How to Change Email in LinkedIn (Step-by-Step 2026 Guide)

Your LinkedIn email is basically your account’s home address. It’s where password resets go, where notifications land, and what you use to log in. If that email is outdated, broken, or you’re switching companies — you need to update it fast.

The good news? Changing your email on LinkedIn takes less than 3 minutes. This guide walks you through every step, whether you’re on desktop or mobile.

📊 Quick stat: LinkedIn has over 1 billion members worldwide (LinkedIn, 2024). That’s a lot of people who’ve probably needed to update their email at some point — you’re not alone.

How to Change Email in LinkedIn

On Desktop (Recommended)

This is the easiest way to do it. Here’s the full step-by-step:

Step 1 — Go to your Settings

Click your profile picture in the top-right corner of LinkedIn. From the dropdown, select “Settings & Privacy.”

Step 2 — Open Sign-in & Security

In the left-hand menu, click “Sign in & security.” You’ll see an option for “Email addresses” — click on it.

Step 3 — Add your new email

Click “Add email address.” Type in your new email and hit “Send verification.” LinkedIn will send a verification email to that address.

Step 4 — Verify your new email

Open your inbox, find the email from LinkedIn, and click the verification link. Once verified, your new email will appear in your LinkedIn account.

Step 5 — Set it as your primary email

Back in your LinkedIn settings, find the new email you just verified. Click “Make primary” next to it. This is now your main email for login and notifications.

Step 6 — Remove your old email (optional)

If you want to clean things up, click “Remove” next to your old email address. LinkedIn will ask you to confirm — go ahead and confirm.

💡 Pro tip: LinkedIn lets you have multiple email addresses on one account. You don’t have to delete your old one right away — keep it as a backup until you’re fully settled in.

On Mobile (iPhone & Android)

Prefer doing it from your phone? Here’s how:

Step 1 — Open the LinkedIn app and tap your profile picture in the top-left corner.

Step 2 — Tap “View Profile,” then tap the Settings gear icon (top right).

Step 3 — Tap “Sign in & security” → “Email addresses.”

Step 4 — Tap “Add email address,” enter your new email, and hit “Send verification.”

Step 5 — Check your inbox, verify the email, then come back to LinkedIn and tap “Make primary.”

That’s it. Done in under 3 minutes on mobile.

Verification and Security — What to Expect

LinkedIn takes security seriously. Here’s what happens behind the scenes when you change your email:

• Verification email is required. You can’t set any email as primary without verifying it first. This protects your account from unauthorized changes.
• LinkedIn may ask you to re-enter your password. Especially if you haven’t logged in recently or are making changes from a new device.
• You’ll get a notification on your old email. LinkedIn sends a heads-up to your existing primary email whenever a new address is added. This is a security alert — if you didn’t do it, change your password immediately.
• Two-step verification still applies. If you have 2FA enabled, you’ll need to complete that step too.

📊 Security fact: According to a 2023 report by Verizon, 74% of all data breaches involve the human element — which includes stolen credentials. Keeping your LinkedIn email updated and verified is a small but important security step.

Common Issues (and How to Fix Them)

“I didn’t receive the verification email.” Check your spam/junk folder first. If it’s not there, go back to LinkedIn settings and click “Resend verification email.” Also make sure you typed the email address correctly.

“I can’t remove my old email.” You can only remove an email once you have at least one other verified email on the account. Make sure your new email is fully verified AND set as primary before trying to delete the old one.

“The ‘Make primary’ button isn’t showing.” The email needs to be verified before you can make it primary. Check your inbox for the verification link and complete that step first.

“I lost access to my old email.” If you can no longer access your old primary email, you’ll need to go through LinkedIn’s account recovery process. Go to the LinkedIn login page and click “Forgot password.” LinkedIn will offer recovery options based on your account data.

📊 Interesting stat: Around 30% of employees change jobs each year (LinkedIn Workforce Report). That means millions of people need to update their professional 

After You Change Your Email — Quick Checklist

Once your new email is set as primary, run through this quick list:

• ✅ Update LinkedIn notifications — Make sure email alerts are still going to the right place (Settings → Notifications).
• ✅ Check connected apps — If you use LinkedIn to log into other tools (like Salesforce, HubSpot, or other integrations), verify those connections still work.
• ✅ Update your CRM — If your company tracks your LinkedIn email anywhere, let your admin know it changed.
• ✅ Tell your network — If people have been reaching you at your old email, send a quick message so they’re not left hanging.

📊 Fun fact: LinkedIn sends over 7 billion notifications per week (LinkedIn, 2023). Making sure the right email gets those notifications matters more than most people think.

Conclusion

Changing your email in LinkedIn is genuinely one of the simpler things you’ll do on the platform. Add the new email, verify it, make it primary, and optionally remove the old one. That’s the whole flow.

The important things to remember: always verify before switching, keep an eye out for the security notification email, and don’t delete your old email until everything looks good on the new one.

If you ran into any issues, the troubleshooting section above should have you covered. And if you’re locked out entirely, LinkedIn’s account recovery is your best path forward.

Now that your account is in order — your LinkedIn is your most powerful outbound channel. If you want to actually turn that into booked meetings, book a strategy call with Salesso and we’ll show you exactly how.