About Us

Airbnb is one of the world’s largest marketplaces for unique, authentic places to stay and things to do, offering over 7 million accommodations and 50,000 handcrafted activities, all powered by local hosts. An economic empowerment engine, Airbnb has helped millions of hospitality entrepreneurs monetize their spaces and their passions while keeping the financial benefits of tourism in their own communities. With more than three quarters of a billion guest arrivals to date, and accessible in 62 languages across 220+ countries and regions, Airbnb promotes people-to-people connection, community and trust around the world.

Fast Facts

7M+ Airbnb listings worldwide 100K+ cities with Airbnb listings 220+ countries and regions with Airbnb listings

In 2008, Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, and Nate Blecharczyk founded Airbnb. The first listing was in Brian and Joe’s apartment on Rausch Street in San Francisco. There are over 30,000 tiny houses, 5,000 castles, and over 3,000 tree houses listed on Airbnb.

750M+ Airbnb guest arrivals all-time 2M+ average number of people staying on Airbnb per night 1K+ cities with Airbnb Experiences 50K+ Experiences worldwide