Posting cadence & how the algorithm actually decides reach in 2026

You can't game the algorithm, but you can feed what it rewards: watch time, shares and sends, saves, and reach to non-followers. Run a 2-week cadence experiment and read your own data.

Social algorithms in 2026 reward engagement quality (watch time, shares, saves, sends) and reach beyond your followers, not raw posting volume or follower count. You can't trick them, but you can learn what your audience rewards by testing cadence and reading the metrics. AI reads your post data for patterns; you supply the real numbers.