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How the LinkedIn Feed Ranks Posts in 2026: 12 Things LinkedIn Has Said in Its Own Words

This roundup uses official sources only: every point below comes from LinkedIn's own Pressroom, Engineering blog, Help Center, policies or a LinkedIn product leader, sorted into what the feed looks for, what it reduces and what it does not allow. Most advice about "the LinkedIn algorithm" is second hand. Someone notices a post did well, a theory forms, and the theory spreads. Yet LinkedIn has published a surprising amount about how its feed works, in plain language and in engineering detail. For a founder-led B2B company that wants buyers to see its thinking, those primary sources are the safest place to start. We read LinkedIn's main statements on the feed, mostly from 2026, and pulled out twelve points. Each one links to the page it comes from. Where we move from what LinkedIn said to what we would do about it, we say so clearly at the end. Part 1: How LinkedIn says the feed ranks posts 1. A new ranking system built on large language models. In March 2026 Linke...