New Dashboards: São Paulo, Bogotá and Nairobi
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.
The expansion is part of a broader phase of the Inside Airbnb project, which in recent years has increasingly worked with global-scale data in response to a problem that also threatens housing at a global scale. The selection of the new cities is connected to findings previously presented in the report The Threat of Short-Term Rentals to Housing: A Critical Perspective on Airbnb’s Global Expansion, published by Inside Airbnb in March 2026. Among other findings, the report highlights the significant increase of STR activities across countries worldwide, including the growth of Airbnb activity in cities in the Global South.
Together, São Paulo, Bogotá, and Nairobi currently concentrate 83,573 Airbnb listings, a volume larger than the total number of Airbnb listings found nationally in most countries and territories worldwide, according to the global data presented in the report. The figures highlight the high concentration of STR activity in these urban markets. Across the three cities, 66,508 housing units are currently converted to short-term rental use on Airbnb.
Alongside Rio de Janeiro, which has been monitored by Inside Airbnb since 2015, São Paulo is one of the leading Airbnb markets in Brazil, the country with the third largest number of Airbnb listings worldwide. Bogotá concentrates the largest volume of Airbnb listings in Colombia, currently the fifteenth largest national Airbnb market globally. Brazil and Colombia also represent the two largest Airbnb markets in South America. Nairobi, in turn, concentrates the majority of Airbnb listings in Kenya, the largest Airbnb market in Eastern Africa.
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São Paulo
As of June 2026, São Paulo has a total of 42,378 Airbnb listings, of which 41,710 are classified as short-term rentals (98.4%). Among São Paulo’s listings, 36,396 (85.9%) are entire homes and 30,910 (72.9%) are multi-listings — that is, listings managed by hosts with more than one property on the platform.
Most listings are concentrated in the district of Itaim Bibi, which alone concentrates 4,382 listings (10.3%), followed by República and Jardim Paulista. The average nightly price is R$413, with an estimated average of 76 nights booked per year and an estimated annual revenue of R$26,893 per listing.
The city’s largest host, Tabas, currently manages 496 listings in São Paulo. The company was recently acquired by the North American firms Blueground and Brookfield, reflecting the growing presence of large-scale and professionalised operators on the platform. Following broader national patterns, São Paulo presents seasonal peaks of host activation, with the highest level recorded in January 2026, when 1,939 new hosts became active in the city and joined the group of hosts currently operating on Airbnb.
Bogotá
As of June 2026, Bogotá has a total of 19,187 Airbnb listings, of which 15,863 are classified as short-term rentals (82.7%). Among Bogotá’s listings, 13,865 (72.3%) are entire homes and 13,226 (68.9%) are multi-listings.
Most listings are concentrated in the localidad of Chapinero, which alone concentrates 5,097 listings (26.6%), followed by Usaquén and Teusaquillo. The average nightly price is COP 441,494, with an estimated average of 55 nights booked per year and an estimated annual revenue of COP 14,946,531 per listing.
The city’s largest host currently manages 166 listings in Bogotá, reflecting the growth of STR activity and new host activations, a trend temporarily interrupted only during the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic. The highest level of host activation occurred in June 2026, when 242 new hosts became active and joined the group of hosts currently operating on the platform.
Nairobi
As of June 2026, Nairobi has a total of 22,008 Airbnb listings, of which 21,897 are classified as short-term rentals (99.5%). Among Nairobi’s listings, 18,691 (84.9%) are entire homes and 13,680 (62.2%) are multi-listings.
Most listings are concentrated in the constituency of Kilimani, which alone concentrates 9,518 listings (43.2%), followed by Kibra and Westlands. The average nightly price is KES 9,577, with an estimated average of 13 nights booked per year and an estimated annual revenue of KES 94,314 per listing.
The city’s largest host currently manages 219 listings in Nairobi, reflecting the progressive growth of Airbnb activity in the city. The highest level of host activation occurred in February 2026, when 448 new hosts became active in Nairobi and joined the group of hosts currently operating on the platform.
Expanding access to data
As short-term rental platforms continue to expand across cities around the world, access to transparent and independent data becomes increasingly important for understanding their impacts on housing and urban inequality. The new dashboards are part of Inside Airbnb’s broader effort to strengthen grassroots initiatives, research, and public debate working to confront the growing conversion of residential housing into short-term rental assets across different urban contexts.
The expansion of these dashboards is also part of a longer-term commitment to broaden access to independent housing data beyond the Global North. We will continue working with partners around the world to expand geographic coverage, improve data quality, and make information freely available to communities advocating for housing justice.
At the same time, maintaining and expanding this work depends on collective support. Inside Airbnb is an independent, non-commercial project dedicated to providing transparent data and advocacy on Airbnb's impact on residential communities. Unlike commercial data providers, our goal is not simply to sell access to data, but to make critical housing information openly available to communities, researchers, journalists, and policymakers around the world.
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