Almost 45% of the Reels Instagram recommends are less than one day old.
That came out of Meta's Q3 call last week. Up more than 11 points since Q2. Time spent per user on Instagram also at an all-time high.
So the feed wants yesterday's video. Or today's.
Remember Gary Vee and his 400+ posts a week? In June that sounded insane to me. Now the algorithm is pretty much saying the same thing. OMG.
Your Reel from March is fighting for the other half. The okay one you post tonight has a real chance.
Social Media Today has all the numbers https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/meta-offers-insights-on-individual-platform-growth/833807/
Not saying post junk, guys. Just post.
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