Airbnb
San Francisco-based online marketplace connecting hosts with guests for stays and experiences; listed on Nasdaq as ABNB since December 2020.
Industry: Online marketplace for stays and experiences | Location: San Francisco, United States | Founded: 2008
About Airbnb
Airbnb, Inc. operates an online marketplace where hosts offer stays and experiences to guests. It is headquartered at 888 Brannan Street in San Francisco, California, and its Class A shares trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol ABNB. As of May 2026 the company said it had more than 9 million active listings, more than 5.5 million hosts and listings in more than 220 countries and regions.
Airbnb says its community began in 2007, when two hosts welcomed three guests into their San Francisco home, and that the service launched as Airbed and Breakfast in October 2007. Its annual report states that the company was incorporated in Delaware on 27 June 2008 as AirBed and Breakfast, Inc. and renamed Airbnb, Inc. on 15 November 2010. Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk are the co-founders. Chesky is chief executive and chairman, Blecharczyk is chief strategy officer and a director, Gebbia remains a director, and Ellie Mertz, who joined in 2013, is chief financial officer. Kenneth Chenault is lead director.
The company's products have grown from the original booking service. It lists Instant Book and its app in November 2010, Experiences in November 2016, Airbnb Rooms in May 2023, Icons in May 2024, a Co-Host Network in October 2024, and Airbnb Services with a redesigned app in May 2025. Its 2026 summer release added car rentals, grocery delivery, airport pickups and boutique hotels.
Airbnb opened its German office in June 2011, its first step abroad. It agreed to acquire HotelTonight in March 2019, signed a nine-year partnership with the International Olympic Committee in November 2019, and acquired Gameplanner.AI in November 2023.
Airbnb priced its initial public offering on 9 December 2020 at 68 dollars a share. It sold 50 million shares, while selling stockholders sold 1,323,531 more, and the company said gross proceeds to it were about 3.4 billion dollars. According to its 2026 proxy statement, revenue in 2025 rose 10 percent to 12.2 billion dollars, gross booking value rose 12 percent to 91.3 billion dollars, and net income was about 2.5 billion dollars.
Leadership
- Brian Chesky, Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
- Nathan Blecharczyk, Co-founder, Chief Strategy Officer and Director
- Joe Gebbia, Co-founder and Director
- Ellie Mertz, Chief Financial Officer
- Kenneth Chenault, Lead Director
- Pepijn Rijvers, Chief Business Officer
- Ahmad Al-Dahle, Chief Technology Officer
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