Mountain View, Calif., USA - January 9, 2013 - LinkedIn, the world's largest professional network on the Internet, announced today that it has reached 200 million members. New members continue to join LinkedIn at a rate of two per second. Currently, more than 64 percent of LinkedIn members are located outside the United States.
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200MM Member Milestone – LinkedIn
“Consistent with LinkedIn tradition, here's the photo we took today commemorating our latest member milestone - 200M!”
- Jeff Weiner, CEO at LinkedIn
Photo courtesy of LinkedIn / Brian Li Photography |
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Mountain View, Calif., USA - January 9, 2013
LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network on the Internet, announced today that it has reached 200 million members.
New members continue to join LinkedIn at a rate of two per second.
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LinkedIn 200 million member milestone infographic.
Courtesy of LinkedIn
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The company has added more than 13 million members since its last announcement on November 1, 2012.
Since reaching 100 million members in March 2011, LinkedIn has added 13 new languages, making the site available in
19 languages.
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200MM Member Milestone – LinkedIn Bangalore
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Today, LinkedIn counts more than 160 million unique monthly visitors and is the
23rd most visited Web property in the world (According to comScore for the month of November 2012, including SlideShare).
Currently, more than 64 percent of LinkedIn members are located outside the United States.
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LinkedIn 200 million members thumbnail.
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In a blog post (blog.linkedin.com) about the milestone,
LinkedIn’s SVP of product & user experience, Deep Nishar, reflects on how the professional network has grown to
200 million members in over 200 countries and territories, and plans for continued growth in the future.
Contact information
LinkedIn Corporate Communications Team
press@linkedin.com
About LinkedIn
Founded in 2003, LinkedIn connects the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful.
With more than
200 million members worldwide, including executives from every Fortune 500 company, LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network on the Internet.
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Jeff Weiner, CEO at LinkedIn
Photo courtesy of LinkedIn
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The company has a diversified business model with revenues coming from its talent solutions, marketing solutions and premium subscriptions businesses.
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, LinkedIn has offices across the globe.
Source: LinkedIn
http://press.linkedin.com/News-Releases/
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