Which company has owned LinkedIn since 2016?

Microsoft has owned LinkedIn since 2016. Microsoft announced its agreement to acquire the professional-networking company on June 13, 2016, in a transaction valued at approximately $26.2 billion. The acquisition officially closed on December 8, 2016.

The deal was one of Microsoft’s largest acquisitions and expanded its business software and professional-services ecosystem. LinkedIn brought a large professional membership base, recruiting products, advertising capabilities, sales tools, and learning services. Microsoft connected those assets with products such as Office 365, Dynamics, and its broader cloud platform.

A common misconception is that Microsoft absorbed LinkedIn as a normal Microsoft product or replaced its identity. LinkedIn continued operating under its own name, with its own website, products, and brand. Microsoft has remained the parent company while LinkedIn has retained substantial operational independence. Other technology companies, including Salesforce and Facebook parent Meta, were sometimes discussed in acquisition speculation, but neither owns LinkedIn. The purchase was announced and completed in 2016, which is why that year is the canonical answer.