Have you ever wondered precisely how many moments of your year have been consumed by scrolling, connecting, or engaging on LinkedIn? The professional networking platform now offers a definitive answer. With its newly introduced ‘Year in Review’ feature, users can uncover a detailed account of their activity—such as the number of individual days they logged in across the 365-day calendar year—along with a broader array of personalized statistics and reflections.
This innovation positions Microsoft-owned LinkedIn alongside a growing list of digital platforms that have embraced the year-end tradition made famous by Spotify’s ‘Wrapped.’ The concept, originally celebrated for transforming personal data into visually appealing summaries, has inspired many companies to follow suit. This year, the list expands to include major names such as YouTube and Uber Eats, both of which have joined in on the ‘Wrapped’ craze. Interestingly, this trend gained additional cultural resonance after a humorous Saturday Night Live parody emphasized how enthusiastically users anticipate these data-driven retrospectives.
Only a short while ago, I even shared my own digital wish list of platforms I hoped would roll out similar annual recaps. LinkedIn was featured prominently among those I most desired to see join the movement—and now, that wish has materialized. My gratitude goes out to Microsoft for delivering precisely the type of data-intensive reflection I had been craving. For regular readers who enjoy following my work, every time Sydney publishes a story, you can receive immediate alerts directly in your inbox and stay connected for future updates. And for TikTok, Instagram, and even the world of dating apps—consider this a friendly reminder that there is still time to treat us to similarly comprehensive year-end summaries.
According to LinkedIn’s editor in chief, Dan Roth, the ‘Year in Review’ feature offers members a fresh and interactive opportunity to look back on how they learned, networked, and evolved over the course of 2025. He described it as both reflective and celebratory—a joyful means of revisiting notable milestones such as new professional roles, skill acquisitions, and instances of personal or occupational growth.
Accessing your own ‘Year in Review’ is simple. Open the LinkedIn mobile application, and you’ll likely notice a pop-up banner at the top of your homepage inviting you to explore your personalized insights. If that prompt doesn’t appear immediately, navigating to your notifications tab should reveal another reminder encouraging you to revisit your 2025 LinkedIn journey. Alternatively, a quick search within the app’s search bar will also lead you to the feature.
Once located, the recap unfolds across a sequence of curated slides. These slides synthesize your activity into digestible highlights—revealing, for example, how long you’ve been a member, how consistently you engage with the platform, whether you’ve changed professional roles, and how your posts have performed in terms of reactions, comments, and profile visibility. It’s a streamlined yet substantial snapshot of your digital professional footprint.
Of course, I couldn’t help but notice a missed creative opportunity in naming. Wouldn’t ‘LinkedIn Annual Performance Review’ have been a clever, tongue-in-cheek nod to corporate culture? Beyond nomenclature, I also find myself wishing for even more transparency—such as the ability to view one’s top profile visitors. After all, who wouldn’t be curious about who’s been peeking at their professional credentials?
When I examined my own ‘Year in Review,’ I discovered that I had been active on LinkedIn for a remarkable 281 days out of the year. That’s roughly 77 percent of the entire calendar—weekends included. This level of engagement apparently positions me among the platform’s most dedicated users, in the top 10 percent overall. The recap also guided me through a nostalgic journey, reminding me of the year I first established my account—2017—and even highlighting my very first connection: a college colleague who, fittingly, has also pursued a career within the tech industry.
The platform further revealed that hundreds of my professional contacts—588, to be exact—had notable career transitions throughout the year, many of them moving into coveted roles within cutting-edge AI firms such as OpenAI, Stealth Startup, and Stealth AI Startup. As someone who covers technology for a living, I can hardly express surprise at this trend. The fierce competition for artificial intelligence talent and the surge of new startups in this space have generated an environment where professional mobility has become almost synonymous with opportunity.
Beyond tracking professional milestones, the ‘Year in Review’ grants users insight into their engagement metrics. Whether it’s the number of followers gained, comments received, or the frequency of reactions to your posts, the data offers a candid look at how one’s professional influence expands—or plateaus. Premium subscribers, of course, gain access to additional insights such as top profile visitors, most frequent searches, and the premium tools they utilized most over the year.
Adding a playful twist, LinkedIn assigns users a thematic title encapsulating their dominant presence on the platform. Mine, for instance—shared by several of my colleagues at Business Insider—was ‘Catalyst.’ According to the platform’s explanation, this designation captures those who spark dialogue, share thought-provoking ideas, and encourage others to perceive topics from new angles. It’s a flattering characterization, hinting that perhaps my LinkedInfluencer journey is only just beginning.
Sourse: https://www.businessinsider.com/linkedin-year-in-review-spotify-wrapped-connections-data-2025-12
