Nationality
American
CEO
Brian Chesky
Sector / Main Business Area
Airbnb is a short-term property rental online marketplace acting as a broker between the property owner and customer and earning commissions from each booking
Listed / Private
Private (but aiming to list)
Competitors
Include Booking.com, onefinestay, hometogo
Fun fact(s)/Brand(s)
The original name of the company was AirBedandBreakfast.com after the founders rented out an air mattress in their living room. Airbnb is a shortened version of that!
Last reviewed/edited
17th Nov 2020 PW