Jakarta, Indonesia - February 21, 2012 - LinkedIn, the world's
largest professional network with more than 150 million
members worldwide and over 25 million members in Asia
Pacific, today announced it has surpassed the one million
professional member milestone in Indonesia.
Today's announcement follows the launch of LinkedIn´s
Bahasa Indonesia language offering in December 2011, which
is part of LinkedIn's ongoing commitment to improving the
user experience so that all professionals globally can
leverage LinkedIn for their career advancement. Since the
launch of the local language site, the number of LinkedIn
Groups in Bahasa Indonesia has doubled to over 700
groups.
"Indonesia is an important market for us where we see a
huge potential for growth. Two months after the launch of
the local language site, this is a significant milestone
for us that demonstrates that professionals in Indonesia
are interested in building their online brand on LinkedIn,"
said Clifford Rosenberg, Managing Director of LinkedIn
Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia.
Over one million Indonesian professionals on LinkedIn are
benefiting from the network to manage their professional
identities, connect with trusted contacts, gain
professional insights from the community and find new
career or business opportunities.
With new members signing up at a rate that is faster than
two new members per second globally, LinkedIn's global
reach and scale enables professionals in Indonesia to find
and connect with business contacts and showcase their
skills to global audiences.
Below are some interesting statistics about LinkedIn's
membership in Indonesia:
The top three largest industry sectors with the fastest
growing LinkedIn membership are:
The three companies in Indonesia with the most employees on
LinkedIn are:
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Ayatama Energi Trisco Nusantara,
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Bank Internasional Indonesia
The top 3 last names of LinkedIn professionals in Indonesia
are Setiawan, Kurniawan and Gunawan.
About LinkedIn
Founded in 2003, LinkedIn connects the world's professionals
to make them more productive and successful. With more than
150 million members worldwide, including executives from
every Fortune 500 company, LinkedIn is the world's largest
professional network on the Internet. The company has a
diversified business model with revenues coming from member
subscriptions, marketing solutions and hiring solutions.
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, LinkedIn has offices across
the globe.
Press contacts
Anastasha Yanuar
Edelman for LinkedIn
Anastasha.Yanuar@indopacedelman.com
+6621 721 59000 ext 116 (Direct line)
+62 815 898 1818 (Mobile)
Tara Commerford
LinkedIn
tcommerford@linkedin.com
+61 402 669 316
