Fish where the fish are

14.06.2011

The IPO was a major milestone for LinkedIn, but it was just one step in our journey. Our mission is to connect the world's professionals; we have over 100 million members, but there are over 640 million professionals in the world, so we like to think that we are just getting started.

We remain focused on creating the best, most valuable experience for our millions of members around the world, the brand marketers who want to reach them, and the recruiters who are looking to hire the best talent.

We now have over half a million members here in Singapore--close to half of Singapore's professional labour force. Locally, the top three industry sectors by member size are information technology & services, banking, and financial services.

That isn't particularly surprising; particularly in Singapore, these are industries where professionals tend to interact with colleagues around the world, and where the global nature of LinkedIn is invaluable. However, LinkedIn's membership is remarkably diverse. You can find ballet dancers, mental health professionals, academics, journalists...pretty much any industry you can think of.