Glossary
What is connection acceptance rate?
Connection acceptance rate is the share of LinkedIn connection invitations that the other person accepts. Divide accepted invitations by invitations sent, and multiply by 100. It is the first number to check in a LinkedIn campaign, since a message only goes to people who accepted.
Published by Sellinger AI. Numbers and settings checked on 19 October 2026 against the fact register. Report an error.
What is the formula?
Acceptance rate = invitations accepted ÷ invitations sent × 100.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Invitations sent in a week | 100 |
| Accepted | 38 |
| Still pending | 50 |
| Acceptance rate | 38% |
Example: 38 ÷ 100 = 38 percent. Judge it after about two weeks, since pending invitations can still be accepted.
Count each person once. If you withdraw and send a second invitation to the same person, report the person, not the two invitations, or the rate will look lower than it is.
What moves it?
Who you invite, and whether the invitation gives a reason to accept. A person who has not heard of you, in a role unrelated to your offer, rarely accepts. Send fewer, better matched invitations before you add volume.
How Sellinger handles it
The measured figure on this site is about 4 in 10 invitations accepted (39% across 42 customer teams, last 90 days to 19 Sep 2026). It counts per lead, with internal and test teams excluded. It is a measure across many teams, not a forecast for yours.
Sending is limited per account. The defaults are 20 invitations a day, varied by a few each day, and 150 a week, with a quiet window of 01:00 to 08:00 account time. At the weekly cap and a 39 percent rate, one account would collect about 58 acceptances a week: 150 × 0.39. Leads move through statuses such as pending connection, connection accepted and ignored invite, so you can see where each stands. See LinkedIn outreach and reply rate.
Common questions
What is a good acceptance rate on LinkedIn?
Does a note raise acceptance?
Why do some invitations stay pending?
Sources and method
Sellinger fact register: LinkedIn acceptance figure (lead events, 42 customer teams, 90 days to 19 September 2026) and LinkedIn account limits, checked 19 October 2026.
Related: LinkedIn outreach, Reply rate, No note invite playbook, LinkedIn agent.
