About

LinkedIn, an American business and employment-oriented social networking service, was founded on May 5, 2003, in Mountain View, California, by Reid Hoffman and Eric Ly, receiving early financing from firms like Sequoia Capital. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, the platform is primarily utilized for professional networking and career development, enabling jobseekers to post CVs and employers to list jobs. Its comprehensive product portfolio also includes features for organizing offline events, creating and joining groups, writing articles, and sharing photos and videos. As a dominant player in the Internet industry, LinkedIn has grown to over 1 billion registered members across more than 200 countries and territories as of 2024. The company, a professional network and social media service, reported a substantial revenue of US$15.15 billion in 2023.