Recent statistics from Hootsuite show that LinkedIn has an average of 675 million monthly users, with 30 million companies actively engaging on the platform. An ad on LinkedIn has the potential to reach 12% of the world's population, and overall engagement has increased by 50% year on year. get the full report here.
LinkedIn is my preferred social media platform, I have a presence on other platforms, but LinkedIn for me meets my needs, allows me to meet great people and is a very engaging and fun place to be. The above statistics are an added advantage and makes LinkedIn and ideal platform whether you are a business or an individual.
So here are the 20 reasons why I use LinkedIn, Part 1.