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LinkedIn Acceptance Rate Grader
See how your LinkedIn connection acceptance and reply rates stack up against 2026 benchmarks. Enter your numbers for an instant grade and a one-line diagnosis.
Acceptance rate
28.0%
Healthy
At or above the 2026 benchmark of 27.11%.
Reply rate (of accepted)
28.6%
Strong
At or above the 27.55% benchmark for replies from accepted connections.
Benchmarks: 27.11% acceptance and 27.55% reply of accepted, from 180,155 real connection requests (48,836 accepted connections).
What is a good LinkedIn acceptance rate?
The 2026 benchmark is 27.11%, from 180,155 real connection requests. 40% and up is top tier, Healthy runs from 27.11% up to 40%, below benchmark runs from 18% up to 27.11%, and under 18% usually signals a targeting or profile problem rather than low volume. For replies from accepted connections, 27.55% is the benchmark.
How this is calculated
Acceptance bands: 40% and up is top tier, healthy runs from 27.11% up to 40%, below benchmark runs from 18% up to 27.11%, and under 18% is poor. Reply bands are keyed to the 27.55% benchmark for replies from accepted connections.
Benchmarks come from 180,155 real connection requests and 48,836 accepted connections.
Free to use and cite with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Benchmark figures from The Linked Insider Benchmark.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good LinkedIn connection acceptance rate?
The 2026 benchmark is 27.11%, from analysis of 180,155 real connection requests. 40% and up is top tier and signals strong targeting plus a complete profile. Healthy runs from 27.11% up to 40%, below benchmark runs from 18% up to 27.11%, and under 18% usually points to a targeting or profile problem rather than low volume.
What is a good LinkedIn reply rate from accepted connections?
27.55% is the benchmark for replies from accepted connections, measured across 48,836 accepted connections. At or above 27.55% is strong, 20% up to 27.55% is normal, and under 20% means the opening message or timing needs work. Reply rates have softened over the past 18 months, so the bar is moving.
Why is my LinkedIn acceptance rate low?
A low acceptance rate is almost always targeting or profile, not volume. Sending more rarely fixes it and can lower the rate. Tighten who you target, complete your photo, headline, and About section, and keep daily invites in the 10 to 19 band where acceptance peaked at 32.01%.
How is the LinkedIn acceptance rate calculated?
Acceptance rate is accepted connections divided by connection requests sent. Reply rate of accepted is replies divided by accepted connections. Enter your sent, accepted, and replied counts and the grader returns each rate plus a band (top tier, healthy, below benchmark, or poor) against the 27.11% and 27.55% benchmarks.
Outreach measured on the same verified API
Reachium runs on the verified API that produced these 27.11% acceptance and 27.55% reply benchmarks, so your campaigns are measured against real numbers.
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