# Airbnb

> Airbnb is a global travel marketplace that lets hosts rent out homes, rooms, and experiences to guests in more than 220 countries and regions. Born in 2008 from three air mattresses on a San Francisco apartment floor, it turned spare space into a category-defining business, went public in 2020 at roughly a $100 billion valuation, and in 2025 expanded beyond stays into Services and a redesigned Experiences product - positioning itself as an everything app for travel.

- **Founded:** 2008
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Brian Chesky (Co-founder & CEO), Joe Gebbia (Co-founder), Nathan Blecharczyk (Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer)
- **Team size:** ~7,300 employees
- **Products:** Homes / Stays, Experiences, Services, Airbnb app, Host tools
- **Notable:** Grew from three air mattresses (2008) to a global platform in 220+ countries and regions, Surpassed 2 billion cumulative guest arrivals, Went public on NASDAQ in December 2020, debuting at roughly a $100 billion valuation

## Products & services

- **Homes / Stays** — The core marketplace where hosts list everything from spare rooms and apartments to castles, treehouses, and luxury villas for short-term stays.
- **Experiences** — Host-led activities - tours, classes, performances, and adventures - relaunched and expanded in 2025 across 650+ cities and 19 categories.
- **Services** — On-demand offerings introduced in 2025 such as private chefs, catering, personal training, and spa treatments, available in 260+ cities.
- **Airbnb app** — The redesigned 2025 app unifying homes, experiences, and services with AI-assisted discovery, direct messaging, and social features.
- **Host tools** — Dashboards, dynamic pricing, AirCover host protection, and onboarding resources that help millions of hosts run their listings.

## Achievements

- Grew from three air mattresses (2008) to a global platform in 220+ countries and regions
- Surpassed 2 billion cumulative guest arrivals
- Went public on NASDAQ in December 2020, debuting at roughly a $100 billion valuation
- Reported $12.2B revenue and $2.5B net income for full-year 2025
- Booked 533 million nights and seats with $91.3B in Gross Booking Value in 2025
- Reinvented the category with the 2025 launch of Services and redesigned Experiences

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Launched a redesigned app, a new Services business (private chefs, training, spa), and an overhauled Experiences product as part of the 2025 Summer Release.
- **2025-10** — Added direct messaging and social features, pushing the app toward a community platform.
- **2026-02** — Reported full-year 2025 results: $12.2B revenue, $2.5B net income, $91.3B gross bookings.

## Links

- Website: https://airbnb.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/airbnb
- Twitter/X: http://twitter.com/airbnb
- GitHub: https://github.com/airbnb
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/airbnb
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/airbnb
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/airbnb
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@airbnb

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Last updated: 2026-06-02