# LinkedIn

> LinkedIn is Microsoft’s professional networking business, connecting more than 1.3 billion members with jobs, business contacts, learning, and audiences. It monetizes the network through recruiting software, advertising, sales tools, and paid subscriptions; Microsoft reported $19.817 billion in LinkedIn revenue for fiscal 2026.

- **Founded:** 2002
- **Headquarters:** Sunnyvale, United States
- **Founders:** Reid Hoffman (Co-founder; founding CEO), Allen Blue (Co-founder), Konstantin Guericke (Co-founder), Eric Ly (Co-founder), Jean-Luc Vaillant (Co-founder)
- **Products:** LinkedIn professional network, Talent Solutions, Marketing Solutions, Sales Navigator, Premium subscriptions
- **Notable:** Public launch on May 5, 2003; 4,500 members at the end of the first month., Reached 1.2 million registered professionals by its October 2004 Series B announcement., Launched an initial public offering in 2011.

## Products & services

- **LinkedIn professional network** — Free professional profiles, connections, messaging, job discovery, company pages, and professional content.
- **Talent Solutions** — Recruiter, job postings, employer branding, and talent intelligence for hiring organizations.
- **Marketing Solutions** — Advertising products that reach professional audiences using attributes such as role, company, and industry.
- **Sales Navigator** — Paid B2B prospecting, account research, lead alerts, and CRM integrations.
- **Premium subscriptions** — Paid career and business plans with additional insights and messaging features; Premium Career starts at US$39.99 monthly or US$239.88 annually, subject to checkout, taxes, and market.
- **LinkedIn Learning** — Professional video courses for individuals and organizational learning programs.
- **Hiring Assistant** — AI recruiting agent introduced to charter customers in October 2024; global English availability announced for September 2025.
- **Hiring Assistant 2** — Announced September 29, 2026 with expanded reasoning, memory, and talent-pool management; updates for existing English-language customers scheduled to start in November 2026.

## Achievements

- Public launch on May 5, 2003; 4,500 members at the end of the first month.
- Reached 1.2 million registered professionals by its October 2004 Series B announcement.
- Launched an initial public offering in 2011.
- Acquired by Microsoft in 2016 following an announced US$26.2 billion transaction.
- Reported more than 1.3 billion members in 2026.
- Generated US$19.817 billion in fiscal 2026 revenue.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — October 15: announced a Network feed test in selected markets, digital business cards rolling out globally, private profile notes for Premium, and creator tools including limited U.S. monetization programs.
- **2026-10** — October 1: Microsoft and LinkedIn published a leadership update; LinkedIn’s current executive roster lists Dan Shapero as CEO and Ryan Roslansky as former CEO and Microsoft EVP.
- **2026-09** — September 29: announced Hiring Assistant 2, with updates for existing English-language customers beginning in November 2026.

## Links

- Website: https://www.linkedin.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/linkedin/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/LinkedIn
- GitHub: https://github.com/linkedin
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Linkedin
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linkedin/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LinkedIn/

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