Methods, systems, and media for presenting a notification indicating playback availability are provided. In some implementations, the method comprises: receiving interaction data corresponding to a user account authenticated on a first display device that is presenting a media content item, wherein the interaction data is associated with the first display device and a second display device; determining a user type based on the received interaction data; receiving local contextual data corresponding to the user account, wherein the local contextual data includes mobile application state information, media playback information, and connection information associated with the first display device and the second display device; determining that a notification of playback availability from of plurality of notifications is to be presented on the first display device based at least in part on the received interaction data, the determined user type, and the received local contextual data; and causing the notification to be presented on the first display device along with the media content item.