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Airbnb

Airbnb, Inc. ( , an abbreviation of its original name, "Airbed and Breakfast") is an American company operating an online marketplace for short-and-long-term homestays, experiences and services 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.

Key facts

Company.name: Airbnb, Inc.
Company.logo: Airbnb Logo Bélo.svg
Company.logo_size: 250px
Company.logo_alt: Airbnb logo
Company.image: 888 Brannan, San Francisco, 2016.jpg
Company.image_size: 250px
Company.image_caption: Headquarters at 888 Brannan Street
Company.type: Public
Company.industry: Lodging
Company.founded: in San Francisco, California, U.S.
Company.area_served: Worldwide
Company.revenue: (2025)
Company.operating_income: (2025)
Company.net_income: (2025)
Company.assets: US$22.2 billion (2025)
Company.equity: US$8.20 billion (2025)
Company.num_employees: 8,200 (2025)

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History
Acquisitions
Corporate office history
Share sales, corporate borrowing and valuation history
Regulations
Corporate affairs
Finances
Sales by market
Board of Directors
Other notable attributes
Legal issues
Lawsuits after incidents at properties
Complicit with price gouging
Failure to provide required information to governments
Legality of service fees in the Netherlands
Weak policy against hate groups
Proposed removal of listings in Israeli settlements
Philanthropy
See also
References
Further reading
External links

==History== In October 2007, in San Francisco, to help fund their rent payments, roommates and former schoolmates Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia came up with an idea of putting an air mattress in their living room and turning it into a bed and breakfast during a conference held by Industrial Designers Society of America, when travelers had a hard time finding lodging in the city. After the idea was very successful, the pair realized that they had a possible business idea. In February 2008, Nathan Blecharczyk, Chesky's former roommate, joined as the chief technology officer and the third co-founder of the new venture, which they named "AirBed & Breakfast". They put together a website that offered short-term living quarters and breakfast for those who were unable to book a hotel in the saturated market. The site Airbedandbreakfast.com was launched on August 11, 2008.