LinkedIn is owned by Microsoft (the United States, NASDAQ: MSFT), which acquired the brand on 8 December 2016 for $26.2 billion.[1][2] LinkedIn was founded in 2003 in Mountain View, California and was independent until 2016.
LinkedIn was founded in 2003 in a living room and became the default professional network, valuable less for social activity than for recruitment and sales data. Microsoft acquired it in 2016 for $26.2 billion, its largest purchase until Activision Blizzard.
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Microsoft acquired LinkedIn for $196 per share in cash, valuing it at about $26.2 billion. It was the largest acquisition in Microsoft history until Activision Blizzard.
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The parent company of LinkedIn is Microsoft, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Yes. LinkedIn originated in the United States in 2003 and its owner, Microsoft, is also headquartered in the United States.
Microsoft completed its acquisition of LinkedIn on 8 December 2016, after announcing the deal on 13 June 2016. The deal was valued at $26.2 billion (enterprise value).
LinkedIn was an independent company from its founding in 2003 in Mountain View, California until Microsoft acquired it in 2016.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, LinkedIn is still owned by Microsoft. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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