Airbnb, Inc. ABNB

What this company does

Airbnb, Inc. operates a global marketplace connecting guests with stays, experiences, and services in over 220 countries and regions. Its offerings have expanded to include services and redesigned experiences, which launched in May 2025. It has grown into a global community of over 5 million hosts who have welcomed over 2.5 billion guest arrivals in almost every country and region across the globe. As of December 31, 2025, the company had approximately 8,200 employees and relied on a global network of approximately 13,000 third-party workers to support the majority of its community support contacts. For hosts, it provides a suite of tools to manage listings, including scheduling, merchandising, integrated payments, community support, host protections, pricing tools, and feedback from reviews. It offers AirCover for Hosts, which includes property damage protection of up to $3 million per stay and liability coverage of up to $1 million per occurrence for third-party claims of personal injury or property damage. Airbnb was founded in 2007 when two hosts welcomed three guests to their San Francisco home.

Written from the business description in Airbnb, Inc.'s annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 12 February 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.