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How many LinkedIn invitations can you send a week?
LinkedIn's weekly limit on invitations is widely reported at about 100 a week. A Forbes Business Council article described the cut to about 100 a week in June 2021, when the limit moved from a day to a week, and that is the figure most guides have repeated since. Online Tech Tips (August 2026) ties the limit to each account's standing, so it can differ from one account to the next.
So treat 100 as a common figure to plan against, not a promise for your account. The planner checks your week against 100 unless you change it, and the ramp never goes above the number you set.
Why ramp up instead of starting at your target?
A sudden jump in what an account does is the pattern most worth avoiding. Starting lower and stepping up every two weeks, only while invitations go through cleanly, gives an account a steady history before it reaches your target.
No ramp makes an account safe, and nobody outside LinkedIn can promise a number that is. A gradual one avoids the jump, and if LinkedIn pushes back, the answer is to step down and wait, not to retry at the same speed.
How the ramp is worked out
- Weeks 1 and 2 send 40% of your daily target, weeks 3 and 4 send 60%, weeks 5 and 6 send 80%, and from week 7 you send your full target.
- Each day's number is rounded to a whole invitation, and never less than one.
- If your plan is above the weekly limit you set, the ramp tops out at the most whole invitations a day that stay inside it.
These steps are a planning rule of thumb for a steady climb. They are not a rule LinkedIn publishes.
How many connections should you expect?
Invitations sent, times your acceptance rate. Work out your rate from your own last few weeks: invitations accepted divided by invitations sent. The planner assumes no rate of its own; the 30 it starts with is only there so the page shows numbers before you type.
The rate depends far more on who you invite than on how many. An invitation to someone who just posted about the problem you solve has a reason behind it, which is what buying signals are for.
Let FOUND pace it for you
FOUND paces every LinkedIn account it runs. Nothing goes out in the first 48 hours after you connect. Then 35 invitations a week, one step up every two weeks with no failed sends, never more than 25 in a day, and a step down and a pause if LinkedIn pushes back. It climbs past 100 a week only while every invitation goes through, and the first one LinkedIn refuses holds it on its step. The limits are enforced in code for every account.
The whole ladder is in our guide to LinkedIn invitation limits, and the settings are in senders and safety. On a Premium account each invitation also carries a short note; check yours with the connection note checker.
Questions
Does the planner send anything to LinkedIn?
No. It runs in your browser. Nothing you type leaves this page, and it never connects to your LinkedIn account.
What acceptance rate should I type?
Your own: invitations accepted divided by invitations sent over your last few weeks. The planner doesn't assume a rate for you.
Is a slower ramp always safer?
A gradual ramp avoids a sudden jump in activity, which is the pattern most worth avoiding. No ramp makes an account safe, so step down and wait if LinkedIn pushes back.
Can FOUND pace my account for me?
Yes. FOUND starts a newly connected account at 35 invitations a week, steps up only after two weeks with no failed sends, never sends more than 25 in a day, and steps down if LinkedIn pushes back.
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