LinkedIn Statistics 2026: Members, Revenue, Users by Age and EU Reach
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LinkedIn has more than 1.4 billion members, according to its Pressroom, up from 1.2 billion in July 2025. Europe, the Middle East and Africa is the largest region, with 32.0% of members by our calculation. LinkedIn revenue was $19,817 million in Microsoft's fiscal year 2026, up 11%, according to Microsoft's 10-K. That is about $15 per member. In the US, 31% of adults use LinkedIn, according to Pew Research Center. Use rises to 51% of college graduates and 45% of adults in households earning $100,000 or more. In the EU, LinkedIn had 54.7 million logged-in users a month in the first half of 2025.
LinkedIn reports members, meaning registered accounts. It does not publish monthly or daily active users worldwide. Its Pressroom gives a rounded total and a split by four regions.
LinkedIn says it has more than 1.4 billion members. That figure comes from its Pressroom, which is undated, so we read it on 3 November 2026. LinkedIn gave 1.3 billion in April 2026 and 1.2 billion in July 2025. By our calculation the count grew about 8.3% in the nine months to April 2026. LinkedIn says membership has grown at a double-digit rate for five years in a row.
Europe, the Middle East and Africa is the largest region, with more than 450 million members. Asia Pacific follows with 427 million. North America has 296 million, or 21.1% of the total by our calculation. The four regions add up to 1,406 million, which matches the 1.4 billion headline.
A member is not the same as an active user. LinkedIn's EU filings show 54.7 million logged-in users a month in the EU, a small fraction of its European members. Pew Research Center finds 31% of US adults use LinkedIn, while LinkedIn counts 296 million members in the US and Canada. For how LinkedIn fits into business-to-business marketing, see our B2B marketing statistics.
LinkedIn members by region, 2026, millions
Europe, Middle East and Africa450.00 million
Asia Pacific427.00 million
North America296.00 million
South and Central America233.00 million
Source: LinkedIn.
LinkedIn had more than 1.4 billion members worldwide in 2026, according to LinkedIn.
How we calculated it: 1.3 billion members (April 2026, Q3 FY26 highlights) / 1.2 billion (July 2025, Q4 FY25 highlights) = 1.083. Both figures are rounded by LinkedIn, so the true change could be a few points higher or lower.
How we calculated it: 450 million (EMEA) + 427 million (Asia Pacific) + 296 million (North America) + 233 million (South and Central America) = 1,406 million. Each regional figure is a lower bound ("+").
Europe, the Middle East and Africa held 32.0% of LinkedIn members in 2026, the largest regional share, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from LinkedIn data.
How we calculated it: 450 million / 1,406 million (sum of the four regions) = 32.0%. Asia Pacific 427/1,406 = 30.4%, North America 296/1,406 = 21.1%, South and Central America 233/1,406 = 16.6%.
Source: LinkedIn Pressroom, About LinkedIn, accessed 3 November 2026. Shares calculated by StatisticsGlobal from the sum of the four regions.
LinkedIn revenue and growth
Microsoft bought LinkedIn in December 2016 and reported its revenue as a separate line until fiscal year 2026. Microsoft's fiscal year ends on 30 June. From fiscal 2027, LinkedIn's revenue is split across other reporting lines.
LinkedIn revenue was $19,817 million in fiscal year 2026, up $2.0 billion or 11%, according to Microsoft. Revenue has grown 3.77 times since fiscal 2018, the first full year under Microsoft. By our calculation that is a compound rate of 18.0% a year. Growth peaked at 27% in fiscal 2021. It then slowed to about 9% to 10% a year in fiscal 2023 to 2025, before picking up to 11% in 2026.
The quarter to June 2026 was LinkedIn's biggest of the last two years, at $5,189 million. Revenue grew 12% that quarter, or 10% in constant currency. Advertising grew faster. LinkedIn Marketing Solutions revenue rose 16%, 4 points ahead of the total by our calculation. LinkedIn also reported a $450 million annual run rate for its agentic hiring products.
LinkedIn is a small part of Microsoft. It made up 6.0% of Microsoft revenue in fiscal 2026, down from 6.3% a year earlier, because Microsoft's total revenue grew faster, by 17.8%. Dividing revenue by members gives about $15.2 per member a year. That is a rough guide only, because revenue comes from recruiters, advertisers, sales teams and paying subscribers, not from the average member.
LinkedIn revenue by Microsoft fiscal year, $ million
Source: Microsoft 10-K filings. Fiscal 2022 is the restated figure from the fiscal 2024 10-K.
LinkedIn revenue was $19,817 million in Microsoft's fiscal year 2026, to June 2026, according to Microsoft.
How we calculated it: ($19,817 million FY2026 / $5,259 million FY2018) ^ (1/8) - 1 = 18.0%. Revenue rose 3.77 times over the 8 years. Sources: Microsoft 10-K filings for FY2018 and FY2026.
How we calculated it: $19,817 million / $331,839 million total Microsoft revenue = 5.97% (FY2026). $17,812 million / $281,724 million = 6.32% (FY2025). Source: Microsoft 10-K FY2026, revenue by product and service offerings.
How we calculated it: $19,817 million FY2026 revenue (Microsoft 10-K) / 1.3 billion members (LinkedIn, April 2026) = $15.24. Using the 1.4 billion figure on LinkedIn's Pressroom gives $14.16.
LinkedIn advertising revenue grew 4 points faster than total LinkedIn revenue in the quarter to June 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from LinkedIn data.
LinkedIn revenue by Microsoft fiscal year, 2017 to 2026
Fiscal year (to June)
Revenue, $ million
Change on prior year
2017 (from 8 December 2016)
2,271
n/a
2018
5,259
n/a (first full year)
2019
6,754
+28.4%
2020
8,077
+19.6%
2021
10,289
+27.4%
2022 (restated)
13,631
n/a (restated)
2023
14,989
+10.0%
2024
16,372
+9.2%
2025
17,812
+8.8%
2026
19,817
+11.3%
Source: Microsoft Form 10-K filings for fiscal 2018, 2021, 2024 and 2026, revenue by product and service offerings. Each year uses the latest filing that reports it. Changes calculated by StatisticsGlobal.
LinkedIn usage in the US by age, education and income
Pew Research Center asks a national sample of US adults which platforms they ever use. It asked about LinkedIn in 2024 and 2026 but not in 2025. Its figures show who actually uses LinkedIn, which member counts cannot.
31% of US adults used LinkedIn in 2026, according to Pew Research Center. That is close to the 32% in 2024 and almost double the 16% in 2012. By our calculation LinkedIn ranks sixth of the 11 platforms Pew asked about, behind YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and WhatsApp. Growth has flattened since 2023.
Education and income matter more than age. 51% of college graduates use LinkedIn, against 13% of adults with a high school education or less. That makes graduates 3.9 times as likely to use it, by our calculation. Adults in households earning $100,000 or more are 2.5 times as likely to use it as those earning under $30,000. No other platform on Pew's list shows a gap this wide by education. Reddit comes closest, at 36% against 12%.
Age matters less than on TikTok or Instagram. 41% of 18 to 29 year olds use LinkedIn, and 37% of 30 to 49 year olds. Use drops to 13% among adults 65 and over. Rural adults (20%) are much less likely to use it than urban (34%) or suburban (35%) adults. For how younger adults use video apps instead, see our TikTok statistics.
Share of US adults who use LinkedIn, 2012 to 2026, %
Source: Pew Research Center. Years with no LinkedIn data point are skipped. Survey mode changed in 2023 and 2024.
31% of US adults used LinkedIn in 2026, according to Pew Research Center.
The share of US adults using LinkedIn rose 15 points between 2012 and 2026, from 16% to 31%, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Pew Research Center data.
How we calculated it: 31% (2026) - 16% (2012) = 15 percentage points; 31 / 16 = 1.94 times. Survey mode changed in 2023 and 2024, so Pew warns trends should be read with care.
US college graduates were 3.9 times as likely as adults with a high school education or less to use LinkedIn in 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Pew Research Center data.
US adults in households earning $100,000 or more were 2.5 times as likely to use LinkedIn as those earning under $30,000 in 2026, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from Pew Research Center data.
Share of US adults who use LinkedIn by group, 2026
Group
Use LinkedIn
All US adults
31%
Ages 18 to 29
41%
Ages 30 to 49
37%
Ages 50 to 64
32%
Ages 65 and over
13%
Men
32%
Women
30%
Asian (English speakers)
54%
Black
33%
White
30%
Hispanic
25%
College graduate
51%
Some college
29%
High school or less
13%
Household income $100,000 or more
45%
Household income $70,000 to $99,999
31%
Household income $30,000 to $69,999
25%
Household income under $30,000
18%
Urban
34%
Suburban
35%
Rural
20%
Source: Pew Research Center, Americans' Use of Social Media in 2026 (fact sheet). Survey of 5,511 US adults, 30 January to 18 June 2026.
LinkedIn users in the EU
LinkedIn must publish average monthly active users in the EU under the Digital Services Act. These are the only active-user figures LinkedIn releases. They cover the 27 EU countries and exclude the UK.
LinkedIn had an average of 54.7 million logged-in users a month in the EU in the first half of 2025. That is up from 51.9 million a year earlier, a rise of 5.4% by our calculation, or 2.8 million more users.
France is LinkedIn's largest EU market by logged-in users, with 12.2 million, or 22.3% of the EU total. Germany has 7.4 million logged-in users but more logged-out visits, 32.0 million a month, against 25.5 million in France. EU users also made 213.1 million logged-out visits a month. LinkedIn says these visits are not fully deduplicated, so they should not be read as people.
Fake accounts dominate LinkedIn's own enforcement. Of the 1.73 million items it removed in the EU without a user report in the first half of 2025, 92.3% were fake accounts by our calculation. It also permanently suspended 6,931 EU accounts for repeated policy breaches. The latest EU report we could fetch covers the first half of 2025, so these figures will be updated when a newer one is found.
LinkedIn logged-in monthly users by EU country, first half of 2025, millions
France12.20 million
Germany7.40 million
Italy6.40 million
Spain5.90 million
Netherlands5.30 million
Poland2.50 million
Sweden2.20 million
Source: LinkedIn.
LinkedIn had an average of 54.7 million logged-in monthly users in the EU in the first half of 2025, according to LinkedIn.
LinkedIn's logged-in monthly users in the EU grew 5.4% between the first half of 2024 and the first half of 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from LinkedIn data.
How we calculated it: 54.7 million (H1 2025) / 51.9 million (H1 2024) = 1.054, a rise of 2.8 million. Source: LinkedIn DSA transparency reports, August 2025 and October 2024.
France accounted for 22.3% of LinkedIn's logged-in monthly users in the EU in the first half of 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from LinkedIn data.
Logged-out visits to LinkedIn in the EU outnumbered logged-in monthly users 3.9 to 1 in the first half of 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from LinkedIn data.
How we calculated it: 213.1 million logged-out site visits / 54.7 million logged-in users = 3.9. The two measures count different things (visits vs people), and LinkedIn says logged-out visits are not fully deduplicated.
Fake accounts made up 92.3% of the content LinkedIn removed in the EU on its own initiative in the first half of 2025, calculated by StatisticsGlobal from LinkedIn data.
How we calculated it: 1,594,348 fake-account removals / 1,726,458 total removals absent a user report (Table 4(a)) = 92.3%. In H1 2024 the share was 1,753,551 / 1,865,133 = 94.0%.
LinkedIn logged-in monthly users in the largest EU countries, first half of 2024 and 2025
Country
H1 2024
H1 2025
EU overall
51.9 million
54.7 million
France
11.4 million
12.2 million
Germany
6.8 million
7.4 million
Italy
6.1 million
6.4 million
Spain
5.7 million
5.9 million
Netherlands
5.1 million
5.3 million
Poland
2.3 million
2.5 million
Sweden
2.1 million
2.2 million
Source: LinkedIn DSA transparency reports, October 2024 and August 2025. Monthly averages for 1 January to 30 June, rounded to the nearest 100,000.
LinkedIn engagement statistics
LinkedIn reports engagement as growth rates, not totals, in its quarterly highlights. Its Pressroom adds a set of rounded per-minute figures.
About 9,000 job applications are sent on LinkedIn every minute, according to LinkedIn. By our calculation that is about 13 million a day. More than 19,000 connections are made and 110 people add a new role each minute. These are rounded Pressroom figures with no stated period, so treat them as orders of size.
Engagement is growing, led by posts and comments. Time spent on content grew 10% in the quarter to June 2026, and knowledge-oriented posts rose 24%. In fiscal 2025, comments rose more than 30% and video uploads more than 20%. LinkedIn does not publish the base numbers, so the growth rates cannot be turned into totals.
The two paid video figures do not agree. The April 2026 update said paid video grew nearly 30%. The Pressroom now says 25%. They likely cover different periods, and neither gives its exact time frame. For how LinkedIn compares with other ad channels, see our B2B marketing statistics.
About 9,000 job applications were submitted on LinkedIn every minute in 2026, according to LinkedIn.
LinkedIn engagement growth reported by LinkedIn, 2025 and 2026
Measure
Growth
Period
Source document
Comments
Over 30%
Fiscal year 2025
Q4 FY25 highlights
Video uploads
Over 20%
Fiscal year 2025
Q4 FY25 highlights
Original posts
14%
Quarter to March 2026
Q3 FY26 highlights
Paid video
Nearly 30%
Quarter to March 2026
Q3 FY26 highlights
Time spent on content
10%
Quarter to June 2026
Q4 FY26 highlights
Knowledge-oriented posts
24%
Quarter to June 2026
Q4 FY26 highlights
Time spent reading comments
18%
Quarter to June 2026
Q4 FY26 highlights
Content views
16%
Undated, read November 2026
Pressroom
Paid video ads
25%
Undated, read November 2026
Pressroom
Source: LinkedIn Pressroom and quarterly business highlights. All growth rates are year on year and company-reported.
How the sources measure LinkedIn
The numbers on this page come from three kinds of source. Each counts something different, so they should not be mixed without care.
LinkedIn's member count includes every registered account, whether or not it is used. The Pressroom gives figures as lower bounds ("1.4B+") with no date. Microsoft's revenue figures are audited, but Microsoft restated fiscal 2022 in later filings, and it stopped reporting LinkedIn as a separate line from fiscal 2027. Fiscal 2026 is likely the last standalone annual figure.
Pew's survey is designed to represent all US adults. Pew changed survey modes in 2023 and 2024 and warns this may affect trends. Its figures for Asian adults cover English speakers only. LinkedIn's EU user counts are self-reported under the Digital Services Act and are not audited for this page. We could not fetch Ofcom's UK report in this update, so the page has no UK user figure yet.
Main sources on this page and what they measure
Source
Population
Measure
Period
LinkedIn Pressroom
All members worldwide
Registered members, rounded, by region
Undated, read 3 November 2026
Microsoft 10-K and 8-K filings
LinkedIn as a business
Audited revenue in US dollars
Fiscal years to June, 2017 to 2026
Pew Research Center
5,511 US adults
Share who say they ever use LinkedIn
30 January to 18 June 2026
LinkedIn DSA transparency reports
EU users
Logged-in monthly users and moderation actions
First half of 2024 and 2025
Sources: publishers' own pages and methodology notes, accessed 3 November 2026.
Frequently asked questions
How many people use LinkedIn in 2026?
LinkedIn has more than 1.4 billion members, according to its Pressroom. It does not publish worldwide active users. In the EU it reported 54.7 million logged-in users a month in the first half of 2025. In the US, 31% of adults use LinkedIn, according to Pew Research Center.
Which country or region has the most LinkedIn members?
Europe, the Middle East and Africa has the most, with more than 450 million members, 32.0% of the regional total by our calculation. Asia Pacific has 427 million, North America 296 million and South and Central America 233 million. In the EU, France has the most logged-in users, with 12.2 million a month.
Is LinkedIn still growing compared with last year?
Yes. Members rose from 1.2 billion in July 2025 to more than 1.4 billion by November 2026, according to LinkedIn. Revenue grew 11% in fiscal 2026. US use is flat, at 31% of adults in 2026 against 32% in 2024, according to Pew Research Center.
How much money does LinkedIn make?
LinkedIn revenue was $19,817 million in Microsoft's fiscal year 2026, to June 2026, according to Microsoft. That is up from $5,259 million in fiscal 2018, a compound growth rate of 18.0% a year by our calculation, and about $15 per member.
Who uses LinkedIn the most?
College graduates and higher earners. 51% of US college graduates and 45% of adults in households earning $100,000 or more use LinkedIn, according to Pew Research Center. Only 13% of adults with a high school education or less use it.
Why are LinkedIn member numbers so much higher than active users?
Members are registered accounts, including inactive ones. LinkedIn's EU filings show 54.7 million logged-in monthly users in the EU, a small fraction of its European members. LinkedIn does not publish worldwide monthly or daily active users.
Sources
LinkedIn, About LinkedIn (Pressroom statistics), rolling page, accessed 3 November 2026. Link · Saved data copy
Microsoft, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 30 June 2026, July 2026, accessed 3 November 2026. Link · Saved data copy
Pew Research Center, Americans' Use of Social Media in 2026 (fact sheet), 19 October 2026, accessed 3 November 2026. Link · Saved data copy
LinkedIn, Q3 Earnings & Business Highlights (Microsoft FY26), 30 April 2026, accessed 3 November 2026. Link · Saved data copy
LinkedIn, LinkedIn Business Highlights from Microsoft's Q4 FY25 Earnings, 30 July 2025, accessed 3 November 2026. Link · Saved data copy
LinkedIn, Q4 Earnings and Business Highlights (Microsoft FY26), 29 July 2026, accessed 3 November 2026. Link · Saved data copy
Microsoft, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 30 June 2024, July 2024, accessed 3 November 2026. Link · Saved data copy
Microsoft, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 30 June 2021, July 2021, accessed 3 November 2026. Link · Saved data copy
Microsoft, Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 30 June 2018, August 2018, accessed 3 November 2026. Link · Saved data copy
Microsoft, FY27 Segments and Investor Metrics (Form 8-K, Exhibit 99.1), September 2026, accessed 3 November 2026. Link · Saved data copy
LinkedIn, August 2025 Digital Services Act Transparency Report, August 2025, accessed 3 November 2026. Link · Saved data copy
LinkedIn, October 2024 DSA Transparency Report, October 2024, accessed 3 November 2026. Link · Saved data copy
Changes to this page
: Page published with LinkedIn Pressroom and quarterly highlights to July 2026, Microsoft 10-K filings for fiscal 2018 to 2026 and its September 2026 8-K, Pew Research Center's 2026 social media fact sheet, and LinkedIn's EU DSA transparency reports for 2024 and 2025.