Social · Germany (DE)
German professional network with 22M users in DACH — privacy-first LinkedIn alternative.
The switch
LinkedIn→XING
About
Europe's leading professional networking platform, headquartered in Hamburg. Focus on DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) with 22.5M members. No behavioural ad targeting, data stays in Germany.
Why we recommend it
- 22.5M members — dominant in DACH region
- Publicly traded on German stock exchange
- No behavioural ad targeting
- Data hosted exclusively in Germany
- Job board + employer branding integrated
EU vs USA
XING vs LinkedIn
Side-by-side on jurisdiction, data residency, and the rules that decide who can actually read your data.
Criteria
🇪🇺 XING
🇺🇸 LinkedIn
Headquarters
Hamburg, Germany
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Jurisdiction
Germany (GDPR + BDSG)
USA (CLOUD Act, FISA 702)
Data location
Germany
Global, US-controlled (Azure)
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
Yes
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
No
No
Ownership
New Work SE (XETRA:NWRK, publicly traded)
Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT)
Founded
2003
2003
Compare head-to-head
XING vs the US incumbents
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