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Oct 9, 2026

Only 1% of LinkedIn actually posts

LinkedInで実際に投稿しているのは1%だけ

Only 1% of LinkedIn’s roughly 1 billion users actually post.

Joe and I talked about that today in Fukuoka.

We met on LinkedIn. When Joe found out he was coming to Fukuoka, he looked up everyone he knew here and reached out. That’s how we ended up at the same table.

Here are the highlights of our conversation.

Yoshi: LinkedIn still isn’t that big in Japan, right?

Joe: That’s what I saw. In Osaka and here in Fukuoka, I asked people about LinkedIn, and nobody was using it. That’s sad, because many Japanese startups and companies want to go global, and LinkedIn is the tool for that.

Yoshi: If you use it well, you meet new people, find new business, new opportunities. Without it, you miss all of that. How is it different in Canada?

Joe: Many people still use LinkedIn just to look for a job, because that’s how it started. But it’s more than a resume. The content you post brings value to the community, and that’s what attracts people.

Joe: For me, LinkedIn is a revenue generating machine. I post every day. Clients see my content and contact me, and I don’t even have to convince them. They’re already sold before we talk. I become the obvious choice.

Joe: In Japan, many people with an account don’t post at all. When they do, it’s often superficial. They use LinkedIn as if it were Instagram.

Yoshi: You told me LinkedIn in Japan is going to grow. Will it keep growing in Canada too?

Joe: Yes. Even in Canada, some people still don’t use it, but they know what it is.

Joe: About 1 billion people are on LinkedIn, and only about 1% create content. Instagram and TikTok are saturated. LinkedIn is still an Eldorado, and the people on it are business people. They have money and specific needs. If your content addresses their pain points, that’s when you start making money.

Yoshi: Really? I’ve never heard that.

Joe: When I started posting every day, I was on retainer with several companies after three weeks. After three months, I quit my day job. After six months, I made half a year of my old salary in a single month.

Yoshi: That’s a big difference.

Joe: Because LinkedIn is a marketplace. With one client, I worked about 20 hours a month and made around $6,000.

Yoshi: So we’re in that 1%.

Joe: Exactly. And within that 1%, there’s a top 1%. I studied what they do, and that’s how I built my system.

Joe: And you don’t need a lot of connections. I had about 2,500 when I started. You don’t need huge impressions either. Post, comment, keep a solid profile, and be consistent. Commenting is a big part of it.

Yoshi: Same as dunking. You don’t lift heavy every day. You train consistently, in the right way.

Joe: And the fact that we’re meeting here in Fukuoka today means it’s not just online. It’s a real connection with real people. That’s where the magic is.

The rest of the billion read. Only 1% post.

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