Measurements and Cover Size of Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Google+, Instagram, Pinterest and more (January 2018)

Includes profile picture size, banner, sharing images of each social network data and many more

(Updated January 2018)

As I will always be completely honest:

all information about dimensions and sizes cover for social networks , including banner, profile picture, etc.,  often change .

Thus the aim of this article is to provide information on measures and dimensions so that they can work with images on social networks , and also help with practical tips that can optimize the strategy of their brand, improving their image through Facebook , Twitter , Google+ and other sites.

Competition in S ocial Media is voracious, and can not waste any opportunity to attract new audiences. Users are exposed to a lot of information every minute, so the first impression you give marks must be powerful and convincing in just seconds. If you want to avoid all mistakes companies make in social networks, do not stop reading this article.

Now, I will present all the information that I have gathered with the sizes and dimensions of images to social media January 2018  as well as an infographic complete with all summary info.

1. Size Cover for Twitter and other Measures 2018 (+ tips!)

– Actualizad0 in January 2018 –

Since April 2014 Twitter has a profile design that clearly looks very  (very) similar to Facebook.

The intention of this change , along with the homepage, was given much more importance to the images and buttons, to bring users an experience similar to having through mobile devices .

Now, sizes cover for Twitter 2018:

To view the full infographic of sizes and recommended dimensions for images on social networking sites, click on the graph.

From the Twitter Help Center suggests the following measures :

• Profile photos for Twitter: 400 x 400 px

• Covers for Twitter: 1500 x 500 px

• In-stream image for Twitter:
  
  The size of the preview image is also different now , and they did just bigger so that it would not need to leave the stream to see them. But above all, this change is primarily aimed to make it easier to optimize communication campaigns for brands through storytelling, the new trend in content marketing : use videos or pictures to tell a story that approach your audience, without falling into the already flawed TV spot advertising. For example :

• The dimension of the image of Twitter for the in-stream should be:

-minimum of 440 x 220

-Maximum of 1024 x 512

maximum file -Size: 5MB for photos and 3MB for animated GIFs .

TIPS!

• • • • • Participation: Get 94% more retweets:
          
          A study by Dan Zarella, the images that are uploaded through pic.twitter.com get 94% more retweets , and it is the only way through which runs the “autoexpand” .

• • • • Use tools like Twitalyzer , or Bitly.com to check and track what kind of tweets and content were the most retweeted. Why? Please note the following tip:

• • • • • Users answer 40% more content with images  that in content “flat”, therefore, takes advantage of all these advances platforms offer brands or professionals, through their interfaces more ” clickable “ and no Feel free to use tools for editing images as Pixlr , or Piktochart for infographics and make more attractive the data you share. You do not need to be a design expert to create one!

• • • • • Remember that concise and short, works best. According to a study by TrackSocial , tweets highest percentage of engagement , they are those that contain between 70 -100 characters .
        • Stay active! Use tools like Postcron , through which you can create and schedule your tweets to save working time.  With the functionality Scheduling Batch  you can program in minutes   content for a full month  through a spreadsheet .

• • • • • I suggest different tools that will customize your background for a professional aesthetic Twitter:
          ArtStudio
          
          CustomTwit
          Totallylayouts

2. Size Cover 2018 Google+ and other important things  

As you know, Google+ is the social network of Google. Founded in 2011, now it has more than 300 million users monthly assets. This is the view that has a profile on the site:

Image sizes for Google+

• Size Home Google+
  • The maximum size of the image cover  of Google Plus can be 2120 x 1192 px
  • The minimum size of the image cover Google+ can not be less than 480 x 270 px
  • The recommended size of the image cover  Google+ is  1080 x 608 px .
• Size Profile Picture Google+ : is  250 x 250 px
• The size of the shared images in the newsfeed is 497 x 373 px.
• The size of the images shared links in the newsfeed is 150 x 150 px.

Appearance devices:

While G + uses responsive design , and images automatically adapt to different devices , to ensure maximum quality appearance screens, tablets or smartphones , we suggest uploading them with size not less than  502 x 250 pix , or exceed 1080 x 608 pix, otherwise, some information will be lost.

Here we show how it looks on Android and iOS:

If you need to optimize an image for your brand or your professional profile, we recommend using the resolution  968 x 545  px, keeping the most important information in the central part. Here I share with you an article in which they can appreciate the differences according to the resolution of each monitor . Likewise, they may also download templates or customize your photos directamento Google Plus here

TIPS for Google+!

• Remember, G + today is “the” platform of social media that most influence for positioning the ranking of search engines being the factor star of any SEO strategy, thus creating a page and G + profile for your brand or professional profile is found and well – ranked in search engine results. Here I leave a very practical guide by Google to launch the world Plus.
• If you want a basic guide to  SEO for beginners , you do not stop reading this article .
• If you want to know about the benefits of Google Plus for your business , it also reviews another article .

However, to facilitate their lives, they quickly commented 4 basis points so they can optimize their SEO with Google Plus

• Name of your company: that figure is complete, unabridged anything.

• Take advantage of the new customization URL of G + , aesthetically optimizes link profile or page, to make it this way: “https://plus.google.com/+YourCompanyName” and not “https: // plus.google.com/3135465465186530656526 “. This way is more professional and can be included in other profiles. If you want to know how to get your own personalized URL , checks -> this link

• Description: would the “biography” in terms of Twitter. In both cases, it is ideal to provide an attractive description, and that in less than 160 characters is pleasant and compelling for other users.
• Postea a lot of content in order to gain relevance and authority on the web . The more +1 and share your publications receive more “points” sumarás and have more weight in the ranking.

3. Size Cover Facebook (updated January 2018)

Now the turn of Facebook ,  social network that significantly modify the design of its interface very often.

Measures and Dimensions Optimas Image Facebook 2018

• Facebook Profile Photo Size: Shown at 180 x 180 pixels on the computer and 140 x 140 pixels on smartphones. It has to be 180 x 180 pixels or larger .

• Facebook Cover Size: Shown 851 pixels wide by 315 pixels high on computers and 640 by 360 pixels high on smartphones . It must be 399 pixels wide by 150 pixels high or more .
  

• Measures Post Facebook

  -> Shared Image: 1200 x 630 px.

  -> Royalty shared link: 1200 x 630 px.

  -> Featured image: 1200 x 1800 px.

  -> Picture Stories:  750 x 1334 px.

   

  

  

In addition, now in Facebook profiles you can place a video rather than a profile photo with a maximum of 7 seconds .

As for the layout of the pages, be aware that a Fan Page  the Information section of the cover should be used wisely, to attract new fans and the general public. I recommend that you include  the address of a blog or ecommerce  your brand or company in the section Information.  You can also use the different tabs to provide interesting content to users and use the applications to grow your presence on other platforms.

IMPORTANT: If you plan to promote an image on Facebook for commercial purposes, please note that social network only allows 20% include text in the composition. To check if your image has allowed the amount of text you can use Facebook Text Overlay tool that lets you upload your file .JPG for review.

Facebook TIPS!

• -The posts with less than 250 characters get 60% more engagement .
• Posts that include photos :
  • 104% more comments
  • 53% more likes
  • 1179% increased use of Instagram (s Facebook since 2012)
  • 84% more clicks in relation to other posts
• Use tools like Postcron that functionality Multiupload can upload and schedule more than 300 images in just seconds.
• Use image editors to optimize and make more attractive your posts . For example: ArtStudio , Sumopaint , PicMonkey or Splashup .

4. Size Cover Youtube 2018

Then, to YouTube and other social networks I share an infographic  super full by ” Thepinkgroup “

Youtube Cover size: 2,560 x 1,440 px

Size Profile Picture Youtube: YouTube automatically uses the Google+ profile picture associated with the channel (you can find information about the size of the image at point 2).

Devices (as in Google Plus, it automatically adjusts the picture)

Tablet Display: 1,855 x 423 px

Mobile Display: 1,546 x 423 px

TV Display: 2,560 x 1,440 px

Desktop Display: 2,560 x 423 px

Video title: up to 100 characters
description of the video: up to 5000 characters.
Dimensions Video: 2,560 x 1,440 px

Learn more about optimizing your images to Youtube in this article:  Youtube Channel Art Size, Tips and More

5. Cover size Vimeo 2018

• Size profile image Vimeo: 300 x 300 px
• Dimensions to upload video on Vimeo:
  • Standard Definition 4: 3 ratio 640 x 480 px
  • Standard Definition 16: 9 ratio 640 x 360 px
  • Video 720p HD 1,280 x 720 px
  • 1080p HD (Plus / PRO) 1,920 x 1,080 px

6. Measures Instagram 2018

• Size Profile Picture Instagram: at least 150 × 150 pixels.

For photos Instagram profile, best results are obtained using PNG files.

• Photos Instagram size in pixels: To get the best resolution, recommended for photos on Instagram dimensions are 1080 x 1080.
• Oblong images: 1080 x 566 .
• Size of Video / Photo for Instagram Stories : 750 x 1334 .

7- size images to Pinterest 2018

• Size Profile Picture Pinterest: 165 x 165 pixels.
• Cover image size of Pinterest Boards: 222 x 150 pixels
• Image sizes for Pinterest pins: 236 pixels wide

8. Measures LinkedIn Home 2018

• Size LinkedIn Profile Picture:  400 x 400 px

• Home measures LinkedIn (LinkedIn or Banner): 1584 x 396  px

For business pages:

Image size banner LinkedIn: minimum of 1536 x 768 pixels, PNG / JPEG / GIF format, maximum 2 MB, horizontal design, the image must be wider rather than longer.

Image size LinkedIn logo: minimum size 60 x 60 pixels, 400 x 400 pixels is the square design recommended size PNG / JPEG / GIF format, maximum 4 MB.

Conclusion:

Use visual elements (images and videos) in your posts is essential to your audience interest and draw you into your content. It is therefore important to use the correct sizes, so that the quality of your photos will attract the eyes of the audience.