Government requests for data: global
Requests in the U.S. and globally
Requests in the U.S. and globally
Requests in the U.S. and globally
Requests in the U.S. and globally
Requests by country
Requests by country and accounts subject to those requests
2020: January-June
| Requests for member data | Accounts subject to request(s) [1] | Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2] | |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Brazil | 5 | 5 | 80% | 4 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| Columbia | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Finland | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| France | 13 | 16 | 62% | 10 |
| Germany | 62 | 92 | 74% | 63 |
| Greece | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| India | 11 | 14 | 0% | 0 |
| Italy | 3 | 4 | 100% | 4 |
| Malta | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 11 | 86% | 9 |
| Poland | 1 | 7 | 0% | 0 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Singapore | 3 | 5 | 33% | 2 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| Spain | 4 | 4 | 25% | 1 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| United Kingdom | 10 | 11 | 30% | 3 |
| United States | 377 | 2,459 | 78% | 1,862 |
| Total | 509 | 2,642 | 72% | 1,959 |
Requests by country and accounts subject to those requests
2019: July-December
| Requests for member data | Accounts subject to request(s) [1] | Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2] | |
| Brazil | 11 | 11 | 82% | 9 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| China | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| France | 8 | 8 | 88% | 7 |
| Germany | 33 | 81 | 85% | 71 |
| India | 9 | 11 | 0% | 0 |
| Ireland | 1 | 4 | 0% | 0 |
| Malta | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 80% | 4 |
| Spain | 6 | 7 | 17% | 1 |
| UK | 4 | 4 | 0% | 0 |
| US | 349 | 1,488 | 82% | 819 |
| Total | 430 | 1,623 | 78% | 912 |
Requests by country and accounts subject to those requests
2019: January-June
| Requests for member data | Accounts subject to request(s) [1] | Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2] | |
| Brazil | 8 | 12 | 88% | 9 |
| Canada | 2 | 2 | 100% | 2 |
| China | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| France | 6 | 9 | 67% | 4 |
| Germany | 9 | 14 | 44% | 4 |
| India | 1 | 10 | 0% | 0 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 2 | 50% | 1 |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| Portugal | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 50% | 1 |
| UK | 3 | 5 | 0% | 0 |
| US | 314 | 1,170 | 82% | 639 |
| Total | 362 | 1,233 | 77% | 662 |
Requests by country and accounts subject to those requests
2018: July-December
| Requests for member data | Accounts subject to request(s) [1] | Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2] | |
| Brazil | 10 | 13 | 31% | 4 |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 67% | 2 |
| China | 2 | 2 | 100% | 2 |
| France | 11 | 14 | 29% | 4 |
| Germany | 3 | 4 | 75% | 3 |
| India | 7 | 9 | 0% | 0 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| Italy | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| Spain | 4 | 4 | 0% | 0 |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| United States | 203 | 1,069 | 52% | 553 |
| Total | 247 | 1,122 | 41% | 569 |
Requests by country and accounts subject to those requests
2018: January-June
| Requests for member data | Accounts subject to request(s) [1] | Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2] | |
| Australia | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| Brazil | 6 | 8 | 63% | 5 |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 0% | 0 |
| France | 2 | 10 | 10% | 1 |
| Germany | 12 | 15 | 73% | 11 |
| India | 5 | 5 | 0% | 0 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Singapore | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2 | 100% | 2 |
| United States | 196 | 1,077 | 37% | 399 |
| Total | 232 | 1,126 | 35% | 419 |
Requests by country and accounts subject to those requests
2017: July-December
| Requests for member data | Accounts subject to request(s) [1] | Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2] | |
| Brazil | 5 | 8 | 55% | 1 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| Germany | 2 | 2 | 50% | 1 |
| India | 9 | 9 | 0% | 0 |
| Italy | 9 | 9 | 20% | 5 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 4 | 100% | 3 |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3 | 0% | 0 |
| United States | 191 | 602 | 76% | 331 |
| Total | 224 | 642 | 63% | 344 |
Requests by country and accounts subject to those requests
2017: January-June
| Requests for member data | Accounts subject to request(s) [1] | Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2] | |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 33% | 1 |
| China | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| France | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Germany | 2 | 2 | 50% | 1 |
| India | 3 | 3 | 0% | 0 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 67% | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| United States | 187 | 594 | 71% | 229 |
| Total | 207 | 614 | 68% | 237 |
Government requests for data
2016: July-December
| Requests for member data | Accounts subject to request(s) [1] | Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2] | |
| Brazil | 4 | 5 | 75% | 3 |
| China | 1 | 13 | 100% | 13 |
| France | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Greece | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| India | 3 | 3 | 0% | 0 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| Macedonia | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| United States | 135 | 345 | 74% | 192 |
| Total | 150 | 373 | 73% | 211 |
Government requests for data
2016: January-June
| Requests for member data | Accounts subject to request(s) [1] | Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | Accounts for which LinkedIn provided some data [2] | |
| Brazil | 3 | 4 | 33% | 1 |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| France | 2 | 2 | 50% | 1 |
| Germany | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| India | 6 | 7 | 0% | 0 |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| United States | 128 | 291 | 68% | 150 |
| Total | 145 | 310 | 62% | 153 |
Government requests for data
2015: July-December
| Requests for member data | Accounts subject to request(s) [1] | Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | Accounts impacted (LinkedIn provided some data) [2] | |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| China | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| France | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Germany | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| India | 5 | 5 | 0% | 0 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| United States | 127 | 226 | 72% | 134 |
| Total | 139 | 238 | 66% | 134 |
Government requests for data
2015: January-June
| Requests for member data | Accounts subject to request(s) [1] | Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | Accounts impacted (LinkedIn provided some data) [2] | |
| India | 4 | 4 | 0% | 0 |
| Bulgaria [3] | 2 | 2 | 50% | 1 |
| Canada [3] | 2 | 2 | 100% | 2 |
| France | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| Spain | 1 | 8 | 0% | 0 |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| United States | 99 | 141 | 78% | 113 |
| Total | 112 | 161 | 74% | 116 |
Government requests for data
2014: July-December
| Requests for member data | Accounts subject to request(s) [1] | Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | Accounts impacted (LinkedIn provided some data) [2] | |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 33% | 1 |
| France | 3 | 3 | 0% | 0 |
| Germany | 3 | 3 | 0% | 0 |
| India | 5 | 5 | 0% | 0 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| United States | 84 | 202 | 70% | 76 |
| Total | 100 | 218 | 60% | 78 |
Government requests for data
2014: January-June
| Requests for member data | Accounts subject to request(s) [1] | Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | Accounts impacted (LinkedIn provided some data) [2] | |
| Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0% | 0 |
| Australia | 2 | 2 | 50% | 1 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| Canada | 4 | 51 | 35% | 45 |
| France | 4 | 4 | 0% | 0 |
| Germany | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 |
| India | 4 | 4 | 25% | 1 |
| Spain | 1 | 8 | 0% | 0 |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| United States | 85 | 1,069 | 65% | 101 |
| Total | 116 | 1,144 | 52% | 150 |
Government requests for data
2013: July-December
| Requests for member data | Accounts subject to request(s) [1] | Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | Accounts impacted (LinkedIn provided some data) [2] | |
| Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0% | Not available |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0% | Not available |
| France | 3 | 3 | 0% | Not available |
| Greece | 1 | 1 | 0% | Not available |
| India | 2 | 4 | 0% | Not available |
| Ireland | 1 | 3 | 0% | Not available |
| Malta | 1 | 1 | 0% | Not available |
| Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0% | Not available |
| Spain | 2 | 2 | 0% | Not available |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 3 | 0% | Not available |
| United States | 56 | 90 | 61% | Not available |
| Total | 72 | 110 | 47% | Not available |
Government requests for data
2013: January-June
| Requests for member data | Accounts subject to request(s) [1] | Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | Accounts impacted (LinkedIn provided some data) [2] | |
| Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0% | Not available |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 0% | Not available |
| Denmark | 1 | 1 | 100% | Not available |
| Germany | 2 | 2 | 0% | Not available |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 0% | Not available |
| Spain | 2 | 2 | 0% | Not available |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0% | Not available |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 4 | 0% | Not available |
| United States | 70 | 84 | 49% | Not available |
| Total | 83 | 97 | 49% | Not available |
Government requests for data
2012: July-December
| Requests for member data | Accounts subject to request(s) [1] | Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | Accounts impacted (LinkedIn provided some data) [2] | |
| Germany | 1 | 1 | 0% | Not available |
| India | 1 | 1 | 0% | Not available |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 0% | Not available |
| United States | 45 | 49 | 80% | Not available |
| Total | 48 | 53 | 75% | Not available |
Government requests for data
2012: January-June
| Requests for member data | Accounts subject to request(s) [1] | Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | Accounts impacted (LinkedIn provided some data) [2] | |
| India | 1 | 1 | 0% | Not available |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 2 | 0% | Not available |
| United States | 64 | 96 | 79% | Not available |
| Total | 67 | 99 | 76% | Not available |
Government requests for data
2011: July-December
| Requests for member data | Accounts subject to request(s) [1] | Percentage of requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | Accounts impacted (LinkedIn provided some data) [2] | |
| France | 2 | 4 | 0% | Not available |
| India | 2 | 5 | 0% | Not available |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 0% | Not available |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 3 | 0% | Not available |
| United States | 65 | 84 | 84% | Not available |
| Total | 73 | 97 | 75% | Not available |
[1] This column was previously labeled "Accounts Impacted", but we changed the name to clarify that it reflects the number of accounts subject to the data requests, and not the number of accounts for which some responsive data was in fact provided.
[2] We started reporting the number of accounts for which at least some data was provided in response to government requests in our January-June 2014 Transparency Report.
[3] Request(s) issued through Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) process, 2015: January-June.
2020: January-June
| Requests [1] | 377 |
| Accounts subject to requests | 2,459 |
| Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | 78% |
| Subpoenas [2] | 63% |
| Search warrants [3] | 11% |
| Court orders [4] | 25% |
| Other [5] | 1% |
| National security letters received [6] | 0-499 |
| National security letters (accounts subject to request) | 0-499 |
| FISA letters [6] | 0-499 |
2019: July-December
| Requests [1] | 349 |
| Accounts subject to requests | 1,488 |
| Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | 82% |
| Subpoenas [2] | 68% |
| Search warrants [3] | 12% |
| Court orders [4] | 20% |
| Other [5] | 0% |
| National security letters received [6] | 0-499 |
| National security letters (accounts subject to request) | 0-499 |
| FISA orders [6] |
2019: January-June
| Requests [1] | 314 |
| Accounts subject to requests | 1,170 |
| Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | 82% |
| Subpoenas [2] | 72% |
| Search warrants [3] | 10% |
| Court orders [4] | 17% |
| Other [5] | 1% |
| National security requests received [6] | 0-249 |
| National security requests (accounts subject to request) | 250-499 |
2018: July-December
| Requests [1] | 203 |
| Accounts subject to requests | 1,069 |
| Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | 52% |
| Subpoenas [2] | 71% |
| Search warrants [3] | 11% |
| Court orders [4] | 16% |
| Other [5] | 2% |
| National security requests received [6] | 0-249 |
| National security requests (accounts subject to request) | 0-249 |
2018: January-June
| Requests [1] | 196 |
| Accounts subject to requests | 1,077 |
| Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | 37% |
| Subpoenas [2] | 70% |
| Search warrants [3] | 9% |
| Court orders [4] | 19% |
| Other [5] | 3% |
| National security requests received [6] | 0-249 |
| National security requests (accounts subject to request) | 0-249 |
2017: July-December
| Requests [1] | 191 |
| Accounts subject to requests | 602 |
| Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | 69% |
| Subpoenas [2] | 62% |
| Search warrants [3] | 8% |
| Court orders [4] | 26% |
| Other [5] | 1% |
| National security requests received [6] | 0-249 |
| National security requests (accounts subject to request) | 0-249 |
2017: January-June
| Requests [1] | 187 |
| Accounts subject to requests | 594 |
| Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | 71% |
| Subpoenas [2] | 63% |
| Search warrants [3] | 9% |
| Court orders [4] | 26% |
| Other [5] | 1% |
| National security requests received [6] | 0-249 |
| National security requests (accounts subject to request) | 0-249 |
2016: July-December
| Requests [1] | 135 |
| Accounts subject to requests | 345 |
| Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | 74% |
| Subpoenas [2] | 71% |
| Search warrants [3] | 9% |
| Court orders [4] | 18% |
| Other [5] | 1% |
| National security requests received [6] | 0-249 |
| National security requests (accounts subject to request) | 0-249 |
2016: January-June
| Requests [1] | 128 |
| Accounts subject to requests | 291 |
| Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | 68% |
| Subpoenas [2] | 66% |
| Search warrants [3] | 14% |
| Court orders [4] | 17% |
| Other [5] | 2% |
| National security requests received [6] | 0-249 |
| National security requests (accounts subject to request) | 0-249 |
2015: July-December
| Requests [1] | 126 |
| Accounts subject to requests | 226 |
| Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | 72% |
| Subpoenas [2] | 72% |
| Search warrants [3] | 11% |
| Court orders [4] | 16% |
| Other [5] | 2% |
| National security requests received [6] | 0-249 |
| National security requests (accounts subject to request) | 0-249 |
2015: January-June
| Requests [1] | 99 |
| Accounts subject to requests | 141 |
| Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | 78% |
| Subpoenas [2] | 83% |
| Search warrants [3] | 10% |
| Court orders [4] | 7% |
| Other [5] | 1% |
| National security requests received [6] | 0-249 |
| National security requests (accounts subject to request) | 0-249 |
2014: July-December
| Requests [1] | 84 |
| Accounts subject to requests | 202 |
| Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | 70% |
| Subpoenas [2] | 86% |
| Search warrants [3] | 12% |
| Court orders [4] | 2% |
| Other [5] | 0% |
| National security requests received [6] | 0-249 |
| National security requests (accounts subject to request) | 0-249 |
2014: January-June
| Requests [1] | 85 |
| Accounts subject to requests | 1,069 |
| Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | 84% |
| Subpoenas [2] | 82% |
| Search warrants [3] | 13% |
| Court orders [4] | 4% |
| Other [5] | 1% |
| National security requests received [6] | 0-249 |
| National security requests (accounts subject to request) | 0-249 |
2013: July-December
| Requests [1] | 56 |
| Accounts subject to requests | 90 |
| Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | 61% |
| Subpoenas [2] | 80% |
| Search warrants [3] | 7% |
| Court orders [4] | 12% |
| Other [5] | 0% |
| National security requests received [6] | 0-249 |
| National security requests (accounts subject to request) | 0-249 |
2013: January-June
| Requests [1] | 70 |
| Accounts subject to requests | 84 |
| Requests for which LinkedIn provided some data | 57% |
| Subpoenas [2] | 88% |
| Search warrants [3] | 8% |
| Court orders [4] | 1% |
| Other [5] | 3% |
| National security requests received [6] | 0-249 |
| National security requests (accounts subject to request) | 0-249 |
[1] U.S. Government Requests for Member Data include all requests received by LinkedIn from the U.S. government except for national security-related requests, such as National Security Letters and requests under the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), if any.
[2] Subpoenas may be issued for information that is reasonably relevant to the general subject matter of a pending investigation. They are typically pre-signed by a court clerk and are issued by prosecutors without the involvement of a judge.
[3] Search warrants require the government to demonstrate "probable cause" and are generally issued by a judge. The standard applicable to a search warrant is higher than that applicable to a subpoena.
[4] Court orders vary depending on the circumstances and the issuing court and jurisdiction. Many of the court orders LinkedIn receives are issued pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2703(d), a provision of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). To obtain such an order, the government must demonstrate specific and articulable facts showing that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the information sought is relevant and material to an ongoing investigation. This standard is higher than that applicable to subpoenas but lower than that applicable to search warrants.
[5] The "Other" category includes requests that do not fall within any of the above categories. Examples include emergency requests. As indicated in footnote 1, the category does not include national security-related requests.
[6] In our Government Requests Reports prior to July 2019, we reported on National Security Requests, which could include NSLs and FISA orders. In the effort to provide more transparency to our members, we plan to report on National Security Letters and FISA orders separately. Because we are required by law to delay the release of FISA data by 6 months, data for the July-December 2019 period is included in our January-June 2020 report.
By country and action taken
2020: January-June
| Requests | Action taken | Percentage action taken | |
| US | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Turkey | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| China | 18 | 16 | 89% |
| Totals | 21 | 19 | 90% |
By country and action taken
2019: July-December
| Requests | Action taken | Percentage action taken | |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| China | 14 | 11 | 79% |
| Greece | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| India | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Russia | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Turkey | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Totals | 23 | 20 | 87% |
By country and action taken
2019: January-June
| Requests | Action taken | Percentage action taken | |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| China | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| Germany | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Turkey | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| Totals | 8 | 8 | 100% |
By country and action taken
2018: July-December
| Requests | Action taken | Percentage action taken | |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| China | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| India | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Totals | 6 | 4 | 67% |
By country and action taken
2018: January-June
| Requests | Action taken | Percentage action taken | |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| China | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| India | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| United States | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| Totals | 15 | 14 | 93.33% |
• We started reporting on content-related requests in our January 1-June 30, 2018 Transparency Report.
• Government Requests for Content Removal includes requests received by LinkedIn from governments reporting violations of our Terms of Service or violations of local law.