LinkedIn today announces they have reached 20 million UK members, following more than 2 million new members in 2015.
In celebration of this milestone LinkedIn has released a snapshot of its UK membership which compromises of more than 265,000 marketers.
Globally LinkedIn has over 400 million members. The UK customer base has grown by almost 17 million since 2009.
Henry Clifford-Jones, LinkedIn’s UK Director of Marketing Solutions, commented: “At LinkedIn we are delighted and humbled that more than 20 million professionals are now using LinkedIn in the UK.
With more than 400 million members globally, LinkedIn is the place where professionals gather. And they come with a unique purpose; to get ahead at work. Our 20 million UK members present a unique opportunity for brands. Using our unrivalled insights into the way these professionals engage with content, they can connect with the right segment, at the right time, and with the right message.”
The most represented professions on LinkedIn are:
- Engineers
- Marketers
- Accountants
- Teachers
- Nurses
