Airbnb: American online platform for rental accommodations
Airbnb is an online service for lodging.
The name means Air Bed and Breakfast. It is available in 190 countries.
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| NASDAQ: ABNB | |
| Industry | Lodging |
| Founded | August 2008 in San Francisco, California |
| Founder | Brian Chesky Joe Gebbia Nathan Blecharczyk |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Services | Lodging Hospitality |
| Revenue |  $3.378 billion (2020) |
| -$4.584 billion (2020) | |
| Total assets |  $10.491 billion (2020) |
| Total equity | $2.901 billion (2020) |
Number of employees | 5,597 (2020) |
| Website | airbnb |
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It is based in San Francisco, California.
Overview
Airbnb clients have the opportunity to give for rent their housing partially or fully to different travelers. The site provides a platform for establishing contact between the owner and the guest. Airbnb is also responsible for money payments. Airbnb offers housing in 65,000 cities in 191 countries of the world. From the moment of founding in August 2008 and until April 2017, more than 150 million people have found housing through the Airbnb website.
Short-term rentals are regulated in many places. Hosts may have to have business licenses. They may have to pay hotel taxes. There may be other rules. In Italy they should collect 21% of landlords’ rental income as tax. In New York people cannot rent their homes for less than 30 days unless they are present on the property.
History
Airbnb was founded in 2008 by Brian Chesky, Nathan Blecharczyk and Joe Gebbia. The offices were in San Francisco, then in Hamburg and Berlin.
The company had 21 funding rounds and got $6B in total.
In 2011, the service won an app award on the South by Southwest conference.
In October 2011, the first international office in London was opened.
In 2012, the company made new locations in Paris, Milan, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Moscow, Sydney, Singapore and São Paulo.
In 2015, the office in Cuba was launched.
In 2018, Airbnb Plus and Beyond by Airbnb services were announced to appear.
In 2020, Airbnb became a public company.
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