We analyzed 46,000 LinkedIn posts to find the 11 patterns that make a post read as AI in 2026, with real examples from top creators and how to fix each.

LinkedIn statistics 2026, all first-party: 28 median likes, 788 median impressions, 0.39% engagement rate, and 29 more numbers measured on 1.2M posts.

What is the average engagement rate on LinkedIn? 0.39% vs followers, 2.63% vs impressions, on 1.1M posts. Full ladders by follower count.

How the LinkedIn algorithm works in 2026, measured on 1.2M posts: the levers ranked, from post length (+147%) to AI-sounding text (-57%).

The best LinkedIn post format in 2026, measured on 1.2M posts: image and carousel lead at 34 median likes, video is rising, polls are last. Full data.