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Best Times to Upload

Data-driven insights on when to publish content for maximum reach

Based on 2,000 videos/songs • Dec 13 - Mar 13, 2026

Best Day (YouTube)

Sunday

Most trending videos

Best Hour (YouTube)

10:00 AM

UTC timezone

Best Day (Music)

Friday

New music releases

Videos Analyzed

1,000

Last 90 days

YouTube

Analysis of 1,000 trending videos

By Day of Week

#DayVideosShare
1
Sunday
17517.5%
2
Tuesday
14514.5%
3
Wednesday
14414.4%
4
Monday
14014.0%
5
Thursday
13613.6%
6
Friday
13113.1%
7
Saturday
12912.9%

By Hour (UTC)

#HourVideosShare
1
10:00 AM
757.5%
2
3:00 PM
737.3%
3
1:00 PM
616.1%
4
11:00 AM
606.0%
5
2:00 PM
585.8%
6
9:00 PM
585.8%
7
9:00 AM
575.7%
8
5:00 PM
535.3%
9
3:00 AM
424.2%
10
10:00 PM
424.2%
11
4:00 PM
404.0%
12
6:00 PM
393.9%

By Category

#CategoryVideosShare
1
Gaming
49649.6%
2
Music
30830.8%
3
Entertainment
969.6%
4
People & Blogs
676.7%
5
Film & Animation
292.9%
6
News & Politics
30.3%
7
Comedy
10.1%

Apple Music

Analysis of 1,000 charting songs

Release Day Distribution

#DaySongsShare
1
Friday
35935.9%
2
Thursday
21121.1%
3
Monday
12612.6%
4
Wednesday
11111.1%
5
Tuesday
888.8%
6
Saturday
626.2%
7
Sunday
434.3%
Key Insights

YouTube Peak Days

Sunday and Tuesday see the most trending activity

Optimal Upload Window

Videos published around 10:00 AM UTC tend to perform better

Music Friday

Friday is the industry standard for new music releases globally

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