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LinkedIn Followers & Connections Count
Enrich profiles with follower & connections count
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How to use this feature
Get started in 3 simple steps.
Select LinkedIn Followers Count
Open the Derrick add-on, choose LinkedIn Followers & Connections Count, and select the column to enrich.
Get follower & connection data instantly
Your sheet fills with follower count, connections count, creator status, and key engagement signals.
All the data you can extract
Enrich companies and leads with 9+ data points each.
| Field Name | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| đ¤ publicIdentifier (linkedin followers) | LinkedIn unique identifier of the profile | john-doe |
| đ¤ followerCount (linkedin followers) | Number of followers on LinkedIn | 1234 |
| đ¤ connectionsCount (linkedin followers) | Number of LinkedIn connections | 500+ |
| đ¤ isCreator (linkedin followers) | Whether the profile has LinkedIn Creator Mode enabled | FALSE |
| đ¤ isVerified (linkedin followers) | Whether the LinkedIn profile is verified | FALSE |
| đ¤ isMemorialized (linkedin followers) | Whether the account has been memorialized | FALSE |
| đ¤ connectionDegree (linkedin followers) | Connection degree with the profile (1st, 2nd, 3rd) | 2 |
| đ¤ isFollowing (linkedin followers) | Whether you are currently following this profile | FALSE |
| đ¤ mutualConnectionsCount (linkedin followers) | Number of mutual connections with the profile | 12 |
When to reach for it
LinkedIn Followers & Connections Count use cases
Pull the follower count + connection count + creator-mode signal of any LinkedIn profile - useful for influencer scoring, champion-power ranking and creator-economy outreach. Free in Derrick.
- Champion power-ranking: identify which contact in your buying committee has the largest internal LinkedIn audience (= internal pull).
- Creator outreach: filter a list of prospects to the ones with 5K+ followers to prioritise for podcast / partnership pitches.
- Sales Navigator validation: cross-check that the LinkedIn URL you scraped is the active profile (not a dormant one).
- Account-research: sum the followers across the buying committee to estimate the account's external reach.
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Opportunity Prospector
LinkedIn follower count + connection count is the single most useful proxy for "is this profile a creator, influencer, or just a quiet account ?" â and the basis for every influencer-marketing scoring model + ABM-account-tier framework in 2026. Most enrichment tools (Apollo, Clearbit, ZoomInfo) don't return this field at all ; the dedicated influencer platforms (HypeAuditor, Modash) charge $100+/month minimum.
Derrick pulls follower count + connection count + creator-mode signal directly from any LinkedIn profile URL in Google Sheets. Cost around $0.007 per profile on the Pro plan, free up to 100 lookups/month. The use cases that consistently win the ROI math : influencer outreach segmentation (cut budget by 60-80 % by deprioritising sub-1k-follower profiles), ABM tier-1 scoring, and SDR account-prioritisation for inbound replies. Full plan grid on the Derrick pricing page.
Related : enrich a LinkedIn headline from email, find an email from a LinkedIn URL. Wider category context : the B2B sales tools we reviewed in depth compares accuracy + price across every player.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to install anything to use LinkedIn Followers & Connections Count?
Just the Derrick Google Sheets add-on (one click, no API keys, no developer setup). Once installed, LinkedIn Followers & Connections Count is one of the workflows available from the Derrick sidebar inside any Sheet. The same feature is also available via REST API and via the Derrick MCP server for Claude / ChatGPT.
Can I use LinkedIn Followers & Connections Count on a list of 1,000+ rows?
Yes - LinkedIn Followers & Connections Count runs as a batch job inside Google Sheets, with progress tracking and per-row credit accounting. The workflow scales linearly: 10 rows or 10,000 rows, the steps are identical and you can step away while it runs.
Where does the data behind LinkedIn Followers & Connections Count come from?
Derrick aggregates 10+ public-data sources (LinkedIn graph, company websites, registry data, web crawl, third-party providers) and runs them in a waterfall for LinkedIn Followers & Connections Count. The first source that returns a confident match wins; if no source is confident enough, the cell is left blank rather than guessed.
Is LinkedIn Followers & Connections Count GDPR-compliant?
Yes. Derrick only enriches public data, doesn't store personal records beyond the duration of the lookup, and supports full deletion on request. The Sheets add-on runs inside Google's OAuth-protected environment so your data stays private to your account.
Can I trigger LinkedIn Followers & Connections Count automatically when I add a row?
Yes - set up a Google Sheets onEdit trigger (Apps Script, takes 2 minutes) so a new row in column A automatically runs LinkedIn Followers & Connections Count into column B. Pair with Zapier / Make / n8n to push CRM contacts directly into the sheet for hands-free enrichment.
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LinkedIn Followers & Connections Count is completely free. Get 100 credits per month to enrich your leads.
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