Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. A few of these stats come from LinkedIn’s own reports, but some are based on news reports and not official company tallies. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100% accurate.

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LinkedIn Group Statistics

Total number of LinkedIn groups:

2.1 million

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Last updated 3/25/13

Percentage of LinkedIn users that consider posting and/or participating in Group discussions as helpful:

42%

Last updated 2/18/15

Conversations per minute occurring in LinkedIn groups:

200

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Last updated 8/22/13

Number of new groups created weekly:

 8,000

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Last updated 8/22/13

Average number of groups LinkedIn members join:

 7

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Last updated 8/22/13

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