As a social media creator, it is important to be aware of the various social media image and video upload sizes and dimensions for each platform in order to ensure that your content looks professional and visually appealing. Here is a helpful cheat sheet for the most popular social media platforms, updated for 2023. Keep this information handy to ensure that your content is optimized for each platform and reaches its full potential. I will continue to update this as media companies add or change specifications.
Upload Sizes 2023
YouTube Upload Sizes:
* Channel icon: 800×800 (800×800 pixels)
* Channel art: 2560×1440 (2560×1440 pixels)
* Video thumbnail: 1280x720px or 1920×1080
* Community Tab – 1000x1000px – 1:1 Ratio
* Shorts – 1080x1920px – 9:16 Ratio (vertical) (under 1 minute)
* Stories – 1080x1920px – 9:16 Ratio (vertical)
Facebook Upload Sizes:
* Profile photo: 180×180 (180×180 pixels)
* Cover photo: 820×312 (820×312 pixels)
* Shared image: 1200×630 (1200×630 pixels)
Twitter Upload Sizes:
* Profile photo: 400×400 (400×400 pixels)
* Header photo: 1500×500 (1500×500 pixels)
* Shared image: 1024×512 (1024×512 pixels)
LinkedIn:
* Profile photo: 400×400 (400×400 pixels)
* Cover photo: 1584×396 (1584×396 pixels)
* Shared image: 700×400 (700×400 pixels)
Instagram:
* Profile photo: 110×110 (110×110 pixels)
* Shared image: 1080×1080 (1080×1080 pixels)
* Stories: 1080x1920px – 9:16 Ratio
* Reels: 1080x1920px – 9:16 Ratio
Pinterest:
* Profile photo: 165×165 (165×165 pixels)
* Pinned image: 236 pixels wide (236 pixels wide)
Google+:
* Profile photo: 250×250 (250×250 pixels)
* Cover photo: 1080×608 (1080×608 pixels)
