What LinkedIn has added

Social Media Today reported in November 2026 that LinkedIn has added new analytics for creators:

  • A Post Performance Table. Impressions, views and watch time for all your posts in one view.
  • Followers gained from a post. You can see which members followed you from a specific post, and view their profiles.
  • Saves and sends. How many people bookmarked a post or sent it to someone.
  • In-network and out-of-network views. How many views came from your connections, and how many from people outside your network.

LinkedIn's Director of Product, Sam Corrao Clannon, said the table makes it easier to compare your posts "without needing to open the analytics for each one of your posts individually."

Why likes aren't the whole story

If you're an experienced professional posting to be found, a like is nice, but it rarely changes anything. These numbers tell you more:

  • Followers gained. Someone read your post and wanted to hear more from you. And now you can see who they are. Are they the people you want to reach?
  • Views from outside your network. Your connections already know you. Views from outside your network are new people discovering your expertise. That's visibility.
  • Saves and sends. A save means the post was useful enough to keep. A send means someone thought of a person who needed it. Both say more than a quick like.

How to use the new table

Once a month, open the Post Performance Table and look across your posts side by side. Ask:

  • Which posts brought in followers, and were they the right people?
  • Which posts reached people outside my network?
  • Which posts were saved or sent? What did they have in common?

Then write more like those. That's a quiet way to grow: fewer guesses, more of what works.

A note of caution

LinkedIn hasn't shared rollout dates, so you may not see every feature yet. Corrao Clannon also said LinkedIn "will be assessing how these new metrics are being used by creators" before deciding next steps, so things may change.

Next time you check a post, look past the likes. Ask who followed, who saved it, and who found you for the first time.