Fresh from passing 1 million users in Singapore — or 20 percent of the country’s popular — LinkedIn has announced another milestone in Asia, after it reached 20 million registered members in India, it’s second largest market worldwide. Its presence in the country is only bettered by the U.S., its home turf, The Next Web reports.
The company says sign-ups for the professional social network have risen by 200 percent since it opened an office in the country in November 2009. Now, India represents 9 percent of its 225 million user base worldwide, and half of the 40 million it has in Asia Pacific.
IT services, computer software and accounting are the top three industries for LinkedIn users in India, with management, sales and training accounting for the rather nondescript top skills.
In addition to a sizeable number of users in India, LinkedIn itself also has a strong presence in the country, with three offices — its Mumbai-based HQ and two locations in Gurgaon — and a technology centre in Bengaluru, which is notable for becoming the first such center outside of the U.S.
LinkedIn celebrated its tenth birthday this month, and the service is growing fast in APAC, where it is anchored by its regional office in Singapore. Away from India, its top markets in the continent include: Australia (4 million members), Indonesia (2 million), Singapore, Malaysia and Philippines (1 million each).
