# How Many Photos Can You Post on LinkedIn?

Source: https://www.flypost.io/learn/photos-per-linkedin-post
Author: Sam Cassman, Founder, Flypost
Last verified: 2026-10-12

How many photos can you post on LinkedIn? Up to 20 in a single multi-image post. That figure comes straight from LinkedIn's own help documentation, which also sets the file size, dimensions and aspect ratio each image has to meet. Read on for the full specs, the difference between a multi-image post and a PDF carousel, and what our data does and does not say about posting more.

You can add **up to 20 photos** to a single LinkedIn post. That is the whole answer, and it comes
from LinkedIn's own help documentation rather than a guess. The rest of this page is the detail
around it: the specs each photo has to meet, the thing you cannot do (a photo and a link together),
and the common mix-up between a multi-image post and a carousel.

## How many photos can you post on LinkedIn?

**Up to 20**, in what LinkedIn calls a multi-photo or multi-image post. LinkedIn's help page states
it directly: "You can upload a maximum of 20 photos in a multi-photo post." The limit is the same
across desktop, iOS and Android.

Readers swipe through the images in the feed, and the first one carries most of the weight, because
it is what shows before anyone decides to swipe.

## LinkedIn photo specs: size, dimensions and aspect ratio

The same LinkedIn help documentation sets the per-image requirements:

| Requirement             | Value                     |
| ----------------------- | ------------------------- |
| Maximum photos per post | 20                        |
| Maximum file size       | 5 MB per image            |
| Minimum dimensions      | 552 x 276 pixels          |
| Recommended width       | 1080 pixels               |
| Aspect ratio range      | 3:1 to 4:5 (width:height) |

The **4:5 portrait** end of that range (1080 x 1350) takes the most vertical space in the mobile
feed, so it is the ratio to design to. The full reasoning, and the sizes for every other placement,
is in the [LinkedIn image size guide](https://www.flypost.io/learn/linkedin-post-image-size).

## Can you edit or reorder photos after posting?

No. LinkedIn does not let you resize, edit or reorder the photos once the post is live. If the order
is wrong or an image is cropped badly, the only fix is to delete the post and start again, which
loses any engagement it had gathered. Check the order in the composer before you publish.

## Can you post a photo and a link together?

No, and this one catches people out. LinkedIn lets you share **either a URL link or an image in a
post, but not both at the same time**. Paste a link into a post that already has an image and the
link preview will not attach. The usual workaround is to keep the image on the post and put the link
in the first comment.

## Is a multi-image post the same as a carousel?

No, and the two get confused constantly because LinkedIn uses "carousel" loosely for both.

- A **multi-image post** is up to **20 separate photos** you swipe through, the format this page is
  about.
- A **carousel** is a single **document** (a PDF, PPTX or DOC) that LinkedIn renders as swipeable
  pages. It allows up to **300 pages** and a **100 MB** file, and it is a different upload button in
  the composer.

If you want the swipeable, slide-by-slide look most people mean by "carousel", you want the document
version, not 20 photos. Our
[free carousel generator](https://www.flypost.io/tools/linkedin-carousel-generator) exports a LinkedIn-ready PDF at the
right size, so it lands as a proper document carousel.

## How many photos should you actually post?

Here honesty matters more than a confident number. Competitor pages will tell you the "sweet spot"
is five to ten photos. We have no data that supports that, and neither, as far as we can tell, do
they.

What our study of 116,000+ posts does show is that **attaching an image at all is the single most
reliable lift on LinkedIn**: images earned about **35% more reactions** than the same creator's
text-only posts, and that held for 73% of creators. You can read the method behind that in the
[LinkedIn algorithm study](https://www.flypost.io/learn/linkedin-algorithm-study-data).

What it does **not** show is an optimal _number_ of photos in a multi-image post. We tested slide
count for document carousels, not for multi-image photo posts, so we will not pretend to a figure we
did not measure. The safe reading: an image helps a lot, more than one is fine up to the limit of 20,
and there is no evidence that hitting some specific count changes the outcome. Lead with your
strongest image and stop when you run out of strong ones.

## Frequently asked questions

### How many photos can you post on LinkedIn?

Up to 20 in a single multi-image post, according to LinkedIn's own help documentation. The limit is the same on desktop, iOS and Android.

### What are the photo requirements for a LinkedIn post?

Each image must be under 5 MB, at least 552 x 276 pixels (LinkedIn recommends 1080 pixels wide), with an aspect ratio between 3:1 and 4:5.

### Can you post a photo and a link in the same LinkedIn post?

No. LinkedIn lets you share either a URL link or an image in a post, but not both at once. Put the link in the first comment if you need an image on the post itself.

### Is a multi-image post the same as a LinkedIn carousel?

No. A multi-image post is up to 20 separate photos you swipe through. A carousel is a single document (a PDF, PPTX or DOC) rendered as pages, and it allows up to 300 pages and 100 MB.

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