Online lodging and tourism marketplace Airbnb has become a global phenomenon in recent years. In its home country of the United States the company's direct economic impact reached a sum of 33.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2018. Outside of the U.S. the largest direct economic impact was seen in France, where it amounted to approximately 10.8 billion U.S. dollars.
Direct economic impact of Airbnb worldwide in 2018, by country (in billon U.S. dollars)*
*Estimated direct economic impact is the sum of Homes host earnings and estimated guest spending. Host earnings is based on internal Airbnb data. Estimated guest spending is based on nearly responses to a voluntary survey sent to a sample of Airbnb guest accounts that had taken a trip to those countries in 2018. No payment or other incentive was provided in exchange for completing the survey.
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Airbnb. (July 1, 2019). Direct economic impact of Airbnb worldwide in 2018, by country (in billon U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028017/direct-economic-impact-of-airbnb-in-selected-countries/
Airbnb. "Direct economic impact of Airbnb worldwide in 2018, by country (in billon U.S. dollars)*." Chart. July 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028017/direct-economic-impact-of-airbnb-in-selected-countries/
Airbnb. (2019). Direct economic impact of Airbnb worldwide in 2018, by country (in billon U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028017/direct-economic-impact-of-airbnb-in-selected-countries/
Airbnb. "Direct Economic Impact of Airbnb Worldwide in 2018, by Country (in Billon U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028017/direct-economic-impact-of-airbnb-in-selected-countries/
Airbnb, Direct economic impact of Airbnb worldwide in 2018, by country (in billon U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028017/direct-economic-impact-of-airbnb-in-selected-countries/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Direct economic impact of Airbnb worldwide in 2018, by country (in billon U.S. dollars)* [Graph], Airbnb, July 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1028017/direct-economic-impact-of-airbnb-in-selected-countries/
