# LinkedIn influencers in India: creators and how B2B brands brief them

> LinkedIn influencers in India are founders, educators and specialists whose posts a professional audience reads. The kinds of creator, how LinkedIn labels a paid post, and what a B2B brand checks before booking.

- Tag: Benchmarks
- Published: 15 Oct 2026
- Updated: 28 Oct 2026
- Reading time: 12 min
- By: Desk

![Four numbered steps from the buyer brief to the labelled post: LinkedIn influencers in India and B2B marketing, vexo.club](https://media.vexo.club/media/linkedin-influencers-india-d3098eec-1600x900.webp)

LinkedIn influencers in India are founders, educators, specialists and career coaches whose posts a professional audience reads, and a brand books one to be heard by the people who buy, hire or recommend at work. This guide comes from vexo.club, an influencer marketing agency run from one desk in Delhi NCR, and it sorts LinkedIn creators by kind, names a few from their own channel pages, and says how a paid post is labelled and what a B2B brand checks before it books.

The creators named here are public examples; none is a vexo.club creator unless marked as a roster creator.

It prints no follower counts, no earnings and no ranking, because a typed count goes stale and a ranking sorts reach, not who a buyer trusts; the one table of channels links each channel, and prints YouTube's own count, dated, whenever YouTube supplies it. LinkedIn does not show a profile to an outside reader, so the creators named here are named from their own YouTube About pages, which link their LinkedIn profiles. None is a vexo.club creator.

**In short: What to know before briefing a LinkedIn creator**

1. A LinkedIn creator is booked for access to a professional audience, so the brief names the buyer first and the post second.
2. Creators are sorted by kind, not rank: founders and executives, specialist educators, career coaches, analysts, and a company's own employees.
3. LinkedIn has a brand partnership tag for paid posts, and ASCI says the label must be upfront and prominent, not only in a bio.
4. No roster record lists a LinkedIn account, so the desk names no roster creator as a LinkedIn creator.

## Who are the top LinkedIn influencers in India?

A list of names does not answer it, because "top" depends on who the brand needs to reach: engineers, finance leaders, founders, hiring managers or students about to become any of them. Lists published online also differ, and they rank reach, which a brand cannot spend. A few creators show the range. Each is named from the creator's own YouTube About page, which links a LinkedIn profile or says the creator publishes on LinkedIn.

- **Ankur Warikoo.** The [About page](https://www.youtube.com/@warikoo/about) describes "a serial entrepreneur, a bestselling author and an online educator", lists LinkedIn among the platforms the creator publishes on, and says the creator was part of LinkedIn India's Top Voices for 2018, 2019 and 2020.
- **Akshay Saini.** The [About page](https://www.youtube.com/@akshaymarch7/about) describes a mentor and founder at Namaste Dev who teaches interview preparation and frontend development, and links a LinkedIn profile.
- **Abhishek Veeramalla.** The [About page](https://www.youtube.com/@AbhishekVeeramalla/about) describes an open-source contributor who teaches DevOps, links a LinkedIn profile, and gives an email for collaborations and paid promotions.
- **Priyansh Agarwal.** The [About page](https://www.youtube.com/@priyanshagarwal/about) describes a competitive programmer who teaches the subject, and links a LinkedIn profile and a company page.

**Figure: Who the brand needs to reach**

![Stack of who a brand needs to reach on LinkedIn: engineers, finance leaders, founders, hiring managers, students](https://media.vexo.club/media/linkedin-influencers-india-who-to-reach-bcd57c87.png)

The desk held back a few better-known names after its brand-safety check, which reads current news and open legal matters on the day of writing and again before any booking. A name missing from this list is the result of that check, not an opinion on the creator. The grid below sorts the field by who the creator is to the buyer.

**Figure: Kinds of LinkedIn creator, and what each gives a brand**

|  | What the audience reads them for | Check first |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Founders and executives | A view from the person who decides | Whether the person is free to say what the brief needs |
| Specialist educators | A skill explained by someone who does the work | Whether the claim matches the product |
| Career and personal-brand coaches | How to get hired and grow at work | Whether the advice is theirs, and whether it is paid |
| Analysts and commentators | A reading of the market or a policy | Whether the post could be read as advice |
| A company's own employees | An insider's view of the company | Whether the post says who the employee works for |

*A starting grid, not a ranking. The second column is the check most often skipped for that kind.*

## What is LinkedIn influencer marketing?

It is paying or otherwise rewarding a person with a professional audience to speak about a product, a service or an employer, and labelling that as advertising. The B2B version differs from the consumer one in who is being persuaded. A consumer post aims at one buyer with a short decision. A B2B post aims at a group of people, a buyer, a user and an approver, over a long decision, so the post builds familiarity, and the sale happens elsewhere. The brief says what the post is for, and the report measures that.

**Figure: Who a LinkedIn creator reaches, and how close they are to the buyer**

*Across: Narrow audience to Wide audience. Up: Further from the buyer to Close to the buyer.*

*Practitioners (Close to the buyer, Narrow audience)*

- A specialist who writes about their own craft
- An engineer or operator with a following of peers

*Educators and sector voices (Close to the buyer, Wide audience)*

- A known educator with a professional following
- A founder whose posts the whole sector reads

*Peripheral voices (Further from the buyer, Narrow audience)*

- A generalist whose audience is outside the buyer's field

*Broad personalities (Further from the buyer, Wide audience)*

- A general business commentator with a mixed audience

*Placement is the desk's judgement by kind of creator, not a measurement.*

The creators named above are in one table. They are named from their own pages, and none is a vexo.club creator.

**Figure: Creators named in this guide who link a LinkedIn profile**

| Channel | Category | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Ankur Warikoo](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRzYN32xtBf3Yxsx5BvJWJw) | Career and money |  |
| [Akshay Saini](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3N9i_KvKZYP4F84FPIzgPQ) | Tech education |  |
| [Abhishek Veeramalla](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnnQ3ybuyFdzvgv2Ky5jnAA) | DevOps education |  |
| [Priyansh Agarwal](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdSZKaL2R4y-ZX5W57sf2rQ) | Programming education |  |

*A YouTube count leaves out a creator's LinkedIn audience. Listed in the order named, not ranked.*

## How does LinkedIn label a paid post?

LinkedIn has a Brand Partnership tag that a creator switches on while writing a post. [Social Media Today reported](https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedin-rolls-out-brand-partnership-tags/691582/) in August 2023 that the tag sits at the top of the update, below the username, and that a creator compensated by a third party for a post has to use it. A second route is Thought Leader Ads, in which a brand sponsors a member's existing post. When LinkedIn opened Thought Leader Ads to posts by any member, in March 2024, [Social Media Today described](https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedin-will-now-enable-brands-to-sponsor-any-organic-post-in-the-app/710255/) a brand searching for a member by name or by post link, the member getting a notification to approve or deny the request, and a transparency tag above the post text. The platform's terms change, so the desk reads the current ones for each brief.

**Figure: Three ways a brand appears on LinkedIn**

|  | Creator post | Sponsored member post | Company page post |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Whose voice | The creator's, in their own words | The creator's, promoted by the brand | The brand's |
| Who approves | The brand approves facts, the creator the words | The creator approves the sponsorship of the post | The brand |
| How it is marked | The Brand Partnership tag, if the creator is paid | A transparency tag on the promoted post | The page's own name |
| Paid promotion of the post | Optional, as a separate step | Built in: the brand pays to promote it | Optional, as a separate step |
| Best for | A voice the audience already trusts | Amplifying a post that already worked | Announcements and product news |

*A starting grid. LinkedIn's own terms on the day of the brief decide the details.*

## What does ASCI say about a paid LinkedIn post?

ASCI's [influencer guidelines](https://www.ascionline.in/social/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ASCI-Influencer-Guidelines.pdf) apply to a payment, a free product, a perk or an agreement to post, on any digital platform. They say a disclosure must be upfront and prominent, that it is likely to be missed if it sits only in a bio, at the end of a post, or anywhere that needs a click on "more", and that a platform's own disclosure tool should be considered in addition to the creator's own. A LinkedIn feed folds long posts behind "see more", so the label belongs in the first lines, and the brand tag is there as well. Where a post gives advice on finance or health, the creator's qualifications are stated upfront, and for investments the guidelines say SEBI registration.

**Figure: Labelling a paid LinkedIn post**

| Do | Don’t | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Put the paid label in the opening lines, where the feed shows it | Leave it behind the "see more" fold or at the end of the post |  |
| Switch on LinkedIn's Brand Partnership tag as well | Rely on the tag alone, or on a bio line |  |
| Say who the creator works for, when the post is about an employer or a client | Let an employee post read as an independent view |  |
| State qualifications and registration upfront on finance or health advice | Let an unqualified creator advise on money or health for a brand |  |

*Written from ASCI's influencer guidelines and LinkedIn's Brand Partnership tag. The rules on the day of the post apply.*

## Which LinkedIn creators are on the vexo.club roster?

None is described as one. No roster record lists a LinkedIn account, so the desk names no roster creator as a LinkedIn creator. Several profiles carry career, business or money content that a professional audience reads; each is described only as its record describes it. [Ishan Sharma](https://vexo.club/roster/ishansharma7390), based in Bengaluru, is a business and technology creator covering AI, entrepreneurship, freelancing and career development. [Aman Dhattarwal](https://vexo.club/roster/amandhattarwal), in Delhi, is an educator known for career guidance and entrepreneurship. [Apna College](https://vexo.club/roster/officialapnacollege), in Delhi, is an education platform for programming, technology and placement preparation. [Sharan Hegde](https://vexo.club/roster/financewithsharan) and [Sanjana Aggarwal](https://vexo.club/roster/sanjanaa.aggarwal) are personal finance creators, based in Mumbai and Delhi respectively.

A finance profile is a regulated brief, and the guidelines above apply to it in full. The [Education creators](https://vexo.club/roster/niche/education) and [Tech & Gadgets creators](https://vexo.club/roster/niche/tech-and-gadgets) pages list more profiles by category, the whole list is on the [roster](https://vexo.club/roster), and the desk's [page for Bengaluru](https://vexo.club/influencer-marketing-company/bengaluru) describes a brief for a city many technology brands treat as home. Each profile is an independent creator the desk collaborates with brief by brief.

**Figure: What the roster does and does not say**

![Quote card: no roster record lists a LinkedIn account, so the desk names no roster creator as a LinkedIn influencer](https://media.vexo.club/media/linkedin-influencers-india-roster-and-linkedin-1f3a0690.png)

## How is a B2B creator campaign run?

It starts from the buyer, not the creator. The brief names who must be reached, the creator is chosen because that person reads them, and the report asks what the post changed in the conversations the brand is already having.

**Figure: How a B2B creator campaign runs on LinkedIn**

1. Buyer brief · Who must be reached, in what role, and what they should do next
2. Creator check · The creator's audience, past posts and current news, read on the day
3. Contract · Label wording, usage, who owns the post and a clause for a post removed later
4. Post · The label in the opening lines, with the Brand Partnership tag on
5. Review · The label seen, the claim true, the response read against the buyer brief

*The creator keeps their voice. The brand keeps the facts and the label.*

A person is not a channel, and a post lives or dies on whether the creator believes it. The honest strengths and weaknesses of a LinkedIn creator for a B2B brand follow from that.

**Figure: A LinkedIn creator for a business-to-business brand**

*Strengths*

- A professional audience that reads text and acts on it
- A named person whose view carries weight in a sector
- A post can be promoted to a wider audience with the creator's approval

*Weaknesses*

- Reach and results are hard to tie to a sale
- A paid post can read as an advert and lose the creator's credibility
- Impersonation and fake endorsements exist

**A good fit for a brand with a considered sale and a clear buyer. A poor fit for one that needs a quick transaction.**

## What should a B2B brand check before booking a LinkedIn creator?

Check the identity, the audience and the history, in that order. Identity comes first because impersonation is real: in May 2025 the Delhi High Court ordered the takedown of deepfake videos that falsely showed a creator endorsing stocks and promoting a WhatsApp group, as [Storyboard18 reported](https://www.storyboard18.com/brand-marketing/delhi-high-court-orders-takedown-of-deepfake-videos-targeting-ankur-warikoo-67368.htm). A brand contacts a creator through the address on their own channel, not through a message that found it.

**Figure: Before a LinkedIn creator is booked**

- The contact comes from the creator's own channel or profile, not an unsolicited message
- Current news and open legal matters, searched on the day
- Past posts on the topics the brand touches
- Who the audience is: roles, sectors and cities, from the creator's own analytics
- The ASCI label in the opening lines, and the Brand Partnership tag on
- Qualifications stated, where the post gives finance or health advice
- Usage rights in writing: where the post may be reused, and for how long

*Seven lines. The first is the one a brand most often skips.*

The audience method is in [how to check an influencer's audience before you pay](https://vexo.club/blog/checking-an-influencers-audience), the label rules are in [ASCI disclosure for brands](https://vexo.club/blog/asci-disclosure-rules-for-brands), and [usage rights](https://vexo.club/blog/usage-rights) is worth reading before the contract. To brief a LinkedIn creator, [send the desk a brief](https://vexo.club/contact).

**Figure: The order a B2B brand checks a creator in**

![Three numbered checks before booking a LinkedIn influencer in India: the identity, the audience, the history](https://media.vexo.club/media/linkedin-influencers-india-check-order-a4462ee6.png)

## Questions brands ask

**Who are the top LinkedIn influencers in India?** No source settles it, and lists differ by who compiles them and when. A brand is better served by the kind of creator, the audience and the check. The desk names a few from their own YouTube pages, and none has a recorded relationship with vexo.club.

**Does LinkedIn label paid posts?** Yes. It has a Brand Partnership tag that a creator switches on, and Thought Leader Ads carry a transparency tag when a brand sponsors a member's post. ASCI's guidelines also require the label to be upfront and prominent in the post itself.

**Is LinkedIn influencer marketing only for B2B?** No, but B2B is where it fits best, because the audience is reading for work. A consumer brand with a professional buyer, such as career tools or business software for small firms, can use it as well.

**Does the vexo.club roster have LinkedIn influencers?** Not described as such. No record lists a LinkedIn account. The roster has creators in Finance & Business and Education, and the desk says only what their records say.

**Can a brand sponsor a LinkedIn creator's existing post?** Through Thought Leader Ads, as reported when LinkedIn opened them to any member's post in March 2024: the brand finds the post, the member approves or denies the request, and a transparency tag marks it. The desk checks LinkedIn's current terms for each brief.

## Sources.

1. [youtube.com/@warikoo/about](https://www.youtube.com/@warikoo/about)
2. [youtube.com/@akshaymarch7/about](https://www.youtube.com/@akshaymarch7/about)
3. [youtube.com/@AbhishekVeeramalla/about](https://www.youtube.com/@AbhishekVeeramalla/about)
4. [youtube.com/@priyanshagarwal/about](https://www.youtube.com/@priyanshagarwal/about)
5. [Social Media Today](https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedin-rolls-out-brand-partnership-tags/691582/): socialmediatoday.com
6. [Social Media Today](https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/linkedin-will-now-enable-brands-to-sponsor-any-organic-post-in-the-app/710255/): socialmediatoday.com
7. [influencer guidelines](https://www.ascionline.in/social/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ASCI-Influencer-Guidelines.pdf): ascionline.in
8. [Storyboard18](https://www.storyboard18.com/brand-marketing/delhi-high-court-orders-takedown-of-deepfake-videos-targeting-ankur-warikoo-67368.htm): storyboard18.com

## Related.

- [Influencer marketing across India](https://vexo.club/influencer-marketing-company)
- [Automotive YouTubers in India: car and bike creators and how brands brief them](https://vexo.club/blog/automotive-youtubers-india)
- [Tech YouTubers in India: reviewers, explainers and how brands brief them](https://vexo.club/blog/tech-youtubers-india)
- [Influencer tiers by followers: how vexo.club sorts creators into Micro, Mid-tier, Mega and Celebrity](https://vexo.club/blog/influencer-tiers-by-followers)

## Cite this page.

LinkedIn influencers in India: creators and how B2B brands brief them. vexo.club, published 15 Oct 2026, updated 28 Oct 2026. https://vexo.club/blog/linkedin-influencers-india

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