What size should a YouTube thumbnail be?

YouTube recommends 1280×720 (16:9) thumbnails, under 2MB, with clear faces and high contrast. Export from a resizer, then verify sharpness on a phone screen.

Can I reuse official game or tour artwork?

Follow the rights holder’s media / fan content policy. Prefer your own photos, or official press kits that allow sharing. Do not claim leaked assets as your own.

How do I keep campaign links measurable?

Build UTM-tagged URLs with a UTM builder before you shorten or paste them into bio links, so analytics can separate Instagram vs YouTube traffic.

Social Image Sizes for Gaming & Concert Posts (Plus YouTube Helpers)

Launch week and tour season turn creators into speed-posters. Crops get sloppy. Thumbs get soft. CTR notices. Resize once with a preset, keep a clean master file, then post like you meant it.

Answer first

Resize once with the [Social Media Image Resizer](/tools/social-media-image-resizer) (or [Image Resizer](/tools/image-resizer)), export the platform preset you need, and keep a clean master PNG/JPG locally. For YouTube, target **1280×720** thumbs.

Practical size cheat sheet (verify in-app; platforms tweak UI)

Surface	Common working size
YouTube thumbnail	1280 × 720
Instagram feed	1080 × 1350 (portrait) or 1080 × 1080
Instagram / TikTok story	1080 × 1920
X / Twitter post	1600 × 900 (safe landscape)
Facebook link card	~1200 × 630

Compress heavy phone photos with the [Image Compressor](/tools/image-compressor) or [Compress to target KB](/tools/compress-image-target-size) before Discord uploads.

YouTube workflow for launch-week videos

Pull reference thumbs with the [YouTube Thumbnail Downloader](/tools/youtube-thumbnail-downloader) (study layout — do not steal).
Format tags with the [YouTube Tag Formatter](/tools/youtube-tag-formatter).
Add chapters via the [YouTube Chapters Generator](/tools/youtube-chapters-generator).
Rough revenue scenarios with the [YouTube Earnings Estimator](/tools/youtube-earnings-estimator) (estimates only).

SEO for the blog or landing page behind the post

If you send traffic to your own site:

[Meta Tag Generator](/tools/meta-tag-generator) — title / description / OG tags
[UTM Builder](/tools/utm-builder) — campaign parameters
[Schema Markup Generator](/tools/schema-markup-generator) — Article / FAQ JSON-LD when appropriate

Rights & taste

Credit photographers and venues.
Avoid fake “leak” thumbnails — they damage trust and can violate copyright.
Prefer honest prep content (setup tours, budget explainers, ticket tips) over clickbait claims.

Related guides

[GTA 6 prep checklist](/blog/gta-6-release-prep-checklist-budget-privacy)
[Concert ticket PDF tips](/blog/concert-ticket-pdf-phone-wallet-tips)
[UTM campaign URLs](/blog/how-to-build-utm-campaign-urls)