Windows are read on the Shanghai clock, the clock the research is measured on. A countdown is the same number on any clock, so these hold while you read them in Bogotá.

Best times to post in Bogotá time

Peak posting hour per platform per day for an audience in Shanghai, China, shown in Bogotá time.

Platform	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
Facebook	9 PM−1d	8 AM	7 PMstrongest day−1d	7 PMstrongest day−1d	8 PMstrongest day−1d	7 PM−1d	9 AMslow day
Instagram	8 AM	6 AM	6 AMstrongest day	11 PMstrongest day−1d	8 PMstrongest day−1d	9 AMslow day	8 AMslow day
LinkedIn	9 AM	9 AMslow day	3 AMslow day	3 AMstrongest day	4 AMstrongest day	2 AMstrongest day	8 PM−1d
TikTok	8 PMstrongest day−1d	12 AMstrongest day	5 PM−1d	9 AM	12 AM	5 AM	4 AMstrongest day
X	8 PM−1d	8 PM−1d	8 PMstrongest day−1d	9 PMstrongest day−1d	8 PMstrongest day−1d	8 PMslow day−1d	8 PMslow day−1d
YouTube	9 PMstrongest day−1d	8 PMstrongest day−1d	8 PMstrongest day−1d	6 PMslow day−1d	4 AMslow day	11 PM−1d	11 PM−1d
YouTube Shorts	6 AM	7 AMslow day	7 AMslow day	6 AM	6 AMstrongest day	3 AMstrongest day	6 AMstrongest day

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Best times to post in and from Shanghai time

Peak posting hour per platform per day for an audience in Shanghai, China, shown in Shanghai time.

Platform	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
Facebook	10 AM	9 PM	8 AMstrongest day	8 AMstrongest day	9 AMstrongest day	8 AM	10 PMslow day
Instagram	9 PM	7 PM	7 PMstrongest day	12 PMstrongest day	9 AMstrongest day	10 PMslow day	9 PMslow day
LinkedIn	10 PM	10 PMslow day	4 PMslow day	4 PMstrongest day	5 PMstrongest day	3 PMstrongest day	9 AM
TikTok	9 AMstrongest day	1 PMstrongest day	6 AM	10 PM	1 PM	6 PM	5 PMstrongest day
X	9 AM	9 AM	9 AMstrongest day	10 AMstrongest day	9 AMstrongest day	9 AMslow day	9 AMslow day
YouTube	10 AMstrongest day	9 AMstrongest day	9 AMstrongest day	7 AMslow day	5 PMslow day	12 PM	12 PM
YouTube Shorts	7 PM	8 PMslow day	8 PMslow day	7 PM	7 PMstrongest day	4 PMstrongest day	7 PMstrongest day

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Bogotá clock, Shanghai audience, live

This page is a snapshot of this week’s offsets. The app redoes the conversion on your device every minute, including the fortnight after a daylight-saving change, when every static table on the internet is an hour out.

The strongest slot per platform, both ways

Facebook: 8 AM on Wednesday in Shanghai = 7 PM on Tuesday (the previous day) in Bogotá.
Instagram: 12 PM on Wednesday in Shanghai = 11 PM on Tuesday (the previous day) in Bogotá.
LinkedIn: 4 PM on Wednesday in Shanghai = 3 AM on Wednesday in Bogotá.
TikTok: 5 PM on Saturday in Shanghai = 4 AM on Saturday in Bogotá.
X: 10 AM on Wednesday in Shanghai = 9 PM on Tuesday (the previous day) in Bogotá.
YouTube: 10 AM on Sunday in Shanghai = 9 PM on Saturday (the previous day) in Bogotá.
YouTube Shorts: 4 PM on Friday in Shanghai = 3 AM on Friday in Bogotá.

Other audiences from Bogotá

Shanghai audience, by platform

More about Bogotá to Shanghai

What time should I post from Bogotá to reach an audience in Shanghai?

To reach Shanghai, China at Facebook's peak, 8 AM on Wednesday their time, post at 7 PM on Tuesday in Bogotá. To reach Shanghai, China at Instagram's peak, 12 PM on Wednesday their time, post at 11 PM on Tuesday in Bogotá. To reach Shanghai, China at LinkedIn's peak, 4 PM on Wednesday their time, post at 3 AM in Bogotá.

How many hours ahead is Bogotá of Shanghai?

Bogotá is 13 hours behind Shanghai this week: GMT-5 against GMT+8.

Why do the times differ between Bogotá and Shanghai?

Bogotá, Colombia (GMT-5) is 13 hours behind Shanghai, China (GMT+8).

How is this conversion worked out?

Shanghai runs on Asia/Shanghai (GMT+8) and Bogotá on America/Bogota (GMT-5), a difference of 13 hours this week. The peak hours themselves are measured in Shanghai local time, and that figure never moves. What moves is the reading on your own clock, twice a year, when either place changes for daylight saving. The two places do not always change on the same date, so for a couple of weeks each spring and autumn the difference is an hour off its usual value; that is why these pages are rebuilt every week rather than computed once.

Does any platform peak on a different day in Bogotá?

Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube peak on a different calendar day in Bogotá than in Shanghai, so scheduling by day name alone will miss them. Converted times use the offsets in force this week (GMT-5 and GMT+8). The audience-clock column never changes; the converted column is rebuilt weekly so it stays right across daylight-saving changes. The same times apply across Shanghai's timezone, including Beijing, Shenzhen and Guangzhou.

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