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What is the best day to upload a YouTube video?
As of November 6, 2026 · Korean version
Across 28,603 videos from the last 180 days, videos published on Thursday most often reached 2× their channel’s usual views (28%), and Monday least often (24.4%). As of November 6, 2026; dates in UTC.
Source: public YouTube Data API counts collected daily. Metrics such as "× usual views" are calculated by WorldTopVideo and are not official YouTube figures.
| Day (UTC) | Videos | Reached 2× usual | Median vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 3,427 | 25.4% | 1× |
| Monday | 4,480 | 24.4% | 0.9× |
| Tuesday | 4,309 | 25.7% | 1× |
| Wednesday | 4,678 | 25.7% | 1× |
| Thursday | 3,649 | 28% | 1× |
| Friday | 4,232 | 27.7% | 1× |
| Saturday | 3,828 | 24.7% | 1× |
For each video we compare views with the channel’s median and count how often each publish day reached 2× or more.