Professional network
Professional social network for careers, hiring, B2B marketing and sales, earning from recruiter tools, ads and premium subscriptions.
Professional networkSince 2003Sunnyvale, USA
How it started
Microsoft's largest deal at the time.
$26.2Bpaid by Microsoft in 2016
Microsoft agreed in June 2016 to buy LinkedIn in an all-cash deal, keeping its brand, culture and independence to connect it with Office and Dynamics.
How big it is
How big is LinkedIn?
$19.8BRevenueFY2026
1.3BMembers
Its place in Microsoft
Six cents of every Microsoft revenue dollar.
6.0%of Microsoft revenueFY2026
LinkedIn brings Microsoft the world's professional identity graph and its biggest consumer-facing subscription and ad business outside Windows and Xbox.
Who it competes with
IIndeedGGlassdoorZZipRecruiterXXing
What Microsoft does not disclose
- LinkedIn operating income or profit
- Split of revenue between Talent, Marketing, Sales Solutions and Premium
- Monthly or daily active members
The group behind itMicrosoft
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Sources
Every number on this page comes from Microsoft's own reports.
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