Windows are read on the Tokyo 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 Chicago.

Best times to post in Chicago time

Peak posting hour per platform per day for an audience in Tokyo, Japan, shown in Chicago time.

Platform	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
Facebook	8 PM−1d	7 AM	6 PMstrongest day−1d	6 PMstrongest day−1d	7 PMstrongest day−1d	6 PM−1d	8 AMslow day
Instagram	7 AM	5 AM	5 AMstrongest day	10 PMstrongest day−1d	7 PMstrongest day−1d	8 AMslow day	7 AMslow day
LinkedIn	8 AM	8 AMslow day	2 AMslow day	2 AMstrongest day	3 AMstrongest day	1 AMstrongest day	7 PM−1d
TikTok	7 PMstrongest day−1d	11 PMstrongest day−1d	4 PM−1d	8 AM	11 PM−1d	4 AM	3 AMstrongest day
X	7 PM−1d	7 PM−1d	7 PMstrongest day−1d	8 PMstrongest day−1d	7 PMstrongest day−1d	7 PMslow day−1d	7 PMslow day−1d
YouTube	8 PMstrongest day−1d	7 PMstrongest day−1d	7 PMstrongest day−1d	5 PMslow day−1d	3 AMslow day	10 PM−1d	10 PM−1d
YouTube Shorts	5 AM	6 AMslow day	6 AMslow day	5 AM	5 AMstrongest day	2 AMstrongest day	5 AMstrongest day

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Best times to post in and from Tokyo time

Peak posting hour per platform per day for an audience in Tokyo, Japan, shown in Tokyo 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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Chicago clock, Tokyo 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 Tokyo = 6 PM on Tuesday (the previous day) in Chicago.
Instagram: 12 PM on Wednesday in Tokyo = 10 PM on Tuesday (the previous day) in Chicago.
LinkedIn: 4 PM on Wednesday in Tokyo = 2 AM on Wednesday in Chicago.
TikTok: 5 PM on Saturday in Tokyo = 3 AM on Saturday in Chicago.
X: 10 AM on Wednesday in Tokyo = 8 PM on Tuesday (the previous day) in Chicago.
YouTube: 10 AM on Sunday in Tokyo = 8 PM on Saturday (the previous day) in Chicago.
YouTube Shorts: 4 PM on Friday in Tokyo = 2 AM on Friday in Chicago.

Other audiences from Chicago

Tokyo audience, by platform

More about Chicago to Tokyo

What time should I post from Chicago to reach an audience in Tokyo?

To reach Tokyo, Japan at Facebook's peak, 8 AM on Wednesday their time, post at 6 PM on Tuesday in Chicago. To reach Tokyo, Japan at Instagram's peak, 12 PM on Wednesday their time, post at 10 PM on Tuesday in Chicago. To reach Tokyo, Japan at LinkedIn's peak, 4 PM on Wednesday their time, post at 2 AM in Chicago.

How many hours ahead is Chicago of Tokyo?

Chicago is 14 hours behind Tokyo this week: GMT-5 against GMT+9.

Why do the times differ between Chicago and Tokyo?

Chicago, United States (GMT-5) is 14 hours behind Tokyo, Japan (GMT+9).

How is this conversion worked out?

Tokyo runs on Asia/Tokyo (GMT+9) and Chicago on America/Chicago (GMT-5), a difference of 14 hours this week. The peak hours themselves are measured in Tokyo 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 Chicago?

Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube peak on a different calendar day in Chicago than in Tokyo, so scheduling by day name alone will miss them. Converted times use the offsets in force this week (GMT-5 and GMT+9). 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 Tokyo's timezone, including Osaka and Yokohama.

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