A Step By Step Guide For Social Media Image Sizes 2017
Whether it’s a brand promotion, video, news update or even a meme, visual content rules the social media landscape. What has become so important is effectively conveying your brand on social media through images and video. Get your social media platforms optimized with the right image sizes and stand out form the crowd. That’s why we decided to gather the information for you and keep it in one continuously updated place for your convenience. Here are the step by step guide for the social media image sizes 2017.
Social Media Image Sizes 2017: Quick Reference
All dimensions below are in pixels, width x height.
1Facebook Image Sizes
With 1.18 billion monthly active users, Facebook is the world’s largest social network. One bad image choice could spell the difference in attracting and engaging with this huge user base and being completely ignored.
Featuring high-quality imagery on Facebook shows your audience that your business is legitimate, reputable, and pays attention to the details (no matter how small).
- Cover image: 828 x 315. Try to maintain a minimum size of about 399 x 150 pixels.
- Profile image: ≥180 x 180
- Shared image: 1200 x 900
- Shared link preview image: 1200 x 627
- Highlighted Image: 1,200 x 717
- Event Image: 1920 x 1080
2Twitter Image Sizes
With 313 million monthly active users, Twitter is one of the social media networks that your customers will most often use to discuss your brand. Known for its real-time social buzz, Twitter is also an extremely popular customer service and experience tool for businesses.
- Header image: 1500 x 500
- Profile image: 400 x 400
- Timeline image: 506 x 253 (a 2:1 ratio)
3Instagram Image Sizes
Instagram is all about visuals. Instagram is one of the most popular photo-sharing social networks with more than 700 million daily active users.
- Profile Image: 110 x 110
- Photo Thumbnails: 161 x 161
- Photo Size: 1080 x 1080
- Shared videos: 1080 pixels wide
4Google+ Image Sizes
We know Google+ might not at the top of your list, but it’s still an important site for most companies to be present. This isn’t just because of the social aspect, but also your Google+ account is tied to the search engine itself. When someone searches your brand, Google pulls in your Google+ account information, including your profile picture and recent posts.
- Profile image: 250 x 250
- Cover image: 1080 x 608
- Shared-image: 506 pixels wide
- Shared video: ≥506 x 284
- Shared link image thumbnail: 150 x 150
5Pinterest Image Sizes
Pinterest can be an amazing social tool for driving referral traffic to your site.
- Profile image: 180 x 180
- Board cover image: 214 x 100
- Pin preview: 238 pixels wide
6LinkedIn Image Sizes
LinkedIn is primarily for networking with other professionals, but it’s also a resource for businesses to connect with other businesses, prospective employees, and industry leaders.
- Banner image: 1850 x 200
- Profile image: 400 x 400
- Cover image: 1536 x 768
- Shared image: 350 pixels wide
- Shared link preview: 180 x 110
- Logo image: 400 x 400
7YouTube Image Sizes
YouTube is a video-sharing social network that is accessed by users on the largest variety of devices, including tablets, phones, desktops, and televisions, so it’s important to have imagery that displays correctly across devices.
- Channel cover images: Varies by viewing platform.
- Recommended 2560 x 1440 pixels.
- Safe area for mobile and web (without text and logo cropping) 1546 x 423 pixels.
- Maximum file size: 4MB.
- Image types: JPG, GIF, BMP or PNG.
- Channel icon: 800 x 800
- Video thumbnail: 1280 x 720
8tumblr Image Sizes
Tumblr is a blogging and social platform where users share thoughts, quotes, music, articles, GIFs, videos, images – basically anything. Images are (of course) an important aspect of this social network, but text-based content is associated with Tumblr as well.
- Profile image: 128 x 128
- Image post: 500 x 750 | 1280 x 1920 maximum
9Snapchat Image Sizes
Snapchat is an image messaging and multimedia mobile application. Snapchat lets you easily talk with friends, view Live Stories from around the world, and explore news in Discover.
- Geofilters, ads, and lenses: 1080 x 1920
