Linking In to 100 Million
7 April 2011: LinkedIn has been adding new members at a rate of one million per week and recently announced that it has surpassed the major milestone of 100 million users. To celebrate, the social network shared an infographic to illustrate what 100 million users looks like. The most interesting statistic is that LinkedIn is seeing its fastest growth, not in the U.S., but in places such as Brazil, Mexico and India. For advertisers, this is a signal of where the world’s fastest growing segments of professionals are located.
True to its mission, LinkedIn is quickly becoming the international connection destination for professional talent searches, deals and entrepreneurship. More interesting stats from LinkedIn:
• 44% of LinkedIn users are in the United States.
• LinkedIn activity is highest during the workday, peaking at around noon.
• 20% of the site’s users work in the service sector, while 9% work in finance and another 9% are in the high-tech industry.
