What size should a profile picture be on each social network?
Short answer
No single size is published for every network. X recommends 400 × 400 pixels, LinkedIn takes 400 × 400 up to 7680 × 4320 at up to 8 MB, a Facebook Page asks for 320 × 320 and YouTube renders a channel’s picture at 98 × 98. TikTok asks only for at least 20 × 20. Instagram, Pinterest, Threads and Bluesky publish no pixel size on the pages we read. A 400 × 400 square under 2 MB is inside every range that is published.
Every network’s own figure
Read on 10 October 2026, each from the network’s own help page:
| Network | Size | File | What else its page says |
|---|---|---|---|
| X | 400 × 400 recommended | JPEG, GIF or PNG, under 2 MB; animated GIFs not supported | Profile photo upload help |
| LinkedIn, profile | 400 × 400 at least, 7680 × 4320 at most | PNG or JPG up to 8 MB; GIFs not supported | A photo that needs little cropping; you can adjust it after upload (LinkedIn Help) |
| LinkedIn, company Page logo | 400 × 400 recommended, 268 × 268 at least | PNG or JPEG up to 3 MB | LinkedIn Help |
| Facebook, Page | 320 × 320 recommended | PNG may give a better result for a logo or text | Shown at 176 × 176 on computers and 196 × 196 on smartphones, cropped to a circle (Facebook Help) |
| YouTube, channel | Renders at 98 × 98 | JPG, GIF, BMP or PNG up to 15 MB; no animated GIFs | A square or round image is best (YouTube Help) |
| TikTok | At least 20 × 20 | Not stated | Hidden once a profile video is set (TikTok Help) |
| None published | Not stated | Help page covers the steps only | |
| None published | Not stated | Help page covers the steps and the bio | |
| Threads | None published | Not stated | Help page covers the steps only |
| Bluesky | None published | Not stated | Documentation says an avatar can be updated, with no requirements |
“None published” means the page we read gives no number. Guides quote sizes for these networks; we have not repeated them.
One picture for every network
A 400 × 400 square, JPEG or PNG and under 2 MB, is inside every figure above: it is X’s recommended size, LinkedIn’s minimum, larger than Facebook’s 320 × 320, far above YouTube’s 98 × 98 and TikTok’s 20 × 20, and under X’s 2 MB limit. Facebook crops to a circle and YouTube says a square or round image is best, so keep the face or the logo in the middle, away from the corners.
Header and banner images
Where a profile has a banner, the networks publish more:
- X asks for 1500 × 500 and says 60 pixels at the top and bottom may be cropped on some screens (X Help).
- YouTube asks for at least 2048 × 1152 at 16:9, recommends 2560 × 1440, up to 6 MB, with a safe area for text and logos of 1235 × 338 at the minimum size (YouTube Help).
- LinkedIn and Facebook covers are on the LinkedIn image sizes and social media image sizes pages.
Where Mellow Hub fits
Mellow Hub publishes posts. It doesn’t change a profile picture or a bio; those are set in each network’s own settings. For the pictures in your posts, the free image resizer crops one picture to the post, story and cover sizes of each network.
Hub is paid: plans start at $19 a month (Solo), after a 7-day trial with a card on file that costs nothing if you cancel before it ends, and a monthly plan's first month is 20% off. Publishing is unlimited on every plan, under a fair-use ceiling that stops automated floods (900 publications a month on Solo). One publication is one post on one account, so a post sent to five networks counts as five. There are no automatic overage charges.
Questions people also ask
What is the best profile picture size for all social media?
A 400 × 400 pixel square, JPEG or PNG, under 2 MB. It is X’s recommended size, LinkedIn’s minimum, larger than Facebook’s 320 × 320 and well above what YouTube and TikTok ask for. Keep the face or logo in the middle, because Facebook crops to a circle.
What size is an Instagram profile picture?
Instagram’s Help Center gives no pixel size for a profile picture; its page covers the steps for adding or changing one. Guides quote sizes, but none is printed on an Instagram page we read.
What size is a YouTube channel profile picture?
YouTube says the picture renders at 98 × 98 pixels and can be a JPG, GIF, BMP or PNG of up to 15 MB. It recommends a square or round image.
What size is a LinkedIn profile picture?
At least 400 × 400 and at most 7680 × 4320 pixels, a PNG or JPG of up to 8 MB; LinkedIn doesn’t support GIFs. A company Page logo is recommended at 400 × 400 and up to 3 MB.
Can I use a GIF as a profile picture?
On X and YouTube a GIF file is accepted, but neither supports an animated one. LinkedIn doesn’t support GIFs for profile photos. Use a JPEG or PNG.
Sources
- X Help Center: Help with uploading a profile photo
- X Help Center: How to customize your profile
- LinkedIn Help: Photo won’t upload to your profile
- LinkedIn Help: image sizes for LinkedIn Pages
- Facebook Help Center: Page profile picture and cover photo sizes
- YouTube Help: Manage your channel branding
- YouTube Help: Channel banner and profile picture tips
- TikTok Help Center: Changing profile photo
- Instagram Help Center: Add a profile picture or change your current picture on Instagram
- Pinterest Help: Edit your profile
- Instagram Help Center: Edit your profile on Threads
- Bluesky documentation: Profiles
Other companies’ features change. Every statement about them rests on these pages, as they read on the date above.