Editing LinkedIn (section)

== Membership ==
[[File: Linkedin Chocolates.jpg|thumb|right|Social media websites may also use "traditional" marketing approaches, as seen in these LinkedIn-branded chocolates.]]
In 2015, LinkedIn had more than 400 million members in over 200 countries and territories,<ref name="hempel2013"/><ref name="in">{{cite web |url=http://blog.linkedin.com/2015/10/29/400-million-members/ |title=400 Million Members! |date=October 29, 2015 |publisher=LinkedIn |access-date=October 29, 2015 |website=LinkedIn Blog |archive-date=October 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030235215/http://blog.linkedin.com/2015/10/29/400-million-members/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which was significantly more than competitor [[Viadeo]] (50 million as of 2013.)<ref name="thenextweb">{{cite web |url=https://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/01/14/pealk-viadeo/ |title=Now at 50&nbsp;m users, LinkedIn rival Viadeo acquires French startup Pealk and announces US innovation lab |date=January 14, 2013 |access-date=June 18, 2018 |archive-date=August 15, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815200939/https://thenextweb.com/insider/2013/01/14/pealk-viadeo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2011, its membership grew by approximately two new members every second.<ref name="TwoMembersASecond">{{cite web |url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/08/04/linkedin-now-adding-two-new-members-every-second |title=LinkedIn now adding two members every second |date=August 4, 2011 |publisher=[[TechCrunch.com]] |access-date=October 31, 2011 |archive-date=November 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103140624/http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/04/linkedin-now-adding-two-new-members-every-second/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, LinkedIn's membership grew to over 690 million LinkedIn members.<ref name="about_linkedin">{{Cite web |title=About LinkedIn |url=https://about.linkedin.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528075044/https://about.linkedin.com/ |archive-date=May 28, 2021 |access-date=December 16, 2019 |website=about.linkedin.com |language=en}}</ref> As of September 2021, LinkedIn had 774+ million registered members from over 200 countries and territories.<ref name="about_linkedin"/> In November 2023, LinkedIn reached a member count of one billion.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Faguy |first=Ana |title=LinkedIn Reaches 1 Billion Members, Expands AI Features On Site |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/anafaguy/2023/11/01/linkedin-reaches-1-billion-members-expands-ai-features-on-site/ |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=November 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231128103344/https://www.forbes.com/sites/anafaguy/2023/11/01/linkedin-reaches-1-billion-members-expands-ai-features-on-site/ |url-status=live }}</ref>