LinkedIn's user base in India grows 20% in a year
LinkedIn India is on a serious growth streak—its user base jumped by 20% in the past year, now reaching 167 million members in 2026.
That makes India LinkedIn's second-biggest market after the US.
Revenue-wise, things are booming too: earnings have grown fivefold since 2020.
Ruchee Anand from LinkedIn credits this to India's thriving IT sector, ed-tech scene, and energetic startups.
India is leading the world in AI skills
India isn't just signing up—it's building. Bengaluru hosts LinkedIn's biggest R&D center outside the US, and LinkedIn has nearly 2,000 employees across its Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru offices.
LinkedIn Lite and Events were built out of India, and several products are developed and tested there.
Indians are also diving into learning content twice as much as the world average and leading in AI skills.
With automation changing jobs fast—LinkedIn says 70% of job skills will shift by 2030—the focus is moving from fancy job titles to real skills and AI know-how.