LinkedIn had about 1,000 employees around the time of its 2011 initial public offering. The company completed its IPO on May 19, 2011, becoming one of the first major social-networking companies to enter the public markets.
That workforce represented rapid growth for a company founded in 2003. LinkedIn had roughly 90 million members around the IPO period and operated across multiple international offices. Its business combined recruiting tools, premium subscriptions, advertising, and job listings.
The figure is generally reported as an approximate or rounded headcount, so it should not be read as an exact payroll total on the precise day trading began. LinkedIn expanded dramatically afterward: by 2012, it had about 2,100 full-time employees. That later figure is a frequent source of confusion when recalling the company’s IPO-era size.