LinkedIn: how it is built

Company United States

LinkedIn is a company in social networks and media platforms founded on 10 Dec 2002^[1] and based in Sunnyvale, California^[1]. Its parent organization is Microsoft Corporation^[2].

Founded: 2002-12-10
Employees: 1000+
Sources: 44 sites

How it is built20 components · 8 parts · 8 flows

18 recorded numbers and 4 open-web sources. Who stands behind each item: 46 from the system atlas registry.

People: who does the work5
Demand: winning customers4
Systems: tools and data4

4 sourcesUpdated 5 hours agoAbout this record

Basis: Mapped from public sources
First mapped: 4 Nov 2026
Updated: 5 hours ago
Sources: 4 sources
Changes: Atom feed

Mapped from public sourcesFirst mapped 4 Nov 2026Updated 5 hours ago4 sourcesAtom feed

Control: rules the company runs under

Customers: keeping them2

Direction: deciding where it goes2

Supply: making or delivering the offer1

By layer: People 5 · Process 4 · Software 2 · Data 3 · Decisions 6

Figures

Employees 202418,500 · as of 4 Nov 2026
Layoff 2026 05875 · as of 4 Nov 2026
Revenue growth fy2026 percent$11 · as of 4 Nov 2026

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Recent history1

2002Founded

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Where the facts come from4 pages · 4 sites

en.wikipedia.orgEncyclopedia · 1 page · 23 findings
sec.govFiling · 1 page · 17 findings
dataprotection.ieRegistry · 1 page · 5 findings
careers.linkedin.comOwn site · 1 page

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On the market

Data points: 38 · 0 verified · +38 in 30 days
Full map: 38 points
Figures: 18 points
Decisions: 15 points
Data: 7 points
Listings: None open

Market →

Verification

Not claimed by the company. 46 public findings, none confirmed yet.

Claim with an @linkedin.com email →How it stands →

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