Who are the LinkedIn users and why should you advertise on LinkedIn?

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According to the LinkedIn Statistics, and, articles published by Business Insider and Fortune, here are more info on LinkedIn:

•  LinkedIn has over 562 million registered users in 200 countries and territories worldwide.
• Microsoft’s acquisition of LinkedIn costed $26 billion.
• Out of more than 500 million users, just 3 million users share content weekly.
• Only 1 million users have published an article on LinkedIn.
• About 45% of LinkedIn article readers are in upper-level positions (managers, VPs, Directors, C-level).
• LinkedIn makes up more than 50% of all social traffic to B2B websites & blogs.
• 92% of B2B marketers include LinkedIn in their digital marketing mix.
• 91% of marketing executives list LinkedIn as the top place to find quality content.
• 40% of monthly active users use LinkedIn daily, usually to find relevant content.
• 80% of B2B leads come from LinkedIn vs. 13% on Twitter & 7% on Facebook.
• 41% of millionaires use LinkedIn.
• LinkedIn now has over 26 million companies and 15 million active job listings.
• 1 million professionals have published post on LinkedIn.
• More than 90% of recruiters use LinkedIn regularly.
• LinkedIn SlideShare now has 70 million monthly active users.
• Statistical Analysis and Data Mining are Top skills on LinkedIn.
• 59% of LinkedIn members have never worked at a company with more than 200 employees.
• There are 5.5 million accountants on LinkedIn.
• There are 3 million MBA graduates on LinkedIn.
• 79% of B2B marketers see LinkedIn as an effective source of lead generation.
• There have been 11 billion endorsements on LinkedIn.
• The average CEO has 930 connections.