The growth, current use and
future direction of LinkedIn
Stats and facts




FreshNetworks report: August 2011
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The growth of
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LinkedIn: Eight years since launch
Number of users in Millions




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Membership growth




Overall, global memberships - free and paid for – on LinkedIn grew to
115.8 million in the second quarter of this year, up 61% on 2010. By Q1
2011, user numbers were beyond the 100 million mark.
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Membership demographic




                   70% of LinkedIn users are
                   between 25-54 years old.




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Member connections




 There are over 1.3 billion connections between members on LinkedIn.




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Member activity




                  Currently 17.8 million LinkedIn
                  users are members of groups
                  and 1.2 million post comments
                  to groups every week.
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Fastest growing markets (% increase)




             Brazil 428%    India 76%




             Mexico 178%    France 72%
*2010 year-on-year growth
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Predicted LinkedIn growth by end 2011

 By looking at the growth figures for LinkedIn over the last three years
 and then considering the increase in users between 1st January and
 31st March we predict that:

 LinkedIn will have 165 million users by the end of 2011.




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Revenue increase




                   LinkedIn has also recently announced a
                   revenue increase of 120% - up year on year
                   to $121m (£74m) in the three months to
                   June.

                   Profit was also up to $4.5m (£2.8m),
                   compared to $4.3m (£2.6m) in the previous
                   year.


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Brands and
businesses on
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Company pages
There are now over 2 million company pages on LinkedIn and almost 80
million job transitions have been tracked across the network.




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Top companies on LinkedIn

                   Top 10 followed companies on
                   LinkedIn:

                   •   IBM
                   •   Hewlett Packard
                   •   Accenture
                   •   Microsoft
                   •   Oracle
                   •   Deloitte
                   •   PwC
                   •   Cisco
                   •   Apple
                   •   Google


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Most followed & most employees




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Ratio employees to followers



                     On average, each company has 2.5
                     followers for each employee on
                     the site.

                     However, there are a couple of
                     standout performers:
                     • Apple has 6 followers .
                     • Google has 8 followers.




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Size of companies on LinkedIn

 • Largest companies (with 10,000+ employees) account for only 0.007%
 of company pages on the site.

 • Over three quarters of the organisations on LinkedIn are SME’s - 51%
 of which have between 1-10 employees and 27% have 11-50
 employees.




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Download the full report

   How and why are brands using LinkedIn?
     The growth, current use and future direction of LinkedIn




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Top companies on LinkedIn




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  • 1.
    The growth, currentuse and future direction of LinkedIn Stats and facts FreshNetworks report: August 2011 @FreshNetworks 1 www.freshnetworks.com
  • 2.
    The growth of LinkedIn 2 www.freshnetworks.com
  • 3.
    LinkedIn: Eight yearssince launch Number of users in Millions 3 www.freshnetworks.com
  • 4.
    Membership growth Overall, globalmemberships - free and paid for – on LinkedIn grew to 115.8 million in the second quarter of this year, up 61% on 2010. By Q1 2011, user numbers were beyond the 100 million mark. Image source: LinkedIn 4 www.freshnetworks.com
  • 5.
    Membership demographic 70% of LinkedIn users are between 25-54 years old. 5 www.freshnetworks.com
  • 6.
    Member connections Thereare over 1.3 billion connections between members on LinkedIn. 6 www.freshnetworks.com
  • 7.
    Member activity Currently 17.8 million LinkedIn users are members of groups and 1.2 million post comments to groups every week. 7 www.freshnetworks.com
  • 8.
    Fastest growing markets(% increase) Brazil 428% India 76% Mexico 178% France 72% *2010 year-on-year growth 8 www.freshnetworks.com
  • 9.
    Predicted LinkedIn growthby end 2011 By looking at the growth figures for LinkedIn over the last three years and then considering the increase in users between 1st January and 31st March we predict that: LinkedIn will have 165 million users by the end of 2011. 9 www.freshnetworks.com
  • 10.
    Revenue increase LinkedIn has also recently announced a revenue increase of 120% - up year on year to $121m (£74m) in the three months to June. Profit was also up to $4.5m (£2.8m), compared to $4.3m (£2.6m) in the previous year. 10 www.freshnetworks.com
  • 11.
    Brands and businesses on LinkedIn. 11 www.freshnetworks.com
  • 12.
    Company pages There arenow over 2 million company pages on LinkedIn and almost 80 million job transitions have been tracked across the network. 12 www.freshnetworks.com
  • 13.
    Top companies onLinkedIn Top 10 followed companies on LinkedIn: • IBM • Hewlett Packard • Accenture • Microsoft • Oracle • Deloitte • PwC • Cisco • Apple • Google 13 www.freshnetworks.com
  • 14.
    Most followed &most employees 14 www.freshnetworks.com
  • 15.
    Ratio employees tofollowers On average, each company has 2.5 followers for each employee on the site. However, there are a couple of standout performers: • Apple has 6 followers . • Google has 8 followers. 15 www.freshnetworks.com
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    Size of companieson LinkedIn • Largest companies (with 10,000+ employees) account for only 0.007% of company pages on the site. • Over three quarters of the organisations on LinkedIn are SME’s - 51% of which have between 1-10 employees and 27% have 11-50 employees. 16 www.freshnetworks.com
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    Download the fullreport How and why are brands using LinkedIn? The growth, current use and future direction of LinkedIn http://bit.ly/qNDa5b 17 www.freshnetworks.com
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    Top companies onLinkedIn 18 © 2011 www.freshnetworks.com