Engagement rate normalizes for audience size. A post with 200 reactions on a 50,000-follower account is unimpressive; the same post on a 2,000-follower account is excellent. Engagement rate divides total interactions (reactions + comments + shares + saves where available) by impressions and reports the result as a percentage. Healthy LinkedIn engagement rates for personal posts range roughly from 2% (decent) to 8%+ (strong) depending on industry and follower mix. Engagement rate is also what LinkedIn's algorithm watches in the early minutes after a post goes live to decide whether to keep distributing it. A high early engagement rate triggers wider distribution; a low one ends the post's reach quickly.
Examples
- 1,000 impressions and 50 engagements is a 5% engagement rate.
- 10,000 impressions and 80 engagements is 0.8%, which usually signals weak content despite the larger raw number.
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Impressions
One display of a post in a LinkedIn user's feed. The starting metric for every engagement funnel.
LinkedIn algorithm
The ranking system LinkedIn uses to decide which posts appear in which users' feeds.
Dwell time
How long a LinkedIn user pauses on a post in their feed. A core ranking signal for distribution.
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