LinkedIn, a privately owned company headquartered in US and a subsidiary of Microsoft, was founded in 2003 and employs approximately 25,660 individuals. The company reported $17.8B in revenue as of 2025. Its main product focuses on search, social, and retail media. Functioning as an American business and employment-oriented online service, it operates via websites and mobile apps. The platform is primarily used for professional networking and career development, allowing job seekers to post their CVs and employers to post jobs.
On July 10, 2026, LinkedIn's engineering team published a blog post detailing how its new Hiring Assistant utilizes the company's Economic Graph to guide sourcing decisions, outlining the architecture behind the AI recruiting agent. Previously, on July 9, a report revealed that over 40% of long posts on the platform are machine-written, highlighting an "AI Slop Crisis" where users increasingly encounter formulaic advice instead of original insights from professionals. Also on July 9, Peabody Trust UK7 published a contract notice (identifier: 2026/S 000-064931) for a LinkedIn Recruitment Subscription, specifying procurement for sourcing support.
LinkedIn offers products in the media and telecoms services industry. LinkedIn's product portfolio comprises of search, social, and retail media and other 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 subscription. For full access to LinkedIn's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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