# 470. How many active members are on LinkedIn?

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Podcast: [Informed: the podcast for LinkedIn® users](https://stenobird.com/podcast/informed-the-podcast-for-linkedin-users-738396)
Published: 2025-12-06T06:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://informed-john-espirian.captivate.fm/episode/470-how-many-active-members-are-on-linkedin
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## Resource

This week's main topic looks at how many active accounts there are on LinkedIn. See my LinkedIn membership tracker , particularly the updated section titled "How many active users are on LinkedIn?" Postbag – What do you think of people customising their pronouns? In short, don't do it! – There are quite a few LinkedIn experts who seem to attach an image to every single one of their posts. Do text-only posts perform less well than posts with images? Looking at my own data since the start of 2024, my text-only posts get 27% more impressions than my posts where I include an image. Other topics Lynnaire Johnston's livestream with Mark Williams (creator and former host of this show) at 8pm on Wednesday 10 December 2025: "LinkedIn, Legacy and Letting Go". UpLift Live 26 LaunchPad calls for those attending or considering attending our conference on LinkedIn best practice: Thursday 8 January 2026 at 11am UK (public) Friday 20 March 2026 at 1pm UK I'm speaking in Milan, Italy at Inspire Day , on 29/30 January 2026. Congratulations to Gus Bhandal on the launch of his The Squeeze membership! Solo and small business owners : join the Espresso+ community to improve your LinkedIn and online presence. Find out more at jesp.me/join Support the show : Informed is not sponsored, so all production and hosting is self-funded. To make a small donation, go to jesp.me/informed-tip – thanks!

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