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LinkedIn VS Pinterest_

As of 30 October 2026, Pinterest is named by 721 companies and LinkedIn by 9,354; LinkedIn skews to companies under 200 people (65% vs 62%), Pinterest to companies over 1,000 (18% vs 15%).

As of 30 October 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: LinkedIn's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, Pinterest rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

LinkedIn: 2–200 employees
65%
Pinterest: 2–200 employees
62%
LinkedIn: 1,000+ employees
15%
Pinterest: 1,000+ employees
18%
Postings per company, 90 days
2.0 · 2.0
Website or DNS footprint
38,494 · 87,758
9,354companies name LinkedIn
721companies name Pinterest
489name both
18,931 · 1,464postings in 90 days, LinkedIn · Pinterest
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentLinkedInsharePinterestshareLeans
Self-employed1982%223%even
2-10 employees1,36315%669%LinkedIn
11-50 employees2,53527%22031%Pinterest
51-200 employees2,17723%16323%even
201-500 employees1,08812%6910%LinkedIn
501-1000 employees6046%487%even
1001-5000 employees7728%689%even
5001-10000 employees2102%213%even
10,001+ employees4074%446%even
By industry
SegmentLinkedInsharePinterestshareLeans
Technology & software3,32736%6910%LinkedIn
Business & finance services2,14523%21830%Pinterest
Manufacturing & industry8439%9613%Pinterest
Consumer services & leisure6016%365%even
Public, community & associations4775%253%even
Property & construction4325%284%even
Media & content3564%608%Pinterest
Commerce & trade3203%14821%Pinterest
Health care2643%172%even
Transport, logistics & rental1722%––outside top 12
Utilities & infrastructure1522%20%even
Hospitality & travel1502%172%even
Automotive––41%outside top 12
By country
SegmentLinkedInsharePinterestshareLeans
United States4,68450%35750%even
Germany1,08712%10114%Pinterest
United Kingdom7017%558%even
France4225%335%even
India4194%193%even
Netherlands2633%243%even
Canada2312%223%even
Australia1442%162%even
Poland991%112%even
Italy951%81%even
Singapore861%––outside top 12
United Arab Emirates841%––outside top 12
Austria––81%outside top 12
Belgium––81%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentLinkedInsharePinterestshareLeans
Marketing & communications10,25838%1,48472%Pinterest
Sales5,94922%472%LinkedIn
Human resources3,65114%––outside top 12
Business development & strategy1,2335%90%LinkedIn
Education & training6622%––outside top 12
Design & UX5102%1015%Pinterest
arts media and entertainment3661%191%even
Administration & office2981%100%even
Software engineering2111%221%even
Unclassified1671%201%even
Finance & accounting1511%––outside top 12
Product, program & project management1481%90%even
Customer service & success––281%outside top 12
Data & AI––231%outside top 12
real estate and property––201%outside top 12
Cite this

Quote the sentence with the date and the link. The numbers change daily; the link always shows the current ones.

Pinterest is named by 721 companies in job postings and LinkedIn by 9,354; 489 name both. (Breaknorm, 30 October 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/linkedin-vs-pinterest)
How we know

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.
FAQ

LinkedIn vs Pinterest: questions

Which is more used, LinkedIn or Pinterest?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, LinkedIn (9,354) over Pinterest (721). By website-and-DNS footprint, Pinterest (87,758 vs 38,494), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses LinkedIn?

65% of LinkedIn companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 62% for Pinterest. 15% of LinkedIn companies have over 1,000 employees, against 18% for Pinterest.

Do companies run both?

489 companies name both in their postings, usually LinkedIn in marketing and Pinterest 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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