LinkedIn (/lɪŋktˈɪn/) is a business and employment-focused social media platform that works through websites and mobile apps. It was launched on May 5, 2003 by Reid Hoffman and Eric Ly. Since December 2016, LinkedIn has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft. The platform is primarily used for professional networking and career development, and allows jobseekers to post their CVs and employers to post jobs. From 2015, most of the company's revenue came from selling access to information about its members to recruiters and sales professionals. LinkedIn has more than 1 billion registered members from over 200 countries and territories.
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Headquarters in Sunnyvale, California | |
| Type of business | Subsidiary |
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Type of site | Professional network service |
| Available in | 28 languages |
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| Founded | May 5, 2003 Mountain View, California, U.S. |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | |
| CEO | Ryan Roslansky |
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| Industry | Internet |
| Revenue | US$13.82 billion (2022) |
| Employees | 18,500 (2024) |
| Parent | Microsoft |
| Subsidiaries | LinkedIn Learning Connectifier Drawbridge Glint |
| URL | www |
| Advertising | AdSense |
| Registration | Required |
| Users | 310 million MAU (February 2023) |
| Launched | May 5, 2003 |
| Current status | Active |
LinkedIn allows members (both workers and employers) to create profiles and connect with each other in an online social network which may represent real-world professional relationships. Members can invite anyone (whether an existing member or not) to become a connection. LinkedIn can also be used to organize offline events, join groups, write articles, publish job postings, post photos and videos, and more.