Statistics on Airbnb Revenue and Usage

In 2007 financial crunches, Brian Chesky devised clever ways to pay his $1200 San Francisco apartment rent. He offered "Air bed and breakfast" comprising three airbeds breakfast, WiFi, and a desk for working for attendees of the Industrial Design Conference, who required space to stay on the weekend.

Following an initial period of uncertainty, during which the company's founders sold Barack Obama and John McCain cereals to help sustain the company (seriously), the company was awarded $20,000 of seed capital via Y Combinator and Sequoia Capital. The following year, it launched an A round that produced $7.2 million in funding for the start-up.

The pace of change was swift from there. In May 2011, Airbnb purchased Accoleo, the German website version, and was launched in Europe. The expansion of the business internationally increased rapidly to South America, Asia, and Australia towards the end of 2012.

In expansion, Airbnb has faced persistent resistance from cities because of the perceived rise in rent costs for residents. As a result, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Paris, Venice, and San Francisco, among others, have implemented regulations directed explicitly at the short-term rental market that Airbnb is known for.

In 2016 Airbnb increased its offerings to include experiences in which hosts could provide tickets or tours on the app. In addition, Airbnb had planned the introduction of an airline soon, but due to the spread of the coronavirus, these plans were halted for a long time.

Over the last three years, Airbnb has been consolidating its position in the market. First, it bought Luxury Retreats in 2017 for $200 million. Then it made the acquisition of $400 million from HotelTonight in the year 2019. Despite these acquisitions, it's still considered an incredibly "light" asset company in the context of its primary competitors, Expedia and Bookings.com.

Airbnb is among the platforms that have been the most affected by COVID-19. When the disease peaked, new reservations were reduced by 85 percent, but apps have increased usage since countries have eased travel restrictions.

Many Airbnb hosts living in cities have switched to long-term rentals when the market for short-term rentals fell in March to ensure an even (if smaller) income. To ensure that hosts remain on Airbnb, Airbnb recently launched monthly stay options, similar to traditional rental services but without the typical annual rental agreement.

Airbnb was planning to IPO in the first quarter of 2020; however, due to the spread of the virus, it delayed the public launch until December 2020.

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Airbnb important figures

• Airbnb generated $5.9 billion in revenues in 2021, which is a 73% increase year-over-year.
• Airbnb boasts 150 million customers, but this number has yet to be updated since 2018.
• By 2021, 300 million reservations were made through Airbnb, an increase of 55% over 2020.
• There are 7 million ads on Airbnb operated by 4 million host

The Airbnb Overview

Revenues from Airbnb

Airbnb has seen its revenue grow 70% in the year 2021 after a decline of 31% in its revenue in 2020 due to the pandemic of coronavirus shutting down travel.

Revenues from Airbnb's quarterly reports for 2019 through 2022 ($mm)

Revenues from Airbnb for 2014 through 2021 ($bn)

Information Sources: Bloomberg, CB Insights, and Company data

Airbnb profits

Airbnb announced the company lost 352 million in 2021. This is an enormous decrease from the $4.5 billion that it was able to lose in the year 2020.

The annual net loss/income of Airbnb was $1 million in 2017-2021 ($mm)

Sources Data from companies, TechCrunch

Users of Airbnb

Airbnb claimed to have around 150 million active customers as of 2018 but has kept this number the same since then. As a result, we estimate that it has approximately 200 million active users.

Airbnb annual users from 2012 through 2018 (mm)

Notice: Airbnb last updated its active users in 2018. Sources: RJMetrics, The Guardian

Airbnb vs. its competitor's market share

Airbnb FAQ

What number of people spent time on Airbnb homes? Airbnb houses?

More than half a billion people have stayed at Airbnb homes and earned hosts $65 billion.

What are the countries that Airbnb operates in?

Airbnb is present in more than 200 countries and 81,000 cities.

Which are the most popular cities to host Airbnb?

Tokyo, Paris, Osaka, New York City, and London are among the most popular cities.

What are the experiences accessible on Airbnb?

More than 50,000 experiences are available to users, such as DNA necklace making and learning how to eat fire and neural enhancement experience.

Which generation of people uses Airbnb most often?

60% of Airbnb's customers are millennials

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