Professional networking site ‘LinkedIn’ cross the 50 million users milestone in the Asia Pacific region

by [email protected] · February 13, 2014

Strong growth in user base in Asian country has helped skilled networking web site LinkedIn cross the fifty million users milestone within the Asia Pacific region.

LinkedIn, that has over 277 million members globally, has over twenty four million users in Asian country, it same in a very statement.

Nine countries within the region currently have over a million members, whereas Australia has over five million users, China (4 million), land and also the Philippines (2+ million each), Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, and New island (1+ million each), it added.

“The sturdy growth we tend to area unit seeing in our member base could be a nice encouragement for America. we tend to area unit wanting to introduce a lot of options to deliver even a lot of worth to our members and customers,” LinkedIn APAC-Japan MD Hari Krishnan same.

LinkedIn’s member base has nearly tripled within the region since might 2011, once it opened regional centre in Singapore, it said.

Last year, LinkedIn extra over seven million new members in Asian country, whereas two million joined the network in Australia and New island.

In geographical area, the amount of members jumped over fifty % to exceed 9 million.

The top industries described embody IT and services, banking and monetary services and telecommunication, it said.

In India, high industries described enclosed In Asian country IT and services, monetary services, telecom, pc code and prescription drugs.

The website counts high executives like Tony Fernandes (Group corporate executive, AirAsia), Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (Chairman & manager, Biocon) and Nobuyuki Idei (Former Chairman & corporate executive, Sony) as its members within the APAC region.

“Asia could be a growth story. whether or not it’s increasing skilled connections, sound essential talent or selling and commerce to the present cogent audience, we’re excited to be ready to facilitate connect the dots and build economic opportunities for everybody,” Krishnan same.

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