# LinkedIn Groups > Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04. - **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/linkedin-groups - **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/linkedin-groups.json - **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/linkedin-groups/llms.txt - **Official website:** https://linkedin.com - **Slug:** linkedin-groups - **Categories:** collaboration-productivity, consumer-apps ## Overview - **Tagline:** Unique integration with verified professional identities and career histories of over 1 billion members. Source: Brand's website (https://linkedin.com) · 2026-10-04 - **Description:** LinkedIn Groups is a community-building feature within the LinkedIn professional networking platform. It enables members who share a common industry, interest, or affiliation to post content, ask questions, and network in a focused environment. It is managed as a core component of LinkedIn's engagement ecosystem. Source: Brand's website (https://linkedin.com) · 2026-10-04 ## Offerings - **Core capabilities:** - Professional community forums - moderation tools - private messaging groups. Source: Brand's website (https://linkedin.com) · 2026-10-04 - **Pricing:** Free (requires a LinkedIn account) Source: Brand's website (https://linkedin.com) · 2026-10-04 ## Audience - **Target industry:** Professionals, recruiters, industry associations, alumni groups, enterprise companies. Source: Brand's website (https://linkedin.com) · 2026-10-04 ## Landscape - **Competitors:** - Facebook Groups - Slack Communities - Discord Servers - Polywork - Reddit (Subreddits) Source: Brand's website (https://linkedin.com) · 2026-10-04 Page last updated 2026-10-17.