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11th May 2017

This is the best time of day to get maximum Instagram engagement

Cathy Donohue

If you’re an Instagram obsessive, you might be interested to know there’s a specific time of day that results in the best engagement.

The times differ for posts shared during the week and at the weekend and apparently, these are the winning slots for maximum exposure in research collated by Hopper HQ.

There’s nothing worse than sharing an Instagram and getting no love at all which might lead you to wonder what exactly is going on with the platform’s algorithm this time.

In future, it might be worth posting between 6 pm and 8:30 during the week and around 11 am at the weekend.

According to Hopper HQ, an Instagram scheduling tool, this is simply because these are the times when people are most likely to be looking through their feed.

Brought to our attention by Cosmopolitan UK, the folk at Hopper HQ have a wealth of information to share including the ten most popular hashtags right now.

If you’re looking to build your following and increase engagement across your posts, the below hashtags are worth a shout.

1. #love
2. #instagood
3. #photooftheday
4. #beautiful
5. #tbt
6. #happy
7. #cute
8. #fashion
9. #followme
10. #me