2002
01
December
LinkedIn was founded.
2004
01
August
LinkedIn reached 1 million users.
2006
01
March
LinkedIn achieved its first month of profitability.
2007
01
April
LinkedIn reached 10 million users.
2008
01
February
LinkedIn launched its mobile version.
2009
01
November
LinkedIn opened its office in Mumbai.
2011
01
January
LinkedIn filed for an initial public offering.
2011
01
January
LinkedIn earned $154.6 million in advertising revenue alone.
2016
13
June
Microsoft acquired LinkedIn for $196 a share, a total value of $26.2 billion.
LinkedIn launched globally the feature ‘Open for Business’ that enables freelancers to be discovered on the platform.