Can I get a list of followers on LinkedIn?

Getting a list of your LinkedIn followers can be useful for identifying potential connections and leads for your business. However, LinkedIn does not provide a direct way to export or view a complete list of your followers. There are some workarounds though that can help you get an overview of who is following you on LinkedIn.

Quick Answer

LinkedIn does not allow you to get a complete downloadable list of your followers. You can view a limited list of followers under your profile’s “Followers” tab. To get a more comprehensive list, you’ll need to use LinkedIn’s search function or a third-party tool.

Overview of LinkedIn Followers

On LinkedIn, anyone can follow your public profile without needing to connect with you. Following allows them to stay updated on your activity and posts without cluttering up your connections list.

Your follower count is displayed on your profile – you can see who’s following you under the “Followers” section. However, this only displays a limited number of followers.

LinkedIn Follower List Limitations

LinkedIn intentionally limits how many followers you can view. Here are the restrictions:

• You can only view up to 1,000 of your most recent followers.
• Only 30 followers are shown per page.
• You cannot sort or filter followers.
• You cannot export or save the list of followers.

So in most cases, the follower list gives only a sample of who’s following you, not the full picture.

How to See Your LinkedIn Followers

To view your list of LinkedIn followers:

1. Go to your LinkedIn profile.
2. Scroll down and click on the “Followers” section.
3. This will display the profiles of up to your 30 most recent followers.
4. Click “See all” to view additional pages of followers.

However, as mentioned, you can only view 1,000 followers tops with LinkedIn’s default settings.

Other Ways to View Followers on LinkedIn

A few other options for seeing followers include:

• Search your name – You can search for your name and filter by 3rd degree connections. Some of the people displayed are likely following you.
• Check notifications – When someone new follows you, it will show up in your notifications. You can click their profile to view it.
• Use LinkedIn’s analytics – Paid account holders can view follower demographics and growth stats in LinkedIn Analytics.

But again – none of these provide a complete list. The search and notifications give a partial, disjointed view. And the analytics just aggregate data. So third-party tools are needed.

How to Get a List of All LinkedIn Followers

To get your full list of LinkedIn followers, you’ll need to use a third-party tool. Here are some options:

LinkedIn Profile Organizer

LinkedIn Profile Organizer is a Chrome extension that lets you export a list of your LinkedIn followers to a CSV file. To use it:

1. Download and install the Chrome extension.
2. Go to your LinkedIn profile page.
3. Click the extension icon in your Chrome toolbar.
4. Click “Export LinkedIn Followers” and wait for it to finish scanning.
5. It will export your list of followers to a downloadable CSV file.

This provides your complete list of followers in a simple spreadsheet format. The tool is free to use with basic features.

LinkedPeeker

LinkedPeeker is an online platform that lets you analyze various LinkedIn data. To get your followers:

1. Go to LinkedPeeker and sign up for a free account.
2. Enter your LinkedIn profile URL when prompted.
3. Click the “Followers” menu item on the left.
4. This displays your full list of followers and their stats.
5. You can export the follower data to a CSV or Excel file.

LinkedPeeker provides more details on each follower, but costs $39 per month for the subscription.

LinkedIn Follower Extractor

Several websites like Phantombuster, Klear, or FollowerWonk provide follower extractor tools or services. Typically you provide access to your LinkedIn account, and they scan to build your follower list. This returns your full follower data which you can download.

The advantage of these is getting more details on each follower. But they often require paid subscriptions and LinkedIn access.

Other Methods

A few other methods that may work to reveal a fuller list of LinkedIn followers include:

• Using the LinkedIn mobile app – it can sometimes show more followers than the desktop view.
• Checking your email notifications for new followers.
• Checking any messages from followers.
• Using a secondary “burner” LinkedIn account to follow and scrape your main profile.

However, these tend to be partial solutions. The most comprehensive approach is using an extractor service that scans your full account.

Exporting Your LinkedIn Connections

While LinkedIn doesn’t allow exporting followers, you can export your LinkedIn connections. This can help reveal portions of your extended network.

To download your LinkedIn connections:

1. Go to your LinkedIn profile.
2. Click on the “My Network” section.
3. Click the “Manage synced and imported contacts” link.
4. Select “Export contacts” and pick CSV or VCF format.

This will export your 1st-degree connections with their contact info. While not the same as followers, it can supplement your data.

Analyzing Your LinkedIn Followers

Once you have your list of LinkedIn followers, what can you do with it? Here are some ideas:

• Segment followers by industry, role, location to identify your key audience groups.
• Look for prospects and leads you can reach out to or get introduced to.
• Discover new potential partners or collaborators.
• Research your competitors and their employees following you.
• Prioritize expanding connections with followers in key roles or companies.
• Cross-reference followers vs connections to surface gaps.
• Convert followers to more active connections and advocates.

Having the full list gives you more options for mining this social graph data on LinkedIn.

Follower Emails and Contact Info

A common question is whether you can get email addresses or contact details for your LinkedIn followers. Unfortunately LinkedIn’s data protections prevent this.

The follower list exports only provide their name and limited LinkedIn profile info. You don’t get private contact info like emails, phone numbers, addresses etc. So you can’t automatically mass email or export them.

Following Up With LinkedIn Followers

While you can’t directly export the contact info, you can still follow up with your followers on LinkedIn itself. Here are some ideas for engaging them:

• Send InMail messages to establish a relationship.
• Comment on their posts and activity.
• Like and reshare their content.
• Thank them for following you and share relevant content.
• Suggest connecting to strengthen the relationship.
• Use ads to target your followers with relevant offers.

The key is transitioning them from passive followers to more active advocates and evangelists. Surface why your brand is worth connecting with.

FAQs

Is it possible to see who views your LinkedIn profile?

LinkedIn does not provide this data. You can only see who follows you or checks out your full profile if they engage with your content.

Can I export LinkedIn profile views data?

No, LinkedIn does not allow exporting your profile view data or list of viewers. Even paid account options like LinkedIn Recruiter do not expose this information.

Is there a way to automatically follow all my new LinkedIn followers?

LinkedIn specifically prohibits automated tools or bots for following, messaging, or connecting with people in mass. So auto-following followers would violate LinkedIn’s terms.

Can I export my LinkedIn page followers?

LinkedIn Pages are restricted like personal profiles – you cannot export or access email contacts for your page followers. Third-party extraction tools can help compile lists.

What are some other ways to grow my LinkedIn followers?

Post engaging content consistently, interact in relevant LinkedIn Groups, run LinkedIn ads, encourage colleagues connections to follow you, highlight your profile/content on other channels, and optimize your profile’s keywords and content.

Conclusion

Though LinkedIn limits follower visibility, using specialized tools allows exporting your full list – opening up new audience insights and potential connections. Focus on converting followers into active networking and growth opportunities.