LinkedIn Tops 250 Million Members

LinkedIn now has 259 million monthly active users, up from 238 million in the previous quarter and 187 million a year earlier

The latest number, which came as part of LinkedIn's third quarter earnings results, puts the professional social network firmly ahead of Twitter, which had 230 million active users last quarter according to its updated S-1. However, LinkedIn is still well behind Google+ (currently at 300 million) and Facebook (1.15 billion as of the June quarter).

"Increased member growth and engagement helped drive strong financial results in the third quarter," said Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn. "We continue to deliver value to professionals through investment in core products and strategic initiatives such as mobile, students and the professional publishing platform." Read more...