The company was founded in Dec 2002 by Reid Hoffman and founding team members from PayPal and Socialnet.com. In Feb 2008, LinkedIn launched a mobile version of the site.
LinkedIn leads a diversified business with revenues from membership subscriptions, advertising sales, and recruitment solutions under the leadership of Ryan Roslansky.
In Dec 2016, Microsoft completed its acquisition of LinkedIn, bringing together the world’s leading professional cloud and the world’s leading professional network.