B
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9,600,000
9,600,000 -- posts analyzed for Instagram (2026)
Aggregated data analyzed over 9.6 million Instagram posts, with Buffer's 2026 analysis serving as the largest dataset.
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Value
9,600,000
Unit
Count
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Sample Size
9,600,000
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Buffer
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Tier B
https://fivebbc.com/blog/best-time-to-post-on-instagram-in-2026-with-data/ ↗
Source Article
Best Time to Post on Instagram in 2026
The Short Answer: Best Times to Post on Instagram
The best time to post on Instagram in 2026 is Tuesday through Thursday, between 9 AM and 1 PM in your local timezone. An evening window from 5 PM to 9 PM is also consistently strong. These findings come from aggregated data covering 9.6 million+ Inst…
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Buffer
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Aggregated multi-source dataset of Instagram posts; Buffer's 2026 analysis is the largest single dataset
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Segmentation
Industrymarketing
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Instagram: 9,600,000 posts analyzed. Source: Buffer (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/instagram-posting-analysis-9-6m-posts-2026
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