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title: "TechCrunch: LinkedIn Hits 500M Member Milestone for its Social Network for the Working World"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8a4e0dfd-aeb5-4ebb-aab9-bc069fc30dee
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-linkedin-hits-500m-member-milestone-for-its-social-network-for-the-working-world-11941
category: "Technology"
topics: ["Technology"]
published: 2017-04-25T13:08:59.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:32:47.217Z
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# TechCrunch: LinkedIn Hits 500M Member Milestone for its Social Network for the Working World

**TL;DR:** LinkedIn has surpassed 500 million registered users in 200 countries and is rolling out a new update to its social network. The update will include new information and statistics in the "My Network" tab.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-04-25. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-linkedin-hits-500m-member-milestone-for-its-social-network-for-the-working-world-11941).*

## Story

After becoming a part of Microsoft in December, LinkedIn has made its latest announcement in a blog post. According to a recent TechCrunch article, the social network for the working world has surpassed 500 million registered users in 200 countries. This number is up from 467 million members reported last year in October.

Along with the 500 million member mark, the company is rolling out a new updated that will start to appear later this week. In the “My Network” tab, new information--including statistics--will be available about people in your network. You will be able to manage your new connections and pending invites in this tab as well. Statistics will include who is the most connected in your network, who you have the most mutual connections with and even historical data such as your first connection.

The new updates are in line with LinkedIn’s new strategy to present your profile in more places with more details, including third parties.

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- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- LinkedIn (company)
- Microsoft (company)
- user growth (topic)
- social network update (topic)
- microsoft acquisition (topic)
- Microsoft acquisition of LinkedIn (deal)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-linkedin-hits-500m-member-milestone-for-its-social-network-for-the-working-world-11941). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8a4e0dfd-aeb5-4ebb-aab9-bc069fc30dee).