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Recruiters and job seekers often want to keep LinkedIn sign-in checks off the number saved in their everyday contacts. A temporary virtual number offers a practical option for that specific purpose, letting you receive SMS online during an active order. 5SIM lets you pick an additional number for LinkedIn and manage the incoming SMS straight from your dashboard.
Receive SMS online for LinkedIn verification – Virtual Number for SMS Verification
LinkedIn opened to the public in May 2003 and became the professional layer of the internet: résumé-style profiles, job listings, recruiter outreach, and career-focused posts instead of the entertainment feed of a typical social app. Microsoft bought it in 2016 for $26.2 billion, at the time the largest acquisition in Microsoft's history, and let it keep running as its own brand rather than folding it into a broader product line.
The platform has kept growing well past its original scale. Total registered members have passed 1.3 billion, more than 100 million profiles now carry a verified badge, and LinkedIn crossed $5 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time in 2026. In April that year, longtime COO Dan Shapero became CEO, with Ryan Roslansky, who had led LinkedIn since 2020, moving into a wider role overseeing both LinkedIn and Microsoft's Office group.
Recruiting has become the platform's biggest area of product investment. Hiring Assistant, LinkedIn's AI recruiting tool, reached general availability in English in late 2025, and by April 2026 the agentic hiring products built around it had scaled to an estimated $450 million in annualized revenue, a fast climb for a feature that barely existed a year earlier.
Signing up or signing in confirms a phone number by SMS as part of LinkedIn's identity checks. For a recruiter managing outreach on behalf of an employer, or a professional who would rather keep job-search activity off a device colleagues already see notifications on, that verification step doesn't have to run through the number already saved in everyone's contacts.
How to buy a virtual phone number for LinkedIn
5SIM's catalog runs service-first: pick LinkedIn, then a country genuinely holding numbers for it, and the operator list fills in below, price, available quantity, and SMS delivery rate for each one.
Buy the one that fits and it appears in your active order right away. Enter it on LinkedIn's verification screen, and the SMS arrives in that same order.
An order that doesn't get used isn't wasted money: cancelling it refunds your 5SIM balance immediately, and an expired one refunds just as automatically.
Top Up your Balance
Add funds to your balance via any of the payment methods offered by our website; to access them, click on the profile icon, then click "Top up balance".
Choose a Purchase Method
Manual Buy:
• Choose the country and operator yourself. This option gives you full control over the purchase.
Smart Buy:
• The fastest option. Simply choose a service, and we’ll automatically select the country and operator with the best SMS delivery rate.
Select a Service
In the left panel you can choose the service you need, may it be a website or an app, which you can receive an SMS for. If the service you need is not listed, try using the service "Other". You can also reorganize the list and choose country first.
Select a Country
It is recommended to choose the countries and operators with high SMS delivery rates—check out the sections "Statistics" and "Prices" to find the best options for the service you need.
Select an Operator and Click "Buy"
Apply the Phone Number that You Received
• Press the copy button near the phone number, then paste the number where required.
If necessary:
• Click "Cancel" if you do not wish to continue the process of receiving SMS.
• Click "Ban" if the number has already been used.
If you didn't receive an SMS, you will be refunded automaticallyrarely it may take up to 15 minutes
Receive an SMS
Once you purchase a virtual number, you can receive unlimited SMS messages for a certain website or app within 5-30 minutes. If a SMS is not delivered within five minutes, in some cases the order will be canceled automatically. Some service/country/operator combos can provide you with only one SMS message. Click here to learn more about SMS delivery.
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Pros of using temp numbers for LinkedIn
A temporary virtual number can be a practical option when you need an additional number for a supported LinkedIn registration or verification flow.
Convenience: An additional number can make supported LinkedIn registration more convenient when an SMS is requested.
Privacy: An additional number can help keep your usual contact details separate from a particular online service.
International access: An available number from another country can be useful when LinkedIn has regional registration requirements.
Flexibility: 5SIM provides a choice of available countries and operators, depending on current supply.
Simple online access: The number and incoming SMS can be managed directly through your 5SIM dashboard.
Compare LinkedIn Numbers by Country, Operator and SMS Delivery Rate
Once you pick LinkedIn and a country, the operators covering that pair line up on 5SIM with a price, a remaining quantity, and a delivery rate attached to each.
Think of the rate as a scoreboard rather than a promise: 74 out of the last 100 LinkedIn orders through a given country and operator ended with the SMS showing up. A cheaper operator sitting on a noticeably worse scoreboard isn't actually the cheaper choice once a retry gets factored in.
- Price from
- $0.010
- Countries available
- 141
- Operators
- 348
- Best SMS delivery rate
- 91%
Netherlands
Virtual2
52 pcsRomania
Virtual26
32 pcsAustralia
Virtual63
15 pcsUSA
Virtual51
19 613 pcsNetherlands
Virtual51
24 162 pcsNetherlands
Virtual53
58 pcsEngland
Virtual59
75 119 pcsEngland
Virtual60
75 119 pcsLive data from the 5SIM Statistics — prices, stock and SMS delivery rates change through the day.
FAQ
Yes. Virtual numbers can be used for legitimate personal and online tasks, including registering with supported services such as LinkedIn. They can also be a convenient way to use an additional phone number for a specific purpose.
SMS delivery time can vary depending on the service, country, and mobile operator. If the expected SMS does not arrive, the cost of the number is automatically returned to your 5SIM balance after the order is completed. You can then try another available number or operator.
No. Temporary numbers are intended for a specific task and cannot be reused after the order has been completed. If you need an additional number for another task, you will need to purchase a new number.
SMS delivery can vary depending on the country and mobile operator. You can check the available options and SMS delivery statistics on 5SIM to choose a suitable number for your needs. You can also use Smart Buy to make the selection easier. Simply choose LinkedIn, and Smart Buy will automatically select an available country and operator with the highest SMS delivery rating among the available options. You can also set a maximum price to stay within your budget.
No. Each temporary number is designed for one LinkedIn account verification.
5SIM offers virtual numbers from many countries. Available options depend on the country, service, and current operator availability.
Popular Countries for LinkedIn Verification
Below is a list of countries that tend to work well for LinkedIn verification through 5SIM. LinkedIn's membership spans well over a hundred countries, so the right pick usually comes down to which market the account is meant to represent.
A country's place on this list isn't permanent; it tracks whatever 5SIM currently has in stock for LinkedIn, and that shifts by the hour. The real comparison starts one level down, among the operators available inside whichever country you pick.
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Buy Virtual Number for LinkedIn
Setting up LinkedIn for recruiting or a job search? Pick a country 5SIM currently has stocked, and the operator you choose delivers the SMS straight into that order.