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How is Airbnb really being used in and affecting the neighbourhoods of your city?
Airbnb claims to be part of the "sharing economy" and disrupting the hotel industry. However, data shows that the majority of Airbnb listings in most cities are entire homes, many of which are rented all year round - disrupting housing and communities.
Browse the data for your city below, and see for yourself.
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The data behind the Inside Airbnb site is sourced from publicly available information from the Airbnb site. The data has been analysed, cleansed and aggregated to facilitate public discussion.
In addition to city and regional datasets, Inside Airbnb provides country-level datasets for a growing number of countries, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as global datasets covering Airbnb listings across countries and territories worldwide.
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News
New Dashboards: São Paulo, Bogotá and Nairobi
July 8, 2026
Starting in July 2026, Inside Airbnb is making available public dashboards for São Paulo, in Brazil; Bogotá, in Colombia; and Nairobi, in Kenya. The new dashboards broaden free public access to data on short-term rentals (STR) in cities of the Global South, supporting the work of grassroots organisations, activists, journalists, and researchers engaged in understanding and challenging the impacts of STR on housing and local communities.
Research and Reports
The Threat of Short-Term Rentals to Housing
March 31, 2026
This report examines how short-term rentals, driven by Airbnb’s global expansion since 2008, have become a structural threat to housing systems worldwide. It brings together platform data from 224 countries and territories, detailed national analyses, and maps covering 165 cities and regions. It examines housing impacts, commercialisation, inequalities in the Global South, the role of events, disputed territories, and regulatory responses.
December 9, 2020
'Platform Failures' looks at how short-term rental platforms like Airbnb fail to cooperate with cities, fail to self regulate and the need for strong regulations to protect housing.
A Year Later: Airbnb as a Racial Gentrification Tool
January 30, 2018
A year later, we look at damning new research on the impact of Airbnb in New York City and talk about the response to the Airbnb Racial Gentrification study, in particular how Airbnb reacted to the research.
The Face of Airbnb, New York City
March 1, 2017
In this study about Airbnb's role in (racial) gentrification, Inside Airbnb found that in New York City's predominantly Black neighborhoods, white hosts own the majority of listings and receive most of the economic benefits, while long-term Black residents are most impacted by the loss of housing and neighborhood disruption.
How Airbnb's Data hid the Facts in New York City
February 10, 2016
In December 2015, Airbnb made data "public" about its business in New York City, with much fanfare. This report shows that the Airbnb data release misled the media and the public.