# What is a good LinkedIn connection acceptance rate?
> Aim above 30 percent, treat 40 percent and up as healthy, and fix targeting before you rewrite the note if you are stuck in the teens.
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Count acceptance as accepted invites divided by invites sent in the same window, after you ignore the ones still pending that are only a few days old. A request from this morning is not a failure yet.

Below 20 percent, LinkedIn is hearing that strangers do not want to hear from you. That is the danger zone for throttling. 30 percent is a minimum you can live with on a cold B2B list. 40 to 60 percent is what a tight list with a real reason to connect usually hits. Numbers above that usually mean the list was already warm: same event, same group, same company, or a mutual connection they actually know.

If acceptance is low, the note is rarely the first problem. The first problem is who you asked. A generic "I'd love to connect" sent to every VP in an industry will sit in Other and die there. A short note that names a post, a hire, a shared group, or a mutual person has a reason to leave Other.

Your profile is the landing page for the invite. If the headline is a slogan and the photo is a logo, people click Ignore even when the note was decent. Fix the profile before you raise volume. See [how to write a LinkedIn connection request](/help/how-to-write-a-linkedin-connection-request).

Do not chase 80 percent by only inviting friends. That protects the account and starves the pipeline. Keep a mix: some people you already have a thread with, some people with a fresh public trigger, and very few true cold titles with no context.

## Related

- [Why are my LinkedIn connection requests getting ignored?](https://omentir.com/help/why-are-my-linkedin-connection-requests-ignored.md)
- [Should I include a note with a LinkedIn connection request?](https://omentir.com/help/should-i-include-a-note-with-linkedin-connection-request.md)
- [What does "I don't know this person" do on LinkedIn?](https://omentir.com/help/what-does-i-dont-know-this-person-do-on-linkedin.md)

## Frequently asked questions

**Should I count pending invites as rejections?**

Not for the first two weeks. After that, treat a silent pending invite as a no for planning purposes, and withdraw it so it stops sitting on the account.

**Does a blank invite get a better accept rate?**

Sometimes, on a warm or semi-warm list, because a blank request looks less like a pitch. On a true cold list, a one-line reason usually wins. Test both on the same audience instead of copying a Twitter thread.

**How fast should I expect accepts?**

Many land in the first 48 hours. Some trickle in for a week. After two weeks, the rest are mostly gone. That is why stale pending piles are dead weight.

**Can a low accept rate restrict the account even under the rumored weekly cap?**

Yes. Volume is one signal. Quality is another. A small number of ignored or flagged requests can hurt more than a larger number of accepted ones.

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