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# How often should you post on Instagram? An analysis of 2M posts
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/how-often-should-you-post-on-instagram/
- Published: 2025-08-21T16:20:26.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T16:27:56.000Z
- Description: How often should you post on Instagram? The team at social scheduling app Buffer analyzed 2 million posts from more than 100,000 Instagram accounts. The data offers strong indications of what works and what doesn’t work on Instagram.
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Marketing, Social Media, DIY musicians, music, Music Business, music industry, Music Tech, musician, musicians, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:15

How often should you post on Instagram? The team at social scheduling app Buffer analyzed 2 million posts from more than 100,000 Instagram accounts. The data offers strong indications of what works and what doesn’t work on Instagram.

In this analysis, Buffer looked at Instagram feed posts, photos, reels, and carousels – not at Instagram Stories. Their goal was to determine how often posting on Instagram affects performance.

In basic terms, the more you post, the better your content performs. But posting 3-5 times per week on Instagram appears to be the sweet spot for achieving both reach and growth without burning out. How often you should post is an important consideration for sustained engagement.

Posting between 3 and 5 times weekly can more than double follower growth rate, compared to posting one or two times weekly. Posting more frequently can mean more reach and followers, but returns are diminishing. Thus, consider how often you post on Instagram to maximize effectiveness.

![How often should you post on Instagram](https://storage.ghost.io/c/3a/95/3a957c06-c825-4057-9939-0a274cc16d23/content/images/buffer-com/resources/size/w1600/2025/08/how-often-to-post-instagram-avg-growth.png)

### The Numbers

- **1–2 posts per week**: **+0.12%** follower growth rate
- **3–5 posts per week**: **+0.26%** follower growth rate
- **6–9 posts per week**: **+0.44%** follower growth rate
- **10+ posts per week**: **+0.66%** follower growth rate

**Read the full Buffer study [here](https://buffer.com/resources/how-often-to-post-on-instagram/?ref=hypebot.com).**

***Bruce Houghton*** *is Founder & Editor of [Hypebot](https://www.hypebot.com/), Senior Advisor at [Bandsintown](https://www.bandsintown.com/?ref=hypebot.com), a [Berklee College Of Music](https://online.berklee.edu/courses/touring-101?ref=hypebot.com) professor and founder of Skyline Artists.*