Airbnb revenue worldwide 2019, by region

North America was the region that brought in the highest amount of Airbnb’s worldwide revenue in 2019, at two 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 followed very close behind with just under two billion U.S. dollars in revenue. Though North America and the EMEA region brought in the most revenue, Latin America took the lead in the average number of nights booked by region with Airbnb in 2019.

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 2020, a gender distribution of Airbnb hosts worldwide reported that over 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 150 million bookings in 2020 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic when global travel was severely disrupted.

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. Airbnb’s revenue in 2020 reflected this as it dropped to a low of about 2.5 billion U.S. dollars, which was just over half the amount of revenue brought in the previous year.