It happens to a lot of us. A new LinkedIn connection request pops up without a note, a message, or a reason. Perhaps the person shares a few mutual connections, but they’re essentially a stranger.

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“More than 1.6 million pieces of content are interacted with on LinkedIn every minute. On top of this, six hires are made every minute and more than 7,500 members click to apply for a job every minute ...

The data comes from a survey of 496,788 U.S. professionals conducted by LinkedIn between April 1, 2020, and Feb. 21, 2025. The second-lowest score recorded was +43, when the survey began in April ...