Instagram VS LinkedIn
As of 4 November 2026, LinkedIn is named by 12,736 companies and Instagram by 8,518; Instagram skews to companies under 200 people (61% vs 62%), LinkedIn to companies over 1,000 (15% vs 15%).
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: Instagram's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, LinkedIn rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.
- Instagram: 2–200 employees
- 61%
- LinkedIn: 2–200 employees
- 62%
- Instagram: 1,000+ employees
- 15%
- LinkedIn: 1,000+ employees
- 15%
- Postings per company, 90 days
- 2.3 · 2.1
- Website or DNS footprint
- 0 · 38,544
Who chooses which
Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.
| Segment | share | share | Leans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-employed | 556 | 7% | 591 | 5% | even |
| 2-10 employees | 1,557 | 18% | 2,077 | 16% | even |
| 11-50 employees | 1,980 | 23% | 2,957 | 23% | even |
| 51-200 employees | 1,694 | 20% | 2,819 | 22% | |
| 201-500 employees | 941 | 11% | 1,518 | 12% | even |
| 501-1000 employees | 551 | 6% | 852 | 7% | even |
| 1001-5000 employees | 692 | 8% | 1,075 | 8% | even |
| 5001-10000 employees | 181 | 2% | 289 | 2% | even |
| 10,001+ employees | 366 | 4% | 558 | 4% | even |
| Segment | share | share | Leans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business & finance services | 1,898 | 22% | 3,077 | 24% | even |
| Technology & software | 1,081 | 13% | 4,304 | 34% | |
| Consumer services & leisure | 923 | 11% | 887 | 7% | |
| Commerce & trade | 919 | 11% | 477 | 4% | |
| Public, community & associations | 754 | 9% | 631 | 5% | |
| Media & content | 749 | 9% | 520 | 4% | |
| Manufacturing & industry | 670 | 8% | 1,108 | 9% | even |
| Property & construction | 474 | 6% | 583 | 5% | even |
| Health care | 327 | 4% | 338 | 3% | even |
| Hospitality & travel | 306 | 4% | 203 | 2% | even |
| Automotive | 202 | 2% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Transport, logistics & rental | 117 | 1% | 227 | 2% | even |
| Utilities & infrastructure | – | – | 201 | 2% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | share | share | Leans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,731 | 44% | 6,243 | 49% | |
| Germany | 1,314 | 15% | 1,388 | 11% | |
| United Kingdom | 499 | 6% | 913 | 7% | even |
| India | 364 | 4% | 561 | 4% | even |
| France | 306 | 4% | 548 | 4% | even |
| Netherlands | 250 | 3% | 358 | 3% | even |
| Canada | 237 | 3% | 309 | 2% | even |
| Brazil | 118 | 1% | 141 | 1% | even |
| Australia | 116 | 1% | 179 | 1% | even |
| Singapore | 98 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Italy | 95 | 1% | 123 | 1% | even |
| Poland | 87 | 1% | 125 | 1% | even |
| Belgium | – | – | 111 | 1% | outside top 12 |
| Segment | share | share | Leans | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing & communications | 16,641 | 65% | 15,313 | 43% | |
| Arts media and entertainment | 1,648 | 6% | 429 | 1% | |
| Design & UX | 1,048 | 4% | 641 | 2% | |
| Sales | 520 | 2% | 6,859 | 19% | |
| Real estate and property | 381 | 1% | 150 | 0% | even |
| Administration & office | 315 | 1% | 342 | 1% | even |
| Retail & store operations | 275 | 1% | 37 | 0% | even |
| Business development & strategy | 253 | 1% | 1,420 | 4% | |
| Customer service & success | 216 | 1% | 177 | 1% | even |
| Unclassified | 184 | 1% | 265 | 1% | even |
| Personal care and wellness | 178 | 1% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Product, program & project management | 159 | 1% | 187 | 1% | even |
| Human resources | 144 | 1% | 4,305 | 12% | |
| Travel, leisure & events | 138 | 1% | 102 | 0% | even |
| Social care and community | 120 | 0% | 54 | 0% | even |
| Software engineering | 116 | 0% | 272 | 1% | even |
| Education & training | 101 | 0% | 1,041 | 3% | |
| Data & AI | 100 | 0% | 149 | 0% | even |
| Hospitality and food service | 52 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| General management & consulting | 48 | 0% | 116 | 0% | even |
| IT operations & business systems | 38 | 0% | 113 | 0% | even |
| Skilled trades and field service | 30 | 0% | – | – | outside top 12 |
| Construction and civil | 28 | 0% | 10 | 0% | even |
| Finance & accounting | 24 | 0% | 177 | 1% | even |
| Healthcare clinical | 24 | 0% | 37 | 0% | even |
| Engineering (non-software) | 21 | 0% | 18 | 0% | even |
| Legal, compliance & risk | 19 | 0% | 32 | 0% | even |
| Manufacturing and production | 19 | 0% | 10 | 0% | even |
| Research and science | 11 | 0% | 22 | 0% | even |
| Logistics warehouse and transport | 9 | 0% | 16 | 0% | even |
| Procurement and purchasing | – | – | 28 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Quality, safety & environment | – | – | 21 | 0% | outside top 12 |
| Healthcare support and caregiving | – | – | 20 | 0% | outside top 12 |
The companies behind each column
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LinkedIn is named by 12,736 companies in job postings and Instagram by 8,518; 5,245 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/instagram-vs-linkedin)
Read from the source, not self-reported
Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →
- Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
- Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
- SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
- Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
Instagram vs LinkedIn: questions
Which is more used, Instagram or LinkedIn?
By companies naming it in their own job postings, LinkedIn (12,736) over Instagram (8,518). By website-and-DNS footprint, LinkedIn (38,544 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.
Who chooses Instagram?
61% of Instagram companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 62% for LinkedIn. 15% of Instagram companies have over 1,000 employees, against 15% for LinkedIn.
Do companies run both?
5,245 companies name both in their postings, usually Instagram in marketing and LinkedIn in sales, or during a migration.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.
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