LinkedIn is a Privately Owned company headquartered in the US. Founded in 2003, with approximately 25,660 employees, and a subsidiary of Microsoft, the company reported $17.8B in revenue as of 2025. The company specializes in search, social, and retail media, functioning as an American business and employment-oriented online service delivered via websites and mobile apps. This platform is primarily used for professional networking and career development, enabling job seekers to post their CVs and employers to post jobs.
On April 25, 2026, LinkedIn reported a 59.5% year-on-year increase in AI hiring in India, with Hyderabad recording over 51% growth as demand expands beyond Bengaluru into tier-2 and tier-3 cities. This follows LinkedIn's AI Labour Market Update for April 2026, published on April 24, which identified India as the world's fastest-growing market for AI engineering talent, outpacing major economies like the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany, as demand spreads beyond traditional hubs. Separately on April 24, discussions arose questioning the transparency and extent of background data collection by modern online platforms, including LinkedIn, which increasingly rely on these mechanisms to secure systems and optimize performance.
LinkedIn offers products in the media and telecoms services industry. LinkedIn's product portfolio comprises of search, social, and retail media.
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LinkedIn's revenues were over $1B in 2025. Caretta Research has split LinkedIn's revenue into 2 different product categories, the largest of which is social media advertising. For full access to LinkedIn's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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