World’s biggest professional network LinkedIn has said its India member base has surpassed the 20 million mark. It said that it has grown by almost 500% since its India started operations in November 2009.

LinkedIn’s India user base is 9% of its global members (225+ million). India ranks second as the second largest member country after the United States (74 million members).

India is top in Asia Pacific region followed by Australia (4+ million), Indonesia (2+ million), Singapore, Malaysia and Philippines (each 1+ million). The entire region has more than 40 million members.

LinkedIn has compared this to the “critical mass significant enough to represent a world-class city full of professionals and students”

“This city, “City of LinkedIn India”, would have a “member population” comparable to that of Mumbai’s total metropolitan area, and larger than that of many countries in the world” it said.

Its user base comprises professionals at various stages of their careers, entrepreneurs and students, connected by a common interest – becoming even more successful and productive in the professional lives.  Some interesting facts about the “personality” of this city are depicted here, including  IT services, computer software and accounting.

It also comprises top 3 skills include Management, Sales and Training. It said that Bollywood (1565), Yoga (4775), Cricket (2924) and Curry (231) are some interesting keywords mentioned by members in their LinkedIn profiles

LinkedIn said that its popularity in India has grown many fold in the last few years. “While we have come of age in India, we still have a long runway to grow with our members and clients.  Helping members get the most out of the LinkedIn platform remains our primary focus, and it’s exciting to see professionals in India continuing to leverage LinkedIn in multiple ways, from enhancing their professional profiles with rich media content and growing their global networks, to gaining insights for their businesses and finding career opportunities. This is helping to create economic opportunities for all”, said Nishant Rao, LinkedIn India’s Country Manager.

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