Online platform for short-term housing rentals
Airbnb, Inc. |
Headquarters at 888 Brannan Street |
Company type | Public |
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Industry | Lodging |
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Founded | August 2008; 16 years ago (2008-08) in San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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Founders | |
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Headquarters | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
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Area served | Worldwide |
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Key people | - Brian Chesky (CEO)
- Nathan Blecharczyk (CSO)
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Services | |
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Revenue | US$5.99 billion (2023) |
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| US$429 million (2023) |
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| US$−352 million (2023) |
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Total assets | US$20.6 billion (2023) |
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Total equity | US$8.17 billion (2023) |
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Owner | - Brian Chesky (10%)
- Nathan Blecharczyk (10%)
- Joe Gebbia (7%)
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Number of employees | 6,907 (2023) |
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Subsidiaries |
- Luxury Retreats International Inc.
- Tilt.com
- Accomable
- Aibiying
- Trooly, Inc.
- Deco Software Inc.
- Trip4real Experiences, S.L.
- Larson8, Inc.
- MarketLog, Randorphire Inc.
- HotelTonight
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Website | airbnb.com |
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Footnotes / references [1][2][3][4] |
Airbnb, Inc. ( AIR-BEE-en-BEE, an abbreviation of its original name, "Airbed and Breakfast"[5]) is an American company operating an online marketplace for short-and-long-term homestays and experiences in various countries and regions. It acts as a broker and charges a commission from each booking. Airbnb was founded in 2008 by Brian Chesky, Nathan Blecharczyk, and Joe Gebbia. It is the best-known company for short-term housing rentals.[6][7]
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- ^ "Nathan Blecharczyk". Forbes. Archived from the original on April 13, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
- ^ "Airbnb, Inc. 2023 Form 10-K Annual Report". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "Airbnb, Inc. 2023 Form 14-A Proxy Statement". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. April 19, 2024.
- ^ "Why Is It Called Airbnb? The Origin Story and Its Impact Today".
- ^ Cadwalladr, Carole (September 16, 2013). "Airbnb: the travel revolution in our spare rooms". The Observer. Archived from the original on February 23, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023 – via The Guardian.
- ^ Thompson, Ben (July 1, 2015). "Airbnb and the Internet Revolution". Stratechery. Archived from the original on March 6, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.