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May 9, 2026

🇮🇳 India Upload Timing Analysis

When do trending videos in India get uploaded? Analysis based on 30 days of data.

Upload Hour Distribution

In India, videos published around 6PM IST appear on trending most frequently, with 80 videos from this hour making the trending list over the past 30 days. The top three upload hours are 6PM IST, 5PM IST, 1PM IST. Videos published at 6PM IST averaged 971.3K views.

6PM IST

Most Common Hour

80

Videos at Peak

971.3K

Avg Views (Current)

Videos by Upload Hour (IST)

7
0
9
1
9
2
19
3
29
4
16
5
43
6
42
7
33
8
36
9
51
10
42
11
44
12
57
13
39
14
35
15
49
16
73
17
80
18
51
19
34
20
29
21
15
22
11
23

Day of Week Distribution

Friday uploads show the most trending entries in India, with 135 videos reaching the trending list from this day of the week. In contrast, Sunday had the fewest trending entries at 106 videos — 27% fewer than Friday. Videos published on Friday took an average of 16.6 hours to reach the trending list.

Friday

Best Day

Sunday

Quietest Day

27%

Difference

Sun
106
Mon
132
Tue
119
Wed
118
Thu
123
Fri
135
Sat
120

Time to Trend

On average, videos in India take 20.9 hours from upload to their first appearance on the trending list. Videos published at 11PM IST reach trending the fastest, averaging just 10.5 hours, while those published at 6AM IST take the longest at 30.9 hours.

20.9h

Overall Avg

10.5h

Fastest (11PM IST)

30.9h

Slowest (6AM IST)

Avg Hours to Trend by Upload Hour (IST)

18.8
0
14.6
1
16.1
2
13.8
3
19.6
4
18.4
5
30.9
6
24.1
7
21
8
15.2
9
19.1
10
23
11
23.4
12
16.6
13
16.7
14
21.4
15
23.2
16
18.3
17
28.5
18
17.4
19
20.3
20
22.6
21
17.5
22
10.5
23
Fastest Slowest

Category Best Times

In India, Gaming videos have the most trending activity with 388 videos in the past 30 days. They perform best when uploaded around 5PM IST on Fridays, taking an average of 13 hours to reach the trending list. Music videos trend most when uploaded at 6AM IST, with a different optimal day of Monday. News & Politics videos reach trending the fastest at just 9.3 hours on average.

🎮

Gaming

5PM IST

Best hour

Friday

Best day

13h

Avg to trend

388

Videos

🎵

Music

6AM IST

Best hour

Monday

Best day

33.2h

Avg to trend

231

Videos

🎭

Entertainment

4PM IST

Best hour

Wednesday

Best day

23.2h

Avg to trend

128

Videos

👤

People & Blogs

10AM IST

Best hour

Wednesday

Best day

22.6h

Avg to trend

47

Videos

🎬

Film & Animation

8AM IST

Best hour

Friday

Best day

20.7h

Avg to trend

43

Videos

📰

News & Politics

10AM IST

Best hour

Thursday

Best day

9.3h

Avg to trend

10

Videos