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  "id": "linkedin-north-america-233-million-members",
  "slug": "linkedin-north-america-233-million-members",
  "url": "https://groundedkit.com/claims/linkedin-north-america-233-million-members/",
  "api_url": "https://groundedkit.com/api/claims/linkedin-north-america-233-million-members.json",
  "claim": "LinkedIn has 233 million members in North America, 257 million in Europe and 277 million in Asia-Pacific",
  "commonly_cited_as": "\"LinkedIn has over 200 million US users\"",
  "verdict": "verified",
  "verdict_definition": "Primary source found; it says the same thing, the scope matches, and it is reasonably current.",
  "confidence": "high",
  "rating": {
    "value": 5,
    "best": 5,
    "worst": 1
  },
  "origin": {
    "publisher": "LinkedIn Marketing Solutions",
    "title": "LinkedIn audience page",
    "year": "2026"
  },
  "quote": "Asia-Pacific: 277 million users</li>\\r\\n<li>Europe: 257 million users</li>\\r\\n<li>North America: 233 million users",
  "method": "Company-reported registered members by region (not monthly active users).",
  "drift": [
    "Registered members, not active users",
    "North America includes Canada, so it is not a US figure"
  ],
  "interest": "LinkedIn sells advertising against this audience.",
  "safe_rephrasing": "LinkedIn reports 233 million registered members in North America (277 million in Asia-Pacific, 257 million in Europe); these are members, not active users.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "LinkedIn Marketing Solutions — Audience",
      "url": "https://business.linkedin.com/marketing-solutions/audience",
      "primary": true
    }
  ],
  "kind": "reference_fact",
  "as_of": "Page checked Oct. 16, 2026",
  "last_checked": "2026-10-16",
  "stale": false,
  "date_reviewed": "2026-10-16",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}