Linekdin has crossed the 100-million member mark in the Asia Pacific region (APAC), a doubling of its member base in two years. The region now represents 22 percent of LinkedIn’s global member base of over 450 million.
With 37 million members, India retains its spot as the second largest market after the US, and the largest market in APAC, in member base terms. China currently accounts for more than 23 million members, while Australia has 8 million members. The member base across Southeast Asia has also risen, hitting 18 million including 6 million in Indonesia, 4 million in the Philippines, 3 million in Malaysia, and 1 million in Singapore.
Top 3 topics on LinkedIn that professionals are interested in:
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Australia |
China |
Hong Kong |
India |
Singapore |
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Social media |
Recruiting |
Recruiting |
Recruiting |
Recruiting |
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Employee engagement |
European Union |
Investment banking |
Social media marketing |
Employee engagement |
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Design thinking |
Social media marketing |
European Union |
Employee engagement |
Social media marketing |
Unusual country-to-country professional connections established through LinkedIn:
- Over 15,000 connections between Australia and Barbados
- Over 500,000 connections between China and the Netherlands
- Over 700 connections between Hong Kong and Greenland
- Over 500,000 connections between India and France
- Over 1,000 connections between Singapore and Antarctica
