Airbnb began in 2008 by addressing a problem and has since grown into a global community connecting people to unique travel experiences through listings of apartments, castles, and villas. It has experienced rapid growth between 2009-2014 with over 800,000 listings across 35,000 cities and 190 countries. Airbnb predominantly impacts large cities and has positive economic, environmental, and social effects - allowing travelers to belong anywhere through the hospitality of hosts.

2. Founding Story

3. Airbnb began by solving a problem.

8. How It Works

9. Whether an apartment for a night,

10. a castle for a week,

11. or a villa for a month,

12. Airbnb is a global community,

13. that connects people to unique
travel experiences.

14. Growth

15. 2009
50-100 listings
101-300 listings
301-1000 listings
1001+ listings

16. 2010
50-100 listings
101-300 listings
301-1000 listings
1001+ listings

17. 2011
50-100 listings
101-300 listings
301-1000 listings
1001+ listings

18. 2012
50-100 listings
101-300 listings
301-1000 listings
1001+ listings

19. 2013
50-100 listings
101-300 listings
301-1000 listings
1001+ listings

20. 800 K+ listings 35K+ cities 190 countries

21. Our global community is
growing and sharing like never before.

22. 20M+ 10 Million in 2014 so far
Total Airbnb Guests
20M
15M
10M
5M
0M
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

23. Impact

24. Airbnb has predominantly grown in large cities

25. Cities are intense…
2% 50% 75%
of the Earth’s curst
are cities
of the World
population live in
cities
of the World’s energy
consumption is by
cities

26. … and urbanizing rapidly
50% 70%
Today
2050
Share of world population that lives in cities

27. Airbnb has a positive effect on cities

28. 1 2 3
Economic impact
Airbnb hosts are making
the bulk of the money
along with local
businesses outside of
typical hotel areas
Environmental impact
Airbnb users are
environmentally
conscious and use less
water, energy and create
less green house gases
Social impact
Airbnb allows travelers to
belong anywhere they go

29. Belong anywhere

30. 2008 2012

31. On July 16, 2014 we took a big step

34. We want people to feel like they can belong anywhere
they travel with Airbnb…

35. … and that’s made possible through the incredible
hospitality of our hosts