The 2025 Social Media Sizing Guide: What You Need to Know

Social media platforms love to keep us on our toes. If you’ve ever designed the perfect post only to have it cropped weirdly, you know the struggle. That’s why we’ve pulled together a 2025 guide to social media image sizes. No more guesswork—just the latest specs so your content looks flawless and fits every platform perfectly.

Instagram

Image & Video Sizes

  • Profile Picture: 320 x 320 px (displays as a circle)

  • Feed Post (Square): 1080 x 1080 px

  • Feed Post (Portrait - recommended): 1080 x 1350 px

  • Feed Post (Landscape): 1080 x 566 px

  • Reels & Stories: 1920 x 1080 px

  • Carousel Images: 1080 x 1350 px (portrait recommended)

Pro tip: Use JPEGs or PNGs for images and MP4s or MOVs for videos. 

Facebook

Image & Video Sizes

  • Profile Picture (circle): 360 x 360 px (180 x 180 minimum)

  • Cover Photo: 820 x 312 px (displays on mobile as: 640 x 360 px)

  • Feed Post (Square): 1080 x 1080 px

  • Feed Post (Portrait - recommended for mobile): 1080 x 1350 px

  • Feed Post (Landscape): 1080 x 628 px

  • Feed Post (Shared posts and link previews): 1200 x 630 px

  • Stories: 1920 x 1080 px

  • Reels: 1920 x 1080 px

Note: recommended sizes can be different for Facebook Ads

Twitter/X

Image & Video Sizes

  • Profile Picture: 400 x 400 px

  • Header Image: 1500 x 500 px

  • Tweet Image: 1600 x 900 px

  • Video: 1280 x 720 px (minimum)

LinkedIn

Image & Video Sizes

  • Profile Picture: 400 x 400 px (minimum)

  • Banner for personal accounts: 1584 x 396 px

  • Banner for company accounts: 1128 x 191 px

  • Banner for groups: 1776 x 444 px

  • Post Images (Landscape - best for text based posts): 1200 x 627 px

  • Post Images (Carousel posts): 1080 x 1080 px

  • Stories (if they return!): 1080 x 1920 px

  • Videos: Minimum 256 x 144 px, maximum 4096 x 2304 px

TikTok

Image & Video Sizes

  • Profile Picture: 200 x 200 px

  • Video: 1080 x 1920 px (vertical format only)

  • Thumbnails: 1080 x 1920 px

Note: The best file size MP4s or MOVs is 1080p (full HD). 

YouTube

Image & Video Sizes

  • Profile Picture: 800 x 800 px

  • Banner Image: 2048 x 1152 minimum (ideal 2560 x 1440 px)

  • Video Uploads: 1920 x 1080 px (16:9)

  • YouTube Shorts: 1080 x 1920 px

Note: The best file type to use is MP4 (H.264 Codec). Always upload at 1080p or higher.

Pinterest

Image & Video Sizes

  • Profile Picture: 165 x 165 px

  • Pin Image (Standard): 1000 x 1500 px

  • Pin Video (Standard): 1000 x 1500 px

  • Idea Pins: 1080 x 1920 px

Best practices: Use JPEGs or PNGs for images, MP4s or MOVs for videos. 

Threads

Image & Video Sizes

  • Profile Picture: 320 x 320 px

  • Post Image: 1080 x 1350 px

  • Post Image Carousel: 1080 x 1350 px

  • Post Image Landscape: 1080 x 566 px

  • Videos: 1080 x 1920 px

Pro tip: Use JPEGs or PNGs for images, MP4s or MOVs for videos.

Final Thoughts

Staying on top of the latest specs is key to keeping your content crisp, professional, and platform-optimized. Whether you’re designing visuals or scheduling content, having the right dimensions on hand saves you time and headaches.

Bookmark this guide to keep your content looking its best in 2025. And if keeping up with constant updates feels overwhelming? That’s what we’re here for.

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