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50%
50% -- image engagement lift for LinkedIn (2025)
LinkedIn posts featuring images of people (particularly the author) receive up to 50% more engagement.
- Lift is specified as 'up to 50%'
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50%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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B
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Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
Just Connecting / Richard van der Blom
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Tier A
https://mercermackay.com/thinking/blog/a-leaders-guide-to-the-linkedin-algorithm-what-the-data-says/ ↗
Source Article
A leader’s guide to the LinkedIn algorithm—what the data says
A leader’s guide to the LinkedIn algorithm—what the data says
LinkedIn’s algorithm has changed—and executives who still rely on old tactics are seeing their reach disappear. Based on new data from the Algorithm Insights Report 2025 by Richard van der Blom, this guide breaks down what’s working now. …
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Just Connecting / Richard van der Blom
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Algorithm Insights Report 2025
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Industrymarketing
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LinkedIn: 50% image engagement lift. Source: Just Connecting / Richard van der Blom (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/linkedin-people-images-50pct-engagement
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/linkedin-people-images-50pct-engagement" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>50%</strong> -- image engagement lift for LinkedIn<br><small>Source: Just Connecting / Richard van der Blom (2025) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/linkedin-people-images-50pct-engagement" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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