Key takeaways
- Personal LinkedIn video posts support up to 15 minutes from desktop (10 from mobile); the Video Ads/API tier most scheduling tools use extends this to 30 minutes.
- Platforms change these limits without much notice — treat this as a checkpoint, not a permanent guarantee.
LinkedIn video length limit: limits by upload path
- Personal profile, uploaded from desktop: up to 15 minutes
- Personal profile, uploaded from mobile: up to 10 minutes
- Video Ads / API-published video (the path most scheduling tools use, including LinkedIn Pages): up to 30 minutes
- LinkedIn Live has no fixed hard time limit, though most broadcasts run 20-30 minutes
Why length matters less than completion rate
LinkedIn’s feed algorithm is commonly understood to rank on completion rate rather than raw watch time — a 60-second video watched to the end is reported to outperform a 10-minute video most viewers abandon at 90 seconds, so the maximum length is rarely the number worth optimizing for.
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FAQ
- What is the maximum LinkedIn video length?
- Up to 15 minutes for a personal post uploaded from desktop (10 minutes from mobile); the Video Ads/API path most scheduling tools use extends this to 30 minutes.
- Why do different sources give different LinkedIn video limits?
- The limit depends on the upload path — personal desktop/mobile upload, Video Ads, and API-published video (used by Pages and most scheduling tools) each have their own ceiling.
- Does a shorter LinkedIn video perform better than a longer one?
- Commonly reported yes — LinkedIn is understood to rank on completion rate, so a short video watched fully tends to outperform a long one most viewers don’t finish.