Big news coming out of the UK; forget the Olympics, the Diamond Jubilee or the Great British Bake Off… LinkedIn have just announced they now have 10 million users in Great Britain.
This means 4 out of 5 British professionals are now LinkedIn members. The UK is currently LinkedIn’s third largest member market globally – exceeded only by the United States and India (although Brazil could catch up very soon).
LinkedIn has always been very popular with Brits, in fact London is the city that sends the most traffic to the professional network globally.
We also learn that there are currently 2,447 beauticians, 815 poets, 479 magicians and 103 sailors on LinkedIn in the UK. And we also found one (1) Prime Minister.
Top 10 UK companies on LinkedIn:
| 1. | Ernst & Young | 315,680 followers |
| 2. | Unilever | 265,556 followers |
| 3. | HSBC | 174,177 followers |
| 4. | BP | 154,214 followers |
| 5. | GlaxoSmithKline | 143,877 followers |
| 6. | McKinsey & Company | 119,703 followers |
| 7. | Vodafone | 116,391 followers |
| 8. | GE Healthcare | 105,753 followers |
| 9. | Hays | 99,170 followers |
| 10. | Standard Chartered Bank | 87,199 followers |
We discussed how LinkedIn has changed the way we do business in the UK with James Caan and other British business leaders, have a listen above or on iTunes.
Related: Top 10 Overused Buzzwords on UK LinkedIn Profiles (That You Should Avoid!).
