No. LinkedIn does not notify anyone when you unfollow them.
You can unfollow anyone on LinkedIn without them knowing. They won't receive a notification. They won't see it in their activity feed. There's no alert, no email, nothing.
You stay connected. You can still message each other. You can still see each other's profiles. The only difference: their posts stop showing up in your feed.
That's it.
How to unfollow someone on LinkedIn
There are two ways:
From their profile: Visit the person's profile. Click the "More" button (the three dots). Select "Unfollow." Done.
From your feed: When you see one of their posts, click the three dots in the top right corner of the post. Select "Unfollow [Name]." Their future posts will stop appearing.
Both methods are instant. There's no confirmation step, no waiting period. The change takes effect immediately.
Unfollow vs. disconnect: what's the difference?
Unfollowing means you stop seeing their posts in your feed. You're still connected. They can still see your posts, message you, and view your profile. They have no way to know you unfollowed them.
Disconnecting (removing a connection) is different. The person is removed from your network entirely. They may notice eventually if they check their connections list or try to message you. LinkedIn doesn't send a notification for this either, but it's more visible.
For cleaning up your feed, unfollowing is always the right choice. You keep the connection (which might be useful later) while removing the noise from your feed.
Why you should unfollow more people
Most LinkedIn users never unfollow anyone. They accept every connection request and then wonder why their feed is full of irrelevant content.
Here's the reality: you probably have hundreds of connections whose posts add nothing to your professional life. Former colleagues who post motivational quotes. Recruiters sharing generic career tips. People you met at a conference three years ago.
Unfollowing them isn't rude. They'll never know. And your feed will improve immediately.
A good rule of thumb: if someone's posts haven't been useful to you in the last 30 days, unfollow them. You can always re-follow later if their content improves.
What about the other direction?
If you're wondering whether you can tell if someone unfollowed you: no, you can't. LinkedIn doesn't provide a list of who follows you or a notification when someone unfollows. There are no third-party tools that reliably track this either.
So don't worry about unfollowing others, and don't worry about who might be unfollowing you. Focus on making your feed useful.
A faster way to control what you see
Unfollowing works, but it only removes specific people from your default feed. LinkedIn's algorithm will still fill the gaps with suggested posts, viral content, and ads.
If you want complete control over what shows up in your feed, MyFeedIn lets you build custom feeds of only the people you want to see. No algorithm filling in the gaps. No suggested posts. Just the people you chose.
It's the difference between removing what you don't want (unfollowing) and choosing exactly what you do want (custom feeds).
Quick summary
Does LinkedIn notify someone when you unfollow them? No. Can they find out? No. Should you unfollow more people? Probably yes. Your feed will thank you.