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Airbnb, Inc. is an online marketplace for arranging or offering lodging, primarily homestays, or tourism experiences. The company does not own any of the real estate listings, nor does it host events; it acts as a broker, receiving commissions from each booking.[4] The company is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
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Company type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Lodging |
Founded | August 2008; 15 years ago (2008-08) in San Francisco, California |
Founders | Brian Chesky Joe Gebbia Nathan Blecharczyk |
Headquarters | 888 Brannan Street, San Francisco, California |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
Services | Lodging Hospitality |
Revenue | $2.6 billion (2017) |
$450 million (2017) | |
$93 million (2017) | |
Number of employees | 12,736 (2019) |
Subsidiaries | Luxury Retreats International Inc. Crowdtilt Accomable Aibiying Trooly, Inc. Deco Software Inc. Trip4real Experiences, S.L. Lapka, Inc. Airbnb Uk Limited HotelTonight |
Website | www |
Footnotes / references [2][3] |
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The company was conceived after its founders put an air mattress in their living room, effectively turning their apartment into a bed and breakfast, in order to offset the high cost of rent in San Francisco; Airbnb is a shortened version of its original name, AirBedandBreakfast.com.