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 September 18, 2026, LinkedIn’s 2026 ranking of the world’s top 100 MBA programs featured three Australian business schools for the first time, with Melbourne Business School ranking 67th globally and the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) at UNSW Business School at 74th. Previously, on September 17, a California federal judge finalized a settlement that permanently bars two software companies from engaging in large-scale data scraping from LinkedIn profiles. This agreement prohibits their access to the professional networking platform and requires them to destroy any data obtained, representing a pivotal moment in data privacy and unauthorized data collection. Earlier, on September 16, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman stated at POLITICO’s Decoded Summit that AI research should continue, pushing back against what he described as extreme warnings about AI and asserting many risks can be controlled.
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 advertising. For full access to LinkedIn's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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