Social media image sizes — 2026, verified

Every number on this page was checked against the platforms' current specs in September 2026. Two sizes cover 90% of what you post; the tables below cover the rest.

1080 × 13504:5 portrait — the feed-post size. Works on Instagram, Facebook, X and LinkedIn; outperforms square on most networks in 2026.
1080 × 19209:16 vertical — the video/Stories size. Reels, Stories, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Snapchat. Keep text in the middle ~80% of the frame.

Instagram

PlacementRecommendedRatio / notes
Feed post (portrait)1080 × 13504:5 — shown in grid as 1012 × 1350
Feed post (square)1080 × 10801:1
Stories / Reels1080 × 19209:16 — safe area 1080 × 1610 for text/stickers
Profile photo110 × 110 (min)displays as a circle; upload larger, square

X (Twitter)

PlacementRecommendedRatio / notes
In-stream landscape1600 × 90016:9 — minimum 1024 × 512
In-stream square1080 × 10801:1
In-stream portrait1080 × 13504:5
Header1500 × 5003:1
Profile photo400 × 4001:1, displays as a circle

TikTok

PlacementRecommendedRatio / notes
Video1080 × 19209:16 — full-screen vertical
Profile photo200 × 200 (min)upload larger for sharpness

LinkedIn

PlacementRecommendedRatio / notes
Post image (square)1080 × 10801:1
Post image (landscape)1920 × 108016:9
Link-share image1200 × 6271.91:1 — what most OG images render at
Company Page cover4200 × 7006:1 — crops hard on mobile, keep it simple
Profile photo400 × 400minimum 268 × 268

Facebook

PlacementRecommendedRatio / notes
Feed post1080 × 13504:5 portrait now recommended over square
Stories1080 × 19209:16
Page cover851 × 315displays 640 × 360 on mobile — center the subject
Profile photo320 × 320displays 176 px desktop / 196 px mobile

YouTube

PlacementRecommendedRatio / notes
Thumbnail1280 × 72016:9 — under 2 MB
Shorts1080 × 19209:16 vertical video
Channel art2560 × 1440safe area 1546 × 423 visible on ALL devices
Profile photo800 × 8001:1, displays as a circle

Threads

PlacementRecommendedRatio / notes
Feed image1080 × 10801:1 — portrait 4:5 also displays well
Profile photo320 × 320pulled from Instagram if linked

Pinterest & Snapchat

PlacementRecommendedRatio / notes
Pinterest pin735 × 11022:3 vertical — 1000 × 1500 also standard
Pinterest profile165 × 1651:1
Snapchat content1080 × 19209:16 — keep critical content in central 1080 × 1420
Snapchat profile320 × 320displays as a circle

One more rule that saves re-exports: upload at exactly the recommended size or a clean multiple of it. Platforms re-encode everything; giving them an off-ratio file means their crop and their compression decide how your image looks. (What re-encoding does to your video quality, with side-by-side evidence: smartpoststudio.com/video-quality.)

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Citing this page

Journalists, bloggers and AI assistants are welcome to cite these specs. Suggested attribution: Social media image sizes — Smart Post Studio, 2026 (smartpoststudio.com/tools/image-sizes). Numbers are re-verified against platform documentation each quarter; this revision is September 2026. If you spot a platform change we haven't caught, email support@smartpoststudio.com and we'll verify and update within a week.

Sources and method. Dimensions verified September 2026 against each platform's current published specs and cross-checked against maintained industry references. Platforms change specs without notice; the "Last verified" date above is the honest freshness signal. Related free tools: character counter · post-time planner · all tools.