Airbnb, a home sharing economy platform, gives users an alternative to traditional hotel accommodation by allowing them to rent accommodation from people who are willing to share their homes. In 2024, Airbnb reported a net income of 2.64 billion U.S. dollars.

Airbnb reported $461M in Net Income for its fiscal quarter ending in December of 2024. Data for Airbnb | ABNB - Net Income including historical, tables and charts were last updated by Trading Economics this last March in 2025.

The revenue of Airbnb with headquarters in the United States amounted to 9.92 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. The reported fiscal year ends on December 31.Compared to the earliest depicted value from 2019 this is a total increase by approximately 5.11 billion U.S. dollars. The trend from 2019 to 2023 shows, however, that this increase did not happen continuously.

The total revenue of Airbnb reached 11.1 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. This was an increase over the previous year's total of 9.92 billion. The decrease in revenue in 2020 can be attributed to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which caused travel disruption across the globe. When breaking down Airbnb revenue by region, North America, where Airbnb was founded, brought in the most revenue in 2024. Where are Airbnb’s biggest markets? Airbnb is a home sharing economy platform that operates in many countries around the world. The company’s biggest market is in North America where Airbnb’s gross booking value amounted to 37.8 billion U.S. dollars. Meanwhile, Latin American travelers stayed more nights with Airbnb on average than those in the Asia Pacific region. How did COVID-19 impact Airbnb? The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the travel and tourism industry worldwide, with many countries initiating stay at home orders or travel bans to prevent the spread of the virus. In addition to a decrease in revenue in 2020, the company also experienced a reduction in the number of nights and experiences booked with Airbnb. Bookings fell to under 200 million in 2020 due to these travel restrictions. In 2024, Airbnb reported over 492 million booked nights and experiences, a significant increase over the previous year.

The net cash of Airbnb with headquarters in the United States amounted to 3.9 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. The reported fiscal year ends on December 31.Compared to the earliest depicted value from 2019 this is a total increase by approximately 3.7 billion U.S. dollars. The trend from 2019 to 2023 shows, however, that this increase did not happen continuously.

North America was the region that brought in the highest amount of Airbnb’s worldwide revenue in 2024, at five billion U.S. dollars. As the company is based in the United States, this is not surprising. However, the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region was not too far behind with 4.1 billion U.S. dollars in revenue. North America also reported the highest average number of nights booked by region with Airbnb in 2024. Airbnb hosts and bookings The Airbnb platform users consist of both travelers needing a place to stay and hosts offering their property for short term rent. In 2023, a gender distribution of Airbnb hosts worldwide reported that slightly fewer than half identified as women. The number of nights and experiences booked with Airbnb hosts worldwide showed growth over the last few years but dropped to a low of under 200 million bookings in 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic when global travel was severely disrupted. In 2024, Airbnb reported nearly 492 million booked nights and experiences, a significant increase over the previous year. How did COVID-19 affect Airbnb’s revenue? In addition to a reduction in the number of bookings, Airbnb also experienced a loss in revenue due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, as many countries implemented travel bans and restrictions to slow the spread of the virus across international borders. This reduced the total number of travelers worldwide In 2020, the revenue of Airbnb fell to 3.38 billion U.S. dollars. Airbnb’s revenue in 2021, however, rebounded and amounted to 5.99 billion U.S. dollars. By 2024, that figure reached 11.1 billion.

Demand is calculated by the total number of nights stayed in each region.

As of March 2025, Booking Holdings recorded the highest market cap among the selected online travel companies worldwide. As of that month, Booking Holdings – the leading online travel agency (OTA) worldwide by revenue – recorded a market cap of over 146 billion U.S. dollars. Airbnb and Trip.com Group followed in the ranking, with a market cap of roughly 79.1 billion and 43.2 billion U.S. dollars, respectively. What are the most visited travel and tourism websites? Booking.com, Booking Holdings' flagship brand, ranked as the most visited travel and tourism website worldwide in 2025, with over 560 million visits, ranking ahead of tripadvisor.com and airbnb.com. When looking at the geographical distribution of booking.com's visits, the United States accounted for the highest traffic, followed by Germany and the United Kingdom. How big is the online travel market? As shown by the travel and tourism's global revenue breakdown by sales channel, online transactions play a fundamental role in this market, representing over two-thirds of total travel and tourism's revenue in 2024. That year, the online travel market size worldwide was estimated at over 640 billion U.S. dollars, recording an annual increase.

This statistic shows the results of a survey, asking consumers in the United Kingdom if they have ever previously booked a flat share such as Airbnb when traveling, broken down by annual net household income. The results of the 2017 survey showed that 11 percent of respondents earning 50,000 British pounds a year or more had booked a flat share on several occasions and 8 percent only once. Although the majority had not booked a flat share as accommodation before, 21 percent said they would consider doing so.

Sharing economy services have exploded in popularity over recent years, with many expecting this trend to continue. The total value of the global sharing economy has been predicted to increase to 794 billion U.S. dollars by 2031, up from 150 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. This has translated to a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 32 percent.

The sharing economy

The sharing economy is where assets owned by members of a network can be temporarily accessed by other members of the network, generally through an online platform. This differs from traditional businesses, whereby goods and services are owned by a single owner and then rented to the public. Because of this difference, sharing economy companies often escape industry regulations. The two most common examples of the sharing economy are the sharing of private vehicles via ride-hailing apps such as Uber, and the various other sharing economy businesses – predominantly Airbnb, that has left its mark globally. Coworking, where workers from different organizations can access shared office space, is also considered part of the sharing economy.

Regulation

The growth predicted above assumes that the sharing economy retains its position outside of industry regulations – something that is not certain. For example, opinions of Canadians on how the government should regulate Uber have been that they should be regulated in the same way as taxis, which would raise licensing and staffing costs. This would of course increase the cost to the consumer. What has kept customers however, are the top benefits consumers recognize from using sharing economy services, such as it generally being cheaper for users.