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What are LinkedIn creator analytics?

LinkedIn creator analytics show how your posts perform and who follows you. Where to find them, what each view shows, and how long LinkedIn keeps each number.

The short answer

LinkedIn creator analytics are the numbers LinkedIn gives every member about their own content and audience: how posts perform over time, which posts did best, and who follows you by job title, location, industry, seniority and company. Each post also has its own analytics page.

LinkedIn’s Help Center says “all LinkedIn members have access to creator analytics,” split into content analytics, how your content “performs over time,” and audience analytics, “follower growth trends and follower demographics.” It also says the numbers are estimates and may not be precise.

Where to find them

There are two levels, reached two ways. From LinkedIn’s Help Center:

Where LinkedIn analytics live, from LinkedIn’s Help Center, checked October 2026
ViewHow to open itWhat it shows
Content analyticsMe, View Profile, Analytics, Show all, then Content analyticsImpressions or engagements over a date range, and top performing posts
Audience analyticsThe same dashboard, then Audience analyticsNew followers over time and top follower demographics
Post analyticsMe, Posts & Activity, then the post’s impressions or View analyticsDiscovery, in and out of network, profile activity, engagement, link clicks and viewer demographics

Inside a single post’s analytics

Each post’s analytics page breaks its numbers down further, depending on the kind of post: discovery, split into reach inside and outside your network; profile activity after the post; social and link engagement; video or article performance; viewer demographics; and, for boosted posts, ad spend and results. The in-network and out-of-network split is the one to watch, since out-of-network reach is how a post finds people who do not follow you yet.

How long LinkedIn keeps each number

LinkedIn does not keep every figure for the same time. From its Help Center:

How long LinkedIn post analytics are available, from LinkedIn’s Help Center, checked October 2026
DataAvailable for
Discovery and social engagement counts (most posts)1,000 days
Members reached400 days
Demographic breakdowns180 days
Video performance and viewer demographics365 days
Article and newsletter analyticsTwo years

Reading them right

A few details from LinkedIn’s notes change how to read the numbers:

  • Your own views, engagements, saves and sends count toward your analytics, so check how much is yours on a small post.
  • Posts shared only with connections, or in Groups, show no demographics.
  • Demographics appear only with enough unique viewers, to protect privacy.
  • Export before data expires: content and audience analytics export to an .XLSX file, and post performance to CSV.
  • Your analytics are private to you.

LinkedIn analytics and PostEase

PostEase schedules LinkedIn posts to your personal profile beside every other platform. Their numbers stay in LinkedIn: PostEase’s Performance page does not show LinkedIn metrics, so read and export them from creator analytics. YouTube, X, LinkedIn (personal profile), Pinterest, Bluesky, and WordPress publishing are live today; Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Threads are pending each platform's own API approval.

Questions

Who can see LinkedIn creator analytics?

Every LinkedIn member has them, and your post analytics are private to you.

How long does LinkedIn keep post analytics?

Discovery and engagement counts for 1,000 days, members reached for 400 days, and demographics for 180 days. Video is 365 days; articles and newsletters two years.

Why can’t I see demographics on my LinkedIn post?

They need enough unique viewers to protect privacy, and they are not shown for posts shared only with connections or in Groups.

Can I export LinkedIn analytics?

Yes. Content and audience analytics export to an .XLSX file, and recent post performance to CSV.

Sources

  1. LinkedIn, View your creator analytics, checked October 2026.
  2. LinkedIn, View post analytics for your content, checked October 2026.
  3. LinkedIn, Post analytics for your content, checked October 2026.

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