{"id":19435,"date":"2023-08-20T01:07:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-20T07:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/?p=19435"},"modified":"2024-11-23T02:48:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T09:48:34","slug":"how-to-see-when-your-followers-are-most-active-on-instagram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/how-to-see-when-your-followers-are-most-active-on-instagram","title":{"rendered":"How To See When Your Followers are Most Active on Instagram?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Part of your success in generating high levels of engagement for your Instagram posts lies in timing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you can schedule your post, Story, or Reel for a time of day and a day of the week when the majority of your followers is likely to be active on the app, you automatically increase the chances that they will interact with your content. This is a particularly helpful strategy if you\u2019re in the process of <\/span>building your following<\/span> and haven\u2019t been able to stir up much engagement recently.<\/span><\/p>\n

While there are certain times of the week that are generally thought to be the best to post, those times may differ for you depending on your unique audience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So, how do you figure out which times are right to post for your Instagram account?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How To See When Your Followers Are Most Active<\/span> on Instagram?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s actually quite simple to see your followers\u2019 activity on Instagram<\/a>. But first, you need to make sure you have the right type of account.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When you register your Instagram account for the first time, you have the option to create a Business, Creator, or Personal account.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You must have either a Business or a Creator account to view insights about your audience.<\/b><\/p>\n

Unless you\u2019re representing a company or a brand, a Creator account will probably suit your purposes just fine. You can still be an influencer\/entrepreneur and partner with brand sponsors, sell merchandise, and pay to promote your posts.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve already registered your account as a Personal one, you can always change it to Creator or Business in your Settings. Here\u2019s how to do that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Step #1: <\/b>Open the Instagram<\/strong> app.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Step #2: <\/b>Tap on your profile picture<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Click<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Step #3: <\/b>Tap the three horizontal lines<\/strong> in the top right-hand corner of your profile.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Click<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Step #4: <\/b>Tap <\/span>Settings and Privacy<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Access<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Step #5: <\/b>Tap<\/span> Account type and tools<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Account<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Step #6: <\/b>Tap <\/span>Switch to the professional account<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Switch<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Step #7: <\/b>Select a <\/span>Category <\/b>that best describes your content niche or business.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Select<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Step #8:<\/strong> Select Creator<\/strong> (or Business if you\u2019re representing a business).<\/p>\n

\"Creator\"<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Step #9: <\/b>Add at least one contact detail<\/strong> (i.e., phone number or email address)<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Detail\"<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Step #10: <\/b>Finish updating<\/strong> your profile details.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

Once you\u2019ve switched your account from Personal to Creator or Business, you can view your audience insights. Here\u2019s how to do that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Step #1: <\/b>Open the Instagram<\/strong> app.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Step #2: <\/b>Tap on your profile<\/strong> picture.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Click<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Step #3: <\/b>Tap <\/span>Insights<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Tap<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Step #4: <\/b>Navigate to the <\/span>Audience <\/b>tab. There, you should see a breakdown of the times that your followers are on Instagram the most on each day of the week.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Navigate<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

How Do I Make Sure<\/span> I Post When My Instagram Followers Are Active?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

After you check which times and days your Instagram followers are most active on the platform, you should create a posting schedule<\/a> that capitalizes on this data. To do this, you can use the scheduler<\/a> native to the Instagram app or you can use one in a third-party social media management software.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Scheduling your posts ahead of time will ensure that your content always goes live during peak times, regardless of where you are or what you may be doing. This will expose your posts to the maximum amount of engagement possible from your audience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Every Instagram account\u2019s audience is unique in terms of when, on average, they tend to use the platform the most. You can easily learn this information from the Insights section on the app, and then schedule your posts to be published at those popular times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This strategy is simple to do, but it will go a long way to helping you get more engagement<\/a> and <\/span>grow your account<\/span>!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By posting on Instagram when most of your followers are active on the app, you increase the likelihood that they will see and engage with your content. Learn how to see when your followers are most active on Instagram.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":19521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19435","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-instagram"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"Melissa Ray","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19435","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19435"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37728,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19435\/revisions\/37728"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viralyft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}