- Millions play games on LinkedIn regularly, apparently
- Sudoku is the sixth game added to LinkedIn’s game platform
- LinkedIn believes Sudoku games can be an icebreaker
LinkedIn has added another game to its portfolio in the hope that it could keep more of its 1.2 billion users engaged in the job site platform for a longer period of time.
The launch of Sudoku Marks LinkedIn’s sixth match designed to be played faster (within two to three minutes) with a 6×6 layout compared to traditional 9×9 versions of the game.
As with previous games added to the platform, LinkedIn believes Sudoku could act as an icebreaker to sparkle friendly competition among colleagues.
LinkedIn continues to add games to the platform
Although the platform is primarily designed for professional social networks, it is said that millions play games on the platform daily with peak time at.
“More than a year after the launch of LinkedIn games, commitment remains strong,” the company wrote in a post.
It is estimated that 86% of today’s players will return tomorrow, and 82% will return in next week, with Gen Z most likely to participate in online games.
Although Meta’s platforms count more users than LinkedIn (3.5 billion daily users) and better fiscal growth, LinkedIn is challenged less in space focusing on professional networks rather than personal commitment – last quarter, the Microsoft -owned platform experienced a growth of 9% in revenue to $ 4.6 billion.
In recent months, has seen countless incremental upgrades to the platform, including the addition of new games and useful injections of AI tools to help both job seekers and recruiters to be more effective.
This particular game comes with lots of credentials built in collaboration with Nikoli (the Japanese publisher than popularized Sudoku) and Thomas Snyder, Three-time World Sudoku champion and puzzle savings.
“We don’t want a puzzle on LinkedIn that takes 20 minutes to solve, right?” LinkedIn Senior Director of Product Lakshman Somasundaram said in an interview with CNBCThere is talking about the game’s more condensed design.
