LinkedIn Announces 50 Million user Milestone

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LinkedIn Announces 50 Million user Milestone

Says it Gets A New Member Per Second

By Chris Crum

LinkedIn today announced that the professional social network has 50 million users worldwide. Perhaps more impressive is its claim that it is growing by "roughly one new member per second."
The company says that when it launched back in 2003, it took 477 days to reachits first million member milestone. The 50th million came much easier, however, in just 12 days.

"While 50 million is an important milestone, we’re even more excited about how our members are using the site," says LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner. "Around the globe, people turn to LinkedIn to create and manage their professional identities online. They reconnect with former colleagues and develop new relationships, enabling them to create and collaborate with a network of trusted individuals. Every day professionals use LinkedIn to define themselves —and their businesses — to the world." [Read more]

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