Linkedin India Crosses the 24 Million User Mark

Linkedin has more than 24 million users in India, becoming the professional networking site’s second largest user base after USA.

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India operations began in November 2009 and  grew 500% from 3.2 million users to 20 million by May 2013.

In 2013 alone, Linkedin India saw an addition of over 7 million members. As of January 2013, Linkedin grew more than 30% in India.

It has more than 50 million users in the Asia Pacific region, the company said.

Top five industries to which members belonged to in the Asia Pacific region are IT & Services, Telecommunications, Oil & Energy, Banking & Financial Services, and Hospitality.

The top five countries on Linkedin with more than a million members in the Asia Pacific region were:

  • India – 24+ million

  • Australia – 5+ million

  • China – 4+ million

  • Indonesia – 2+ million

  • Philippines – 2+ million

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