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I recently sat down and was able to dig up some pretty interesting Airbnb statistics and facts. As always, I will be updating this post regularly, so be sure to check back again for new and updated stats.
These days, just about every new startup is out to disrupt some traditional industry with a digital solution. This trend has led to some ingenious amazing success stories like Uber (personal transportation) and Zillow (real estate). Interestingly, one of the most successful disrupters from the past few years is from an industry you may not have expected.
Airbnb took an industry that generally isn't top of mind among the general public and created a digital solution that not only catapulted home-renting into the mainstream, but racked up a nice $billion+ valuation for the company along the way. The service began, innocently enough, as a way for a couple of roommates to make ends meet by renting out an air mattress in their living room and just look where it is now!
So, just how popular is Airbnb? Let's take a look at the numbers...
Airbnb Facts
- Airbnb Website: www.airbnb.com
- Airbnb Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
- Airbnb Launch Date: August 2008
- Airbnb Founders: Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, Nathan Blecharczyk
- Number of Airbnb Employees: 3,100 employees
- Airbnb App Download Links: iPhone | Android
What is Airbnb?
Founded in 2008, Airbnb is a global travel community that offers magical end-to-end trips, including where you stay, what you do and the people you meet. Airbnb uniquely leverages technology to economically empower millions of people around the world to unlock and monetize their spaces, passions and talents to become hospitality entrepreneurs. (source)
Airbnb History
- 2008 - Airbnb launches
- 2009 - Airbedandbreakfast.com becomes Airbnb.com
- 2015 - Airbnb partners with Deutsche Telekom for mobile phone app pre-installation
- 2016 - Airbnb launches experiences feature
- 2017 - Airbnb acquires Tilt
- 2018 - Airbnb Plus is announced
Airbnb Statistics
How many people use Airbnb?
Last updated 9/12/18
Number of Airbnb hosts:
Last updated 3/23/19
Number of Airbnb listings:
Last updated 11/6/19
Airbnb's total valuation:
Last updated 4/29/19
Total funding Airbnb has raised to date:
Last updated 6/12/17
Airbnb's economic impact in 2018 (total):
Airbnb's economic impact in 2018 (by country):
- US: $33.8 billion
- France: $10.8 billion
- Spain: $6.9 billion
- Italy: $6.4 billion
- UK: $5.6 billion
- Australia: $4.4 billion
- Canada $4.3 billion
- Japan: $3.5 billion
- Mexico: $2.7 billion
- Portugal: $2.3 billion
- Germany: $2.3 billion
- China: $2.3 billion
- Brazil $2.1 billion
- Greece: $1.4 billion
- Netherlands: $1.3 billion
- Korea: $1.2 billion
- Thailand: $1.1 billion
- New Zealand: $912 million
- Croatia: $910 million
- Ireland: $832 million
- Malaysia: $734 million
- South Africa: $685 million
- Argentina: $664 million
- Denmark: $654 million
- Switzerland: $651 million
- Austria: $625 million
- Indonesia: $593 million
- Philippines: $586 million
- Colombia: $560 million
- Czech Republic: $555 million
Amount that Airbnb hosts have earned to date:
Last updated 3/27/19
Number of cities that Airbnb is active in:
Last updated 3/27/19
Number of countries that Airbnb is active in:
Last updated 3/27/19
Total number of Airbnb guest arrivals all time:
Last updated 3/27/19
Average number of daily Airbnb bookings:
Last updated 5/5/19
Number of companies that use Airbnb for Work:
Last updated 8/6/18
Number of Airbnb listings in the U.S.:
Last updated 8/10/17
Top city for active Airbnb listings:
Last updated 8/6/18
Number of nights booked on Airbnb in Q1 2019:
Last updated 8/16/19
Airbnb's growth rate in 2018:
Reported revenue for Airbnb in 2016:
Number of Airbnb guest arrivals in 2016:
Number of cities Airbnb offers experiences in:
Last updated 3/27/19
Number of experiences listed on Airbnb:
Last updated 3/27/19
Percentage of Airbnb traffic that comes through mobile devices:
Last updated 8/13/18
Average number of new Airbnb hosts per month:
Last updated 3/23/19
Airbnb's most-visited listing:
Last updated 3/27/19
Average number of nightly Airbnb stays:
Last updated 3/23/19
Number of Airbnb listing nights booked in the US in 2018:
Total number of Airbnb guest arrivals from China:
Last updated 3/21/17
Estimated number of Airbnb listings in China:
Last updated 8/16/17
Number of Airbnb employees in China:
Last updated 3/21/17
Percentage of Airbnb users in China that are under the age of 35:
Last updated 10/23/17
Number of Airbnb listings in the US:
Last updated 3/25/18
Number of Airbnb listings in France:
Last updated 3/25/18
Number of Airbnb listings in Italy:
Last updated 3/25/18
Number of Airbnb listings in Spain:
Last updated 3/25/18
Number of Airbnb listings in the UK:
Last updated 3/25/18
Number of active Airbnb listings in Paris:
Last updated 8/6/18
Number of Airbnb listings in Los Angeles:
Last updated 8/6/18
Number of active Airbnb listings in London:
Last updated 5/5/19
Number of active Airbnb listings in New York:
Last updated 8/6/18
Number of active Airbnb listings in Rio De Janeiro:
Last updated 8/6/18
Number of active Airbnb listings in Barcelona:
Last updated 8/6/18
Number of active Airbnb listings in Rome:
Last updated 8/6/18
Number of active Airbnb listings in Moscow:
Last updated 8/6/18
Number of active Airbnb listings in Madrid:
Last updated 8/6/18
Number of active Airbnb listings in Berlin:
Last updated 8/6/18
Number of active Airbnb listings in Sydney:
Last updated 8/6/18
Reported amount Airbnb purchased HotelTonight for:
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Number of governments that Airbnb has signed tax agreements with:
Last updated 4/12/17
Amount Airbnb has collected in taxes globally:
Last updated 5/1/17
Percentage of all Airbnb listings that are in India:
Last updated 3/20/17
Number of Airbnb listings that are instantly bookable:
Last updated 8/10/17
Projected number of Airbnb users in Europe by 2020:
Last updated 6/15/17
Average amount of time Airbnb users spend in the app:
Last updated 5/30/17
How many employees does Airbnb have?
Last updated May 2017
Reported projected Airbnb revenue for 2017:
Most popular international city on Airbnb:
Last updated 1/21/16
Most popular U.S. city on Airbnb:
Last updated 1/21/16
Percentage of Airbnb guests that are female:
Last updated 9/7/15
Percentage of Airbnb guests that are male:
Last updated 9/7/15
Number of Airbnb customers that booked a stay in Summer 2015:
Average amount an Airbnb host earns annually from temporarily renting out their space:
Last updated 9/7/15
Number of Airbnb guests that stayed in the Bay Area for Super Bowl 50:
Airbnb is the world's 3rd most valuable privately held startup.
Last updated 12/7/15
Airbnb estimated revenue for 2015:
Last updated 12/7/15
Average Airbnb stay in Ireland:
Last updated 12/1/15
Number of cities, towns and villages in Ireland that have an Airbnb property:
Last updated 12/1/15
Percentage of Airbnb hosts in New York that use the money they earn to stay in their home:
Last updated 12/1/15
Median homesharing income for an Airbnb host in New York city:
Last updated 7/7/16
Number of Americans that stayed at an Airbnb listing for Thanksgiving 2015:
Average amount Airbnb hosts in Europe made in 2016:
Average number of nights Airbnb hosts in Europe rented/shared their space in 2016:
Number of Airbnb listings in the UK:
Last updated 2/21/16
Number of Airbnb listings in Cuba:
Last updated 4/2/15
Percentage of San Francisco's total lodging units that are Airbnb listings:
Last updated 2/7/16
Number of people that have used the Airbnb wishlist feature:
Last updated 6/8/16
Percentage of Airbnb listings that are in China:
Last updated 7/10/16
Number of active Airbnb listings in Amsterdam:
Last updated 7/7/16
Number of active Airbnb listings in Copenhagen:
Last updated 7/7/16
Percentage of Los Angeles' total lodging units that are Airbnb listings:
Last updated 2/7/16
Percentage of New York's total lodging units that are Airbnb listings:
Last updated 2/7/16
Estimated number of New York City Airbnb listings that are illegal:
Last updated 6/27/16
Estimated number of New York City Airbnb listings that are from commercial hosts:
Last updated 6/27/16
Estimated amount of 2016 tax revenue that isnt charged in the US because states dont have Airbnb taxing agreements:
Number of US states that have set up Airbnb taxing agreements:
Number of Airbnb hosts in Madrid, Spain in 2014:
Number of Airbnb users that have stayed in Madrid, Spain as a guest (all time):
Last updated 6/12/15
Number of Airbnb users, globally, that are over the age of 60:
Last updated 7/30/15
Percentage of Airbnb hosts that are over the age of 60:
Last updated 7/30/15
Percentage of Airbnb revenue in New York City that come from operators with 2 or more listings:
Last updated 1/20/16
Percentage of the total lodging units in the 10 largest US markets that are Airbnb listings:
Last updated 2/7/16
Percentage of the total lodging units in the entire US market that are Airbnb listings:
Last updated 2/7/16
Average number of Airbnb guests in London:
Last updated November 2015
Average Airbnb stay length in London:
Last updated November 2015
Average Airbnb host age in London:
Last updated November 2015
Number of tourists that used Airbnb in 2015 to stay in the UK:
Number of Airbnb employees in Europe:
Last updated 2/21/16
Percentage of travelers in Germany that book with Airbnb:
Last updated 9/2/16
Percentage of travelers in Spain that book with Airbnb:
Last updated 9/2/16
Percentage of travelers in France that book with Airbnb:
Last updated 9/2/16
Percentage of travelers in Italy that book with Airbnb:
Last updated 9/2/16
Percentage of travelers in the US that book with Airbnb:
Last updated 9/2/16
Percentage of travelers in the UK that book with Airbnb:
Last updated 9/2/16
Percentage of travelers in Ireland that book with Airbnb:
Last updated 9/2/16
Amount Airbnb hosts in California earned in 2016:
Number of visitors that booked stays in California on Airbnb in 2016:
Amount Airbnb hosts in Los Angeles earned in 2016:
Amount Airbnb hosts in San Francisco earned in 2016:
Amount Airbnb hosts in San Diego earned in 2016:
Number of visitors to Spain using Airbnb in 2016:
Number of visitors to Madrid, Spain using Airbnb in 2016:
Number of visitors to Barcelona, Spain using Airbnb in 2016:
Reported projected revenue for Airbnb in 2020:
Last updated 2/15/17
Number of Airbnb guest arrivals in 2015:
Number of Airbnb listings in Australia:
Last updated 12/13/16
Number of Airbnb users in Australia:
Last updated 12/13/16
Percentage of adult Australians that have an Airbnb account:
Last updated 12/13/16
Percentage of Airbnb guests in 2016 that were Millennials:
Number of Airbnb listings available on Instant Book:
Last updated 12/23/16
Fastest-growing category of Airbnb hosts:
Last updated 12/23/16
Number of Airbnb guests in Africa in 2016:
Number of Airbnb listings in Africa:
Last updated 3/17/17
Number of foreign travelers that used Airbnb listings in Taiwan in 2017: