Buffer and Postpone
Sunday12-3 PM6 AM-12 PMWeakly: Buffer calls Sunday the second-worst day
Windows compiled from Buffer, Hootsuite, SocialPilot, ElvenFlow and Postpone, published November 2025 to October 2026. See the sources below.
The studies

What each study found. They agree on the band, not on the hour.

Best and worst Threads posting times in five studies from November 2025 to October 2026, with sample sizes
StudySampleBest timesBest daysAvoid
Buffer, Feb 20262.5M postsThu 9 AM, Wed 12 PM, Wed 9 AM; weekdays 6-11 AMWed, Thu, Tue6-11 PM, Sat, Sun
Hootsuite, Nov 20251M+ posts across networksTue 8 AM, Mon and Thu 9 AM, Wed 12 PMTuesdayNone named
SocialPilot, 202650,000+ accountsWed 11 AM, 1 PM, 4 PM; weekdays 8 AM-4 PM (ET)WednesdaySaturday evening
ElvenFlow, 202622,799 top posts2 PM ET; Monday 7-9 AMMonday, by a hairOvernight
Postpone, Oct 2026Connected accounts, up to 100 posts each1-3 PMWed, Tue, MonWeekends, about 43% less
ElvenFlow found every day within a few points of the others. Postpone scores each post against its own account's usual numbers. Social Champ's 400K-post page is left out: its tables contradict its own text and name no time zone.
Threads vs the studies

What Threads itself says. Not always what the data says.

Threads' own advice on posting days and replies compared with what the 2025 and 2026 studies found
TopicThreads saysThe studies say
Clock timeNo time given. Look back at which days your posts get more views, likes or repliesWeekdays 9 AM to 3 PM
Weekends"Posting more frequently on the weekends may help drive higher engagement" (data from H1 2024)Buffer and Postpone: weekends are the weakest days
Replies"Replies account for almost half of the views on Threads"Buffer: replying to comments on your posts lifts engagement about 42%
Tips

Find your own best time. The map is a start, your posts decide.

  1. Check your own best days

    Threads' advice is to look back at which days your posts get more views, likes or replies. Your Insights show it per post.

  2. Plan in your audience's time zone

    Two studies use local time and three use US Eastern. If most followers live in London, plan in UK time.

  3. Stay for the replies

    Threads says replies bring almost half of all views. Post when you can answer for the next hour.

  4. Test one slot at a time

    Post the same kind of content at two times for two to three weeks. Compare views and replies, not likes alone.

  5. Skip late evenings

    Buffer found posts from 6 to 11 PM underperformed on every day of the week.

  6. Schedule the midday posts

    The best band sits in working hours. Schedule posts ahead so a 12 PM post goes out during your meetings.

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Sources

How we built this guide. Checked on October 17, 2026.

We read the Threads timing studies from Buffer, Hootsuite, SocialPilot, ElvenFlow and Postpone, published November 2025 to October 2026. Each study gets one vote per day and three-hour block: plus one when it names the block as a best time, minus one when it says to avoid that block or day. The votes are scaled from 0 to 100, so the map shows where the studies agree, not an engagement rate. Buffer and Hootsuite use local time; the other three use US Eastern. Sprout Social is left out because its 2026 report has no Threads data, and Social Champ because its page contradicts itself.

  1. Buffer: The best time to post on Threads in 2026Feb 20262.5 million Threads posts, median engagement by hour and day, local time.
  2. Hootsuite: Best time to post on social mediaNov 2025Over 1 million posts across networks, normalized across 118 countries.
  3. SocialPilot: Best time to post on ThreadsRead Oct 202650,000+ Threads accounts; times in EST. The page is undated.
  4. ElvenFlow: Best time to post on ThreadsRead Oct 202622,799 top-performing posts from 13,940 creators over the past year, US Eastern.
  5. Postpone: Best time to post on ThreadsOct 2026Up to 100 recent posts per connected account, each scored against its own account.
  6. Instagram for Creators: Threads for creatorsRead Oct 2026Threads' own advice; figures from a 30-day internal analysis in H1 2024.
  7. Buffer: How to get more followers on ThreadsFeb 2026Cites Buffer's study: replying to comments lifts engagement about 42%.
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