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Useful LinkedIn statistics as of October 2009

It is always interesting to see where social networking sites sit for New Zealand, and LinkedIn in no exception. Having just made it to 50 million worldwide this month, New Zealand is chugging along nicely.

If you know people who are still not connected, give them a nudge!

Top 5 Companies in New Zealand (Companies in New Zealand that have the most employees on LinkedIn)

1. Telecom New Zealand
2. Gen-I
3. Vodafone
4. HP Enterprise Services
5. IBM

Top 5 Positions for LinkedIn Members in New Zealand

1. Owner
2. Director
3. Manager
4. Consultant
5. Project Manager

Top Ten Schools in New Zealand (Schools in New Zealand that have the most students and alumni on LinkedIn)

1. University of Auckland
2. Massey University
3. Victoria University of Wellington
4. University of Otago
5. University of Canterbury
6. Auckland University of Technology
7. University of Waikato
8. Unitech New Zealand
9. Lincoln University
10. Waikato Institute of Technology

Top 5 Industries for LinkedIn Members in New Zealand

1. Information Technology and Services
2. Telecommunications
3. Computer Software
4. Education Management
5. Marketing and Advertising

Top Ten Largest Groups on LinkedIn Based in New Zealand

1. Telecom New Zealand Alumni
2. Self Employed
3. Telecom New Zealand
4. Gen-I
5. The ICEHOUSE
6. University of Auckland
7. Yamnuska Ltd
8. New Zealand Business and Professional Network
9. Australia - RecruitmentCareers.com.au
10. Vodafone

Top Ten Education in New Zealand

1. BS
2. BA
3. BCOM
4. Diploma
5. MBA
6. Bachelor
7. BENG
8. Other
9. MS
10. PHD

As of October 11th there are nearly160,000 LinkedIn members based in New Zealand and over 50 million members across the globe. Massive!