The social network LinkedIn focused in professionals announced that now has 50 million users in the world.

In a post in the official blog, CEO Jeff Weiner detached the participation of India as one of the reasons for the ascension of the site. In a small period of time, he says, the country almost reached three million users.

The announcement was given one day after the French company Viadeo acquired the Canadian Unyk to turn itself into the second largest global company in this segment.

Yesterday, Viadeo said that, after the agreement, it possesses more than 25 million users. In the occasion, the CEO Dan Serfaty also communicated that the company will continue reinforcing the position particularly in the market and try to grow in Mexico, Brazil and India.

In Europe, where Viadeo has its headquarters, LinkedIn is leading the market in most of the countries. About 11 million users live in the continent.

The largest slice is in Holland. According to LinkedIn, the nation is the one that possesses the largeest percentage of per capita users. About 30% of the Dutchmen possess profiles in the site, overcoming even the Americans mark.

In America, the fight should be more intense. While LinkedIn possesses about 25 million users in the United States, Viadeo, now takes care of the 16 million users of Unyk, that, in its majority is in Canada.

Via: Media Post News.