How Many People Work at Airbnb? Headcount and Employee Trends

Airbnb is a global online marketplace for stays and experiences with a workforce of 22,621 employees. Recent workforce activity shows 732 new hires and 357 departures, indicating measured net expansion. Headcount spans corporate, technical, and customer-facing functions, reflecting a diversified operating model that supports its marketplace and community of hosts and guests.

Airbnb’s organization spans 19 functions, led by Business Management (6,079; about 26.9%) and Finance and Administration (4,212; about 18.6%). Engineering comprises 3,133 employees (about 13.8%), followed by Sales and Support at 2,740 (about 12.1%) and Operations at 2,659 (about 11.8%). Marketing and Product totals 1,361 (about 6.0%), while Human Resources (417), Information Technology (408), and Legal (274) form smaller groups, with 1,338 employees categorized as Other (about 5.9%).

Airbnb’s workforce is globally distributed, with the majority (about 80%) in locations classified as Other beyond its named hubs. Among listed hubs, San Francisco has 1,733 employees (about 7.7%), followed by New York (609) and Seattle (437). Additional teams are based in Delhi (407), Los Angeles (394), Nairobi (342), Gurugram (223), Portland (176), and Bengaluru (139). This spread reflects a distributed model anchored by several U.S. and international centers.