Some Amazing LinkedIn Statistics
LinkedIn is one of the older social networks, surviving changes in technology, a tough demographic and a number of challengers along the way.
Here is a collection of interesting LinkedIn statistics, I thought you might like:
Statistics
Total number of LinkedIn users : 414 million (December ’15)
Number of new members per second: 2.3 (December ’15)
Number of users in the U.S.: 107 million (February ’16)
Unique visitors monthly: 100 million
Reach of LinkedIn: 200 countries and territories
Users outside of the U.S.: 70%
A professional photo on your profile makes you 14 times more likely to be viewed
Number of Linkedin member page views in Q4 2015: 3.7 Billion
Percentage of Male users: 56% (April ’14)
Percentage of Female users: 44% (April ’14)
Average Female network (U.S.): 101
Average user time spent on LinkedIn, monthly: 17 minutes
Average network size of a CEO: 930
Most over used word in LinkedIn profiles: Motivated (2014)
Users that have listed volunteer experience and causes: 10 million
Percentage of millennials (15-34) that use LinkedIn: 13%
Most used adjective used in Linkedin profiles: Responsible (’13), Creative (’12), Creative (’11)
Percentage of users that use LinkedIn at least once a day: 40%
LinkedIn’s percentage of sharing;
Global: 4% (’13)
N America: 5% (’13)
European: 2% (’13)
Asian: 1% (’13)
Users in UK: 20 millions (’16)
Users in Middle East: 10 million (’13)
Users in Asia: 61 million (’14)
Users in India: 31 million (’15)
Users in Australia: 6 million (’14)
Users in China: 10 million (’15)
Total long form posts on LinkedIn: 3 million (’15)
Total long form posts generated weekly: 130,000
Percentage of millionaires that use LinkedIn: 41% (’14)
Number of new connections made on LinkedIn in the UK 2015: 338.7 million
UK’s most represented industry: IT & Services (’16)