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Global online marketplace for short-term homestays and experiences

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About the company

Founded

August 2008, San Francisco

Headquarters

888 Brannan Street, San Francisco, California

Industry

Online travel and hospitality marketplace

Employees

8,200 (2025)

Website

airbnb.com

CEO

Brian Chesky, Co-Founder and CEO

CFO

Ellie Mertz

Listed on

Nasdaq: ABNB (Nasdaq-100, S&P 500)

Market Cap

About $85.58 billion (Jul 2026)

Revenue (FY2025)

$12.24 billion, up about 10% YoY

Airbnb, Inc. is a publicly traded company that runs a global online marketplace connecting hosts who offer short-term stays and experiences with travelers. It was founded in August 2008 in San Francisco, California by Brian Chesky, Nathan Blecharczyk, and Joe Gebbia, and keeps its headquarters at 888 Brannan Street in San Francisco. The company's shares trade on the Nasdaq under the ticker ABNB, and it's a component of the Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500.

The business sits in the lodging and online travel sector. For fiscal year 2025, Airbnb reported revenue of about $12.24 billion, up roughly 10% from the prior year, with net income of $2.51 billion. It employed around 8,200 people as of 2025, and its market capitalization was about $85.6 billion as of July 2026.

In India, Airbnb operates through Airbnb Global Capability Center Private Limited, a private limited subsidiary incorporated on May 1, 2017, with its registered office in Udyog Vihar Phase-1, Gurugram, Haryana. Company leadership runs through co-founder Brian Chesky as Chairman and CEO, with Nathan Blecharczyk as Chief Strategy Officer, Ellie Mertz as Chief Financial Officer, and Dave Stephenson as Chief Business Officer.

Key People

Brian Chesky

Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO

Nathan Blecharczyk

Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer

Ellie Mertz

Chief Financial Officer

Dave Stephenson

Chief Business Officer & Head of Employee Experience

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Interview process at Airbnb

(Based on 266 interviews)

Interview experience

Favorable

Interview difficulty

Medium

Interview process length

About a day or two

Overall experience

PoorExcellent
EasyDifficult

Interview process length

About a day or two58%
About a week29%
About a month6%
More than one month8%

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Airbnb Interview Questions & Answers

Q: Given the head of two singly linked lists, write a function to return the point where they intersect, if any.

A: Measure both list lengths, advance the longer list's pointer by the length difference, then move both pointers together; the first node they share is the intersection, and if they both reach null there's no intersection.

Answer by AI
  • Compute each list length, then offset the longer list's pointer by the difference.
  • Advance both pointers in step; the first shared node is the intersection.
  • A two-pointer swap trick (jump to the other head at the end) aligns them without measuring lengths.

Q: Find the minimum window substring.

A: Use a sliding window with a character-count map: expand the right pointer until the window covers every character of the target, then shrink from the left while it stays valid, keeping the smallest window seen.

Answer by AI
  • Track a need count for the target and a have count for the current window.
  • Expand right until all required characters are covered, then contract left.
  • Record the shortest valid window; the whole scan runs in O(S + T) time.

Q: Given two strings (Word 1 and Word 2) and a list of valid words from a dictionary, return the minimum number of operations required to convert Word 1 to Word 2.

A: Treat each valid word as a graph node with edges between words that differ by one allowed change, then run breadth-first search from Word 1 to Word 2; the level at which you reach Word 2 is the fewest operations.

Answer by AI
  • Model words as nodes and connect any two reachable by one valid step.
  • BFS from the start word guarantees the shortest transformation path.
  • Keep the dictionary in a set so neighbor checks stay O(1).

Q: Design and implement a data structure for a Least Recently Used (LRU) cache.

A: Combine a hash map for O(1) key lookups with a doubly linked list ordered by recency: on every access move the node to the head, and when you exceed capacity evict the node at the tail.

Answer by AI
  • Hash map points keys to list nodes for O(1) get and put.
  • Doubly linked list keeps usage order, most recent at the head.
  • Evict the tail node once the cache passes its capacity.

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Airbnb Salaries in India (Updated 2026)

Software Engineer (all levels)

Total comp, all levels

₹3.62M to ₹13.26M

Software Engineer (G8)

Total comp

₹7.17M to ₹10.42M

Senior Software Engineer (G9)

Total comp

₹11.8M to ₹14.66M

Software Engineering Manager (M1)

Total comp

₹13.96M to ₹27.94M

Data Scientist

Median total comp

₹8.35M

Business Analyst

Average annual

₹13,52,605/yr

6 Salaries submitted

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Benefits

Medical, dental and vision insurance
Life, disability and AD&D insurance
Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Fertility and adoption assistance
401(k) with 50% company match on the first 6% of base salary
$2,000 annual travel stipend to stay at any Airbnb listing
Charitable donation matching
Paid vacation (15 days) plus sick leave (5 days)
Maternity leave, 22 weeks
Paternity leave, 10 weeks
Volunteer time off
Work from anywhere with no pay adjustment, plus free on-site meals and gym

Latest News & Updates

July 9, 2026

Airbnb to report Q2 2026 financial results on August 6

Airbnb (Nasdaq: ABNB) said its second quarter 2026 financial results will be released after market close on August 6, 2026, followed by an audio webcast at 2:00 p.m. PT. Materials will be posted on Airbnb's Investor Relations website.

#ABNB #Earnings #Q22026

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May 25, 2026

Airbnb adds boutique hotels and travel services to its portfolio

Airbnb announced an expansion into boutique hotels, car rentals, airport and train transfers across 160-plus cities, luggage storage, and Instacart grocery delivery, plus an AI support assistant in 11 languages. CEO Brian Chesky said the move helps independent hotels, nearly 60% of global rooms, compete with large chains.

#Airbnb #Hotels #TravelServices

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May 21, 2026

Airbnb expands in India with boutique hotels and new travel services

Airbnb said it is integrating boutique and independent hotels in India alongside homestays, and adding private airport transfers, luggage storage, and AI itinerary planning. The push aligns with India's Union Budget 2026-27 tourism focus and the government's 'Dekho Apna Desh' campaign.

#AirbnbIndia #Tourism #Hotels

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May 20, 2026

Airbnb gets into hotels and expands AI for hosts and support

In its 2026 Summer Release, Airbnb added boutique hotels in 20 cities, luggage storage at over 15,000 locations, car rentals, and grocery delivery, with AI that auto-fills host listings from an address. Its AI support chatbot now handles about 40% of queries and expanded to 11 languages.

#Airbnb #AI #SummerRelease

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May 10, 2026

Airbnb Q1 2026: India origin nights up nearly 50%

Airbnb reported Q1 2026 revenue of $2.7 billion, up 18% year-over-year, with net income of $160 million and nights and seats booked up 9%. India stood out, with origin nights booked rising nearly 50% year-over-year.

#AirbnbIndia #Earnings #Q12026

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Airbnb FAQ

Airbnb runs a global online marketplace that connects hosts offering short-term stays and experiences with travelers. It was founded in August 2008 and is based in San Francisco.