LinkedIn has been available in the Turkish language since July 2015.
LinkedIn -LRB- -LSB- ˌliŋkt.ˈɪn -RSB- -RRB- is a business - and employment-oriented social networking service that operates via websites and mobile apps .. social networking service. social networking service. Founded on December 28 , 2002 , and launched on May 5 , 2003 , it is mainly used for professional networking , including employers posting jobs and job seekers posting their CVs .. As of 2015 , most of the company 's revenue came from selling access to information about its members to recruiters and sales professionals .. selling access to information about its members. Information broker. As of September 2016 , LinkedIn had more than 467 million accounts , out of which more than 106 million are active .. 106 million are active. List of virtual communities with more than 100 million active users. As of April 2017 , LinkedIn had 500 million members in 200 countries .. LinkedIn allows members -LRB- both workers and employers -RRB- to create profiles and `` connections '' to each other in an online social network which may represent real-world professional relationships .. profiles. User profile. online. Online and offline. social network. social network. professional relationships. Business relations. Members can invite anyone -LRB- whether an existing member or not -RRB- to become a connection .. The `` gated-access approach '' -LRB- where contact with any professional requires either an existing relationship or an introduction through a contact of theirs -RRB- is intended to build trust among the service 's members .. LinkedIn participated in the EU 's International Safe Harbor Privacy Principles .. International Safe Harbor Privacy Principles. International Safe Harbor Privacy Principles. The site has an Alexa Internet ranking as the 20th most popular website .. Internet. Internet. website. website. Alexa Internet. Alexa Internet. According to the New York Times , US high school students are now creating LinkedIn profiles to include with their college applications .. profiles. User profile. Based in the United States , the site is , as of 2013 , available in 24 languages , including Arabic , Chinese , English , French , German , Italian , Portuguese , Spanish , Dutch , Swedish , Danish , Romanian , Russian , Turkish , Japanese , Czech , Polish , Korean , Indonesian , Malay , and Tagalog .. United States. List of companies of the United States. Arabic. Arabic language. Chinese. Chinese language. English. English language. French. French language. German. German language. Italian. Italian language. Portuguese. Portuguese language. Spanish. Spanish language. Dutch. Dutch language. Swedish. Swedish language. Danish. Danish language. Romanian. Romanian language. Russian. Russian language. Turkish. Turkish language. Japanese. Japanese language. Czech. Czech language. Polish. Polish language. Korean. Korean language. Indonesian. Indonesian language. Malay. Malay language. Tagalog. Tagalog language. LinkedIn filed for an initial public offering in January 2011 and traded its first shares on May 19 , 2011 , under the NYSE symbol `` LNKD '' .. initial public offering. initial public offering. NYSE. New York Stock Exchange. symbol. Ticker symbol. On June 13 , 2016 , Microsoft announced plans to acquire LinkedIn for $ 26.2 billion .. Microsoft. Microsoft. The acquisition was completed on December 8 , 2016 .. The transaction resulted in the payment of approximately $ 26.4 billion in cash merger consideration .