What was LinkedIn's IPO price per share?

LinkedIn’s IPO price was $45 per share. The company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on May 19, 2011, under the symbol LNKD.

The offering quickly became one of the most dramatic technology-stock debuts of its era. LinkedIn shares rose as much as 171 percent during the first trading day and closed at $94.25, more than double the IPO price. That surge reflected intense investor enthusiasm for the company’s professional-networking business and future growth.

The $45 figure refers to the offering price paid when shares were sold to the public, not the closing price after trading began. That distinction explains why $60, $50, or other later market prices can appear in discussions of LinkedIn’s debut without being the official IPO price.

LinkedIn had filed for its initial public offering in January 2011. Its market debut also helped establish the company as one of the leading publicly traded social-media businesses before Microsoft agreed to acquire it in 2016.