Linkedin, for example, shows the number of applicants to a job posting. Which may or may not be true, and of course, you cannot know how many of those applicant

Linkedin, for example, shows the number of applicants to a job posting. Which may or may not be true, and of course, you cannot know how many of those applicants could even be remotely considered realistic. But if you see a position with 150 applicants already, I think it is a good indication that you are not alone...