Short-Term Rental Statistics Updated November 2026

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240 Short-Term Rental Statistics for 2026

Short-term rentals are counted in three ways: by the platforms, by statistics offices and by city registers. Airbnb reported 533.0 million nights and seats booked worldwide in 2025 and over 9 million active listings. Eurostat counted 951.6 million guest nights booked through three platforms in the EU in 2025, and the Office for National Statistics counted more than 104 million in the UK in the year to June 2026.

This page gathers the figures from each producer: Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com from their own filings, occupancy and daily rates in the US, guest nights in the EU and the UK, who rents from private hosts, registers and rules in New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, Scotland, Spain, Barcelona, Italy, Japan and Canada, what published studies say about rents and house prices, and the tourism tax Airbnb collects. Every figure links to the company, statistics office or public body that published it, with the date.

The measures are not interchangeable. A night booked on Airbnb, a guest night in Eurostat's data, a listing, a host, a licence and a registration are different things, and forecasts from data firms are not official statistics. We name the producer of every figure and never add the platforms together.

Headline figures

  • Airbnb reported 533.0 million nights and seats booked worldwide in 2025, up 8% on 2024, on its own count of bookings on its platform. (Airbnb (Q4 2025 shareholder letter), Feb 2026)
  • Airbnb's gross booking value was $91.3 billion worldwide in 2025, up 12%, or 10% excluding currency effects. (Airbnb (Q4 2025 shareholder letter), Feb 2026)
  • Airbnb said it ended 2025 with over 9 million active listings around the world. (Airbnb (Q4 2025 shareholder letter), Feb 2026)
  • Guests spent 951.6 million nights in EU short-stay accommodation booked through Airbnb, Booking and Expedia Group in 2025, on Eurostat's experimental statistics. (Eurostat (platform nights 2025 news), Apr 2026)
  • In the UK, guests spent 104,617,530 nights in short-term lets booked through Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia Group from July 2025 to June 2026, up 10.2% on the year before. (ONS (short-term lets, to June 2026), Nov 2026)
  • 10.8% of people aged 16 to 74 in the EU rented accommodation from a private person online in the three months before the 2025 survey, on Eurostat's household survey. (Eurostat (isoc_ec_ce_i), Apr 2026)
  • New York City had 3,338 active short-term rental registrations on 30 June 2026 under Local Law 18. (NYC OSE (Local Law 18 report FY2026), Sep 2026)
  • Scotland had 32,317 short-term let licences (including temporary) and exemptions in operation on 31 December 2025. (Scottish Government (licensing statistics to Dec 2025), Apr 2026)
  • Spain had 341,001 tourist dwellings advertised on digital platforms in May 2026, 1.28% of all dwellings, on the experimental statistic of its statistics office INE. (INE (tourist dwellings, table 39364), May 2026)
  • AirDNA forecast in July 2026 that US short-term rental occupancy would average 57.4% in 2026, on its own modelled data. (AirDNA (2026 mid-year outlook), Jul 2026)
  • Hawaii vacation rentals had statewide occupancy of 52.1% and an average daily unit rate of $519 in the first nine months of 2026, on the state's monthly report. (Hawaii DBEDT (September 2026 vacation rental report), Oct 2026)
  • The typical US Airbnb host earned approximately $15,600 in supplemental income in 2025, on Airbnb's own data. (Airbnb (US economic impact 2025), Apr 2026)
  • Airbnb says it has collected and remitted approximately $17.3 billion in tourism taxes worldwide on behalf of hosts since 2014; this is the company's own figure, not a total of tax on short-term rentals. (Airbnb (tourism taxes release), Apr 2026)
  • In Los Angeles County, Home Sharing Ordinances adopted by 18 of 88 cities reduced Airbnb listings by 50% and house prices and rents by 2%, a 2021 study in the Journal of Urban Economics estimated. (Koster, van Ommeren and Volkhausen (Journal of Urban Economics, 2021), Jul 2021)

How many nights are booked on Airbnb each year?

More than half a billion in 2025, on the company's own count. It covers bookings on Airbnb alone, worldwide, and since 2025 it has included seats booked for services and experiences as well as nights.

193.2m 2020 300.6m 2021 393.7m 2022 448.2m 2023 491.5m 2024 533.0m 2025
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Airbnb nights and experiences booked worldwide, in millions, on the company's own count; from 2025 the measure is nights and seats booked. Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one.
PeriodValue
2020193.2m
2021300.6m
2022393.7m
2023448.2m
2024491.5m
2025533.0m
Airbnb nights and experiences booked worldwide, in millions, on the company's own count; from 2025 the measure is nights and seats booked. Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one. (Airbnb (Q4 2025 shareholder letter), Feb 2026)
  • Airbnb counted 193.2 million nights and experiences booked worldwide in 2020 and 300.6 million in 2021. (Airbnb (Q4 2021 shareholder letter), Feb 2022)
  • The count was 393.7 million in 2022 and 448.2 million in 2023. (Airbnb (Q4 2023 shareholder letter), Feb 2024)
  • In 2024 Airbnb counted 491.5 million nights and seats booked. (Airbnb (Q4 2025 shareholder letter), Feb 2026)
  • By quarter in 2025, nights and seats booked were 143.1 million in the first quarter, 134.4 million in the second, 133.6 million in the third and 121.9 million in the fourth. (Airbnb (Q4 2025 shareholder letter), Feb 2026)
  • The quarterly counts in 2024 were 132.6 million, 125.1 million, 122.8 million and 111.0 million, and in 2023 they were 121.1 million, 115.1 million, 113.2 million and 98.8 million. (Airbnb (Q4 2025 shareholder letter), Feb 2026)
  • In the first quarter of 2026 Airbnb counted 156.2 million nights and seats booked, up 9% on a year earlier. (Airbnb (Q1 2026 shareholder letter), May 2026)
  • In the third quarter of 2026 (July to September), nights and seats booked grew 16% year on year; the results page gives the growth rate without the count. (Airbnb (Q3 2026 results), Nov 2026)
  • By region of the listing, 215 million of the nights and seats booked in 2025 were in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (40% of the total, up 7%) and 158 million were in North America (30%, up 3%). (Airbnb (2025 Form 10-K), Feb 2026)
  • Latin America had 90 million nights and seats booked in 2025 (17%, up 18%) and Asia Pacific 70 million (13%, up 15%). (Airbnb (2025 Form 10-K), Feb 2026)
  • In 2024 the regional counts were 201 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, 154 million in North America, 76 million in Latin America and 61 million in Asia Pacific. (Airbnb (2025 Form 10-K), Feb 2026)
  • 64% of Airbnb nights booked in the fourth quarter of 2025 were booked on its app, up from 60% a year earlier. (Airbnb (Q4 2025 shareholder letter), Feb 2026)

These are Airbnb's own figures for its platform worldwide. They count bookings, net of cancellations and alterations, not nights stayed, and from 2025 the measure adds seats booked for services and experiences. They are not comparable with Eurostat or ONS guest nights, which count every guest on every night of a stay across several platforms.

How much do guests spend on Airbnb, and what is its average daily rate?

Tens of billions of dollars a year pass through Airbnb, and its average daily rate was between $167 and $175 in each quarter of 2025. Both measures include fees and taxes, so they are not what hosts receive.

$172.88 Q1 2024 $169.53 Q2 2024 $163.64 Q3 2024 $158.13 Q4 2024 $171.34 Q1 2025 $174.48 Q2 2025 $171.29 Q3 2025 $167.51 Q4 2025
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Airbnb's average daily rate by quarter in 2024 and 2025, in US dollars: gross booking value per night and seat booked, worldwide. It includes fees and taxes.
PeriodValue
Q1 2024$172.88
Q2 2024$169.53
Q3 2024$163.64
Q4 2024$158.13
Q1 2025$171.34
Q2 2025$174.48
Q3 2025$171.29
Q4 2025$167.51
Airbnb's average daily rate by quarter in 2024 and 2025, in US dollars: gross booking value per night and seat booked, worldwide. It includes fees and taxes. (Airbnb (Q4 2025 shareholder letter), Feb 2026)
  • Airbnb's gross booking value was $23,896.9 million in 2020 and $46,877.0 million in 2021. (Airbnb (Q4 2021 shareholder letter), Feb 2022)
  • Gross booking value was $63.2 billion in 2022 and $73.3 billion in 2023. (Airbnb (Q4 2023 shareholder letter), Feb 2024)
  • In 2024 Airbnb's gross booking value was $81.8 billion. (Airbnb (Q4 2025 shareholder letter), Feb 2026)
  • Listings in North America accounted for $40,295 million of 2025 gross booking value (44%, up 7%) and listings in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for $34,162 million (37%, up 15%). (Airbnb (2025 Form 10-K), Feb 2026)
  • Latin America accounted for $8,542 million of 2025 gross booking value (10%, up 20%) and Asia Pacific for $8,274 million (9%, up 16%). (Airbnb (2025 Form 10-K), Feb 2026)
  • Airbnb's average daily rate, its gross booking value per night and seat booked, was $171.34 in the first quarter of 2025, $174.48 in the second, $171.29 in the third and $167.51 in the fourth. (Airbnb (Q4 2025 shareholder letter), Feb 2026)
  • The quarterly rates in 2024 were $172.88, $169.53, $163.64 and $158.13, and in 2023 they were $168.43, $166.01, $161.38 and $156.73. (Airbnb (Q4 2025 shareholder letter), Feb 2026)
  • In the first quarter of 2026 gross booking value was $29.2 billion, up 19%, or 13% excluding currency effects, and the average daily rate was $187, up 9%. (Airbnb (Q1 2026 shareholder letter), May 2026)
  • In the third quarter of 2026 gross booking value grew 21% year on year to $27.7 billion, which Airbnb put down to strong demand and a moderately higher average daily rate. (Airbnb (Q3 2026 results), Nov 2026)
  • Airbnb's revenue in the third quarter of 2026 grew 19% year on year to $4.9 billion, and net income was $1.9 billion. (Airbnb (Q3 2026 results), Nov 2026)
  • Airbnb's revenue was $12.2 billion in 2025, up 10%, and its net income was $2.5 billion, a 21% margin. (Airbnb (Q4 2025 shareholder letter), Feb 2026)
  • By region, 2025 revenue was $5,196 million in North America (42%), $4,729 million in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (39%), $1,160 million in Latin America (10%) and $1,156 million in Asia Pacific (9%). (Airbnb (2025 Form 10-K), Feb 2026)
  • 61% of Airbnb's 2025 revenue was generated from listings outside the United States. (Airbnb (2025 Form 10-K), Feb 2026)

Gross booking value is Airbnb's own measure: the value of bookings on its platform including host earnings, service fees, cleaning fees and taxes, net of cancellations and alterations. It is not host income and not Airbnb's revenue. The average daily rate is built from it, so it is not comparable with rates from AirDNA, KeyData, Hawaii's state report or hotel statistics.

How many listings and hosts does Airbnb have?

Millions of each, and the two are not the same thing, because one host can have several listings. Airbnb gives both as rounded figures in its letters and results.

6m End 2021 over 7.7m End 2023 over 9m End 2025
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Airbnb active listings worldwide at the end of 2021, 2023 and 2025, in millions, as stated in its shareholder letters. The 2023 and 2025 values are stated as "over". Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one.
PeriodValue
End 20216m
End 2023over 7.7m
End 2025over 9m
Airbnb active listings worldwide at the end of 2021, 2023 and 2025, in millions, as stated in its shareholder letters. The 2023 and 2025 values are stated as "over". Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one. (Airbnb (Q4 2025 shareholder letter), Feb 2026)

Listings and hosts are Airbnb's own rounded counts. A listing is a place to stay, a host is a person or business, and neither is a count of licences or registrations.

What do Airbnb hosts earn in the US?

These are Airbnb's own figures. "Typical" means the median host. The economic activity and jobs figures come from the company's own economic model, which counts guest spending and knock-on effects, and have not been independently checked.

How much tourism tax does Airbnb collect?

  • Of the tourism taxes Airbnb says it has collected and remitted since 2014, approximately $13.5 billion was in the US. (Airbnb (tourism taxes release), Apr 2026)
  • Stays in the US generated approximately $2.7 billion in these taxes in 2025 alone, on Airbnb's figures. (Airbnb (tourism taxes release), Apr 2026)

This is the only tax total on this page and it is Airbnb's own: taxes it collected through its platform and passed on. It is not the total tax paid on short-term rentals, and no government total for the sector is used here.

How big are Vrbo and Booking.com in short-term rentals?

Both list millions of homes, but each company counts in its own way. Booking.com reports properties, Expedia Group reports bookable alternative accommodations on Vrbo and Airbnb reports active listings, so the three counts cannot be ranked or added.

3.5m 2024 3.9m 2025
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Booking.com alternative accommodation properties at 31 December, in millions, on the company's own count. Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one.
PeriodValue
20243.5m
20253.9m
Booking.com alternative accommodation properties at 31 December, in millions, on the company's own count. Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one. (Booking Holdings (2025 Form 10-K), Feb 2026)
  • Booking.com had approximately 3.9 million alternative accommodation properties (homes, apartments and other unique places to stay) at 31 December 2025, alongside about 500,000 hotels, motels and resorts. (Booking Holdings (2025 Form 10-K), Feb 2026)
  • A year earlier, at 31 December 2024, Booking.com counted approximately 3.5 million homes, apartments and other unique places to stay, out of approximately 4.0 million properties of all kinds. (Booking Holdings (2024 Form 10-K), Feb 2025)
  • About 36% of Booking.com's room nights booked in 2025 were for alternative accommodation properties, against about 35% in 2024. (Booking Holdings (2025 Form 10-K), Feb 2026)
  • Booking Holdings as a whole, across all its brands and all kinds of accommodation, booked 1,235 million room nights in 2025, up 8.0% from 1,144 million in 2024. (Booking Holdings (2025 Form 10-K), Feb 2026)
  • Expedia Group had approximately 2.4 million online bookable alternative accommodations through Vrbo at the end of 2025, out of approximately 3.6 million lodging properties across its brands. (Expedia Group (2025 Form 10-K), Feb 2026)
  • Expedia Group's room nights booked, which cover all its lodging including hotels, grew 8% in 2025 after 9% in 2024. (Expedia Group (2025 Form 10-K), Feb 2026)

These are each company's own figures from its annual report. Booking.com counts properties, Expedia Group counts bookable alternative accommodations and Airbnb counts active listings, so they are different measures. Expedia Group worded its Vrbo count differently in its previous annual report, so only the latest count is given and no change is described. Room nights for Booking Holdings and Expedia Group include hotels.

What are short-term rental occupancy and daily rates in the US?

There is no official national figure. AirDNA models occupancy from listings, KeyData reports changes among professionally managed rentals, and Hawaii publishes a state report, each on its own sample and method.

  1. 1 Maui County $640.57
  2. 2 Kauai $603.98
  3. 3 Oahu $413.40
  4. 4 Island of Hawaii $408.20
Average daily unit rate of Hawaii vacation rentals by county, January to September 2026, in US dollars, on the state's report. The rate includes fees. (Hawaii DBEDT (September 2026 vacation rental report), Oct 2026)
  • AirDNA set its July 2026 occupancy forecast against what it calls a pre-pandemic average of 57.0%. (AirDNA (2026 mid-year outlook), Jul 2026)
  • In the same forecast, AirDNA projected that US short-term rental demand and available listings would both grow 2.7% in 2026. (AirDNA (2026 mid-year outlook), Jul 2026)
  • AirDNA forecast that US revenue per available rental (RevPAR) would increase 2.9% in 2026. (AirDNA (2026 mid-year outlook), Jul 2026)
  • Among the professionally managed US vacation rentals in KeyData's own data, paid occupancy was up 7% year on year in October 2025 and up 2% in each of November and December. (KeyData (US index, Q1 2026), Jan 2026)
  • Average daily rates in KeyData's data rose 2% year on year in October 2025, 3% in November and 2% in December. (KeyData (US index, Q1 2026), Jan 2026)
  • Revenue per available rental in KeyData's data rose 9% year on year in October 2025, 5% in November and 4% in December. (KeyData (US index, Q1 2026), Jan 2026)
  • When the report was compiled, paid occupancy already on the books was down 6% year on year for January 2026 and down 5% for February. (KeyData (US index, Q1 2026), Jan 2026)
  • The KeyData Demand Index, the firm's measure of the year-on-year change in reservations per property, rose to +0.04 in December 2025 after negative readings through much of 2023 and 2024, and its Revenue Index also closed the month at +0.04. (KeyData (US index, Q1 2026), Jan 2026)

AirDNA's figures are its own forecasts, dated July 2026 and built on its modelled data. KeyData reports year-on-year changes, not levels, for the professionally managed rentals in its own data. Neither is an official statistic, and neither is comparable with the other, with Airbnb's average daily rate or with Hawaii's state report.

How full and how expensive are vacation rentals in Hawaii?

Hawaii's figures come from the state's monthly vacation rental report, which covers units listed on rental platforms, excludes hotels and includes fees in the rate. The report revised its 2025 history, so only the September 2026 report is used and the changes are the ones it prints.

How many nights are spent in short-term rentals in the EU?

Nearly a billion guest nights in 2025, on Eurostat's experimental statistics. The count covers stays booked through Airbnb, Booking and Expedia Group, counts every guest on every night and excludes hotels.

441.9m 2018 511.9m 2019 271.7m 2020 363.9m 2021 596.5m 2022 719.0m 2023 854.1m 2024 951.6m 2025
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Guest nights in EU short-stay accommodation booked via online platforms, in millions. Years to 2024 cover four platforms and 2025 covers three, so the last bar is not like-for-like with the others.
PeriodValue
2018441.9m
2019511.9m
2020271.7m
2021363.9m
2022596.5m
2023719.0m
2024854.1m
2025951.6m
Guest nights in EU short-stay accommodation booked via online platforms, in millions. Years to 2024 cover four platforms and 2025 covers three, so the last bar is not like-for-like with the others. (Eurostat (tour_ce_omr), Oct 2026)
  • Eurostat put the 2025 total 11.4% above 2024 and 32.4% above 2023. The 2025 data cover three platforms where earlier years covered four, so these are not like-for-like growth rates. (Eurostat (platform nights 2025 news), Apr 2026)
  • Between October and December 2025, guests spent 172.3 million nights in short-term rental accommodation in the EU, which Eurostat reports as 10.9% more than in the fourth quarter of 2024 and 30.2% more than in the fourth quarter of 2023, on the same change of platform coverage. (Eurostat (platform nights 2025 news), Apr 2026)
  • In the third quarter of 2025 (July to September) the count was 398.1 million guest nights, which Eurostat reports as 8.7% more than in the same quarter of 2024, when four platforms were covered. (Eurostat (platform nights Q3 2025 news), Jan 2026)
  • In the first quarter of 2026 the count was 144.3 million guest nights, up 9.7% on the first quarter of 2025; Eurostat also gives a rise of 16.6% on the first quarter of 2024, when four platforms were covered. (Eurostat (platform nights Q1 2026 news), Jul 2026)
  • Between April and June 2026, tourists spent 258.8 million nights in such accommodation in the EU, up 5.3%, or 13.1 million, on the second quarter of 2025. (Eurostat (platform nights Q2 2026 news), Oct 2026)
  • Eurostat's dataset shows 441.9 million guest nights in 2018, 511.9 million in 2019, 271.7 million in 2020 and 363.9 million in 2021, all on four platforms. (Eurostat (tour_ce_omr), Oct 2026)
  • The count was 596.5 million in 2022, 719.0 million in 2023 and 854.1 million in 2024, also on four platforms. (Eurostat (tour_ce_omr), Oct 2026)
  • By month in 2025, EU platform guest nights were 39.2 million in January, 46.6 million in February, 45.7 million in March, 71.7 million in April, 76.8 million in May and 97.1 million in June. (Eurostat (tour_ce_omr), Oct 2026)
  • They were 149.1 million in July 2025, 166.2 million in August, 86.8 million in September, 72.0 million in October, 41.6 million in November and 58.7 million in December. (Eurostat (tour_ce_omr), Oct 2026)
  • 85.4 million stays were booked via online platforms in the EU in 2025, an average of about 11 guest nights per stay, which Eurostat says reflects the size of groups and not the length of stays. (Eurostat (Statistics Explained, platform stays), Jun 2026)
  • France had 20.4 million of those stays in 2025, Spain 12.8 million and Italy 12.7 million. (Eurostat (Statistics Explained, platform stays), Jun 2026)
  • Guests spent 929.5 million nights in entire accommodation in the EU in 2025 and 22.1 million in shared accommodation. (Eurostat (tour_ce_oam), Sep 2026)
  • In 2019, on four platforms, the split was 483.4 million guest nights in entire accommodation and 28.5 million in shared accommodation. (Eurostat (tour_ce_oam), Sep 2026)

Eurostat's platform data are experimental statistics shared by the platforms. They count guest nights (guests multiplied by nights) in stays outside hotels, and Eurostat says they should not be added to its statistics on hotels and similar establishments. Years to 2024 cover Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group and Tripadvisor; 2025 and 2026 cover the first three only, so no change across that break is like-for-like. None of this is comparable with Airbnb's own worldwide count of nights and seats booked.

Which EU countries and cities have the most short-term rental guest nights?

France, Spain and Italy each had well over 100 million platform guest nights in 2025, and no other EU country reached 70 million. In Eurostat's city table, Paris and Rome are well ahead of the rest.

  1. 1 France 212.6m
  2. 2 Spain 189.5m
  3. 3 Italy 138.7m
  4. 4 Germany 68.3m
  5. 5 Greece 52.1m
  6. 6 Portugal 49.5m
  7. 7 Poland 44.4m
  8. 8 Croatia 41.9m
  9. 9 Austria 24.8m
  10. 10 Belgium 13.4m
Guest nights in short-stay accommodation booked via online platforms in 2025 for ten EU countries, by country of the accommodation, in millions. The other 17 member states are listed in the text. (Eurostat (tour_ce_omr), Oct 2026)
  • France had 212.6 million platform guest nights in 2025 and Spain 189.5 million. (Eurostat (tour_ce_omr), Oct 2026)
  • Italy had 138.7 million platform guest nights in 2025, Germany 68.3 million, Greece 52.1 million and Portugal 49.5 million. (Eurostat (tour_ce_omr), Oct 2026)
  • Poland had 44.4 million, Croatia 41.9 million, Austria 24.8 million, Belgium 13.4 million and Hungary 13.0 million. (Eurostat (tour_ce_omr), Oct 2026)
  • Czechia had 12.2 million, the Netherlands 11.9 million, Romania 10.4 million, Sweden 9.2 million, Ireland 8.4 million and Denmark 8.2 million. (Eurostat (tour_ce_omr), Oct 2026)
  • Malta had 7.8 million, Cyprus 7.6 million, Finland 6.3 million, Bulgaria 5.0 million, Slovenia 4.5 million and Slovakia 4.4 million. (Eurostat (tour_ce_omr), Oct 2026)
  • Lithuania had 2.7 million platform guest nights in 2025, Latvia 2.0 million, Estonia 1.9 million and Luxembourg 0.5 million. (Eurostat (tour_ce_omr), Oct 2026)
  • Outside the EU, Switzerland had 11.3 million platform guest nights in 2025, Norway 9.9 million and Iceland 2.7 million. (Eurostat (tour_ce_omr), Oct 2026)
  • Paris had 26.3 million platform guest nights in 2025 and Rome 18.8 million; Paris is counted as a greater city, not within its municipal boundary. (Eurostat (tour_ce_oarc), Sep 2026)
  • Barcelona had 13.2 million platform guest nights in 2025, Madrid 12.3 million, Lisbon 11.6 million, Milan 9.9 million and Budapest 9.3 million. (Eurostat (tour_ce_oarc), Sep 2026)
  • Athens had 8.8 million, Nice 8.7 million, Malaga 7.5 million, Porto 7.3 million and Seville 6.7 million. (Eurostat (tour_ce_oarc), Sep 2026)
  • Vienna had 6.3 million, Prague 6.1 million, Florence 6.0 million, Valencia 5.7 million, Warsaw 5.4 million and Krakow 5.1 million. (Eurostat (tour_ce_oarc), Sep 2026)
  • Greater Valletta had 4.8 million platform guest nights in 2025, Naples 4.2 million, Venice 4.1 million and Berlin 3.3 million. (Eurostat (tour_ce_oarc), Sep 2026)
  • Among EU regions, Andalusia had 50.3 million platform guest nights in 2025, Adriatic Croatia 39.5 million and Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur 33.5 million. (Eurostat (Statistics Explained, platform stays), Jun 2026)
  • Those three regions accounted for 13% of EU platform guest nights in 2025 and the top 20 regions for 47.1%. (Eurostat (Statistics Explained, platform stays), Jun 2026)
  • Guests from abroad spent 591.7 million of the EU's platform guest nights in 2025, 62.2% of the total, and domestic guests 359.9 million. (Eurostat (Statistics Explained, platform stays), Jun 2026)
  • In 2019, on four platforms, the split was 342.2 million foreign and 169.7 million domestic guest nights; in 2020 it was 113.4 million foreign and 158.3 million domestic. (Eurostat (Statistics Explained, platform stays), Jun 2026)
  • By country of residence, people living in France spent 173.1 million platform guest nights in the EU in 2025, in Germany 143.4 million, in Spain 89.0 million, in Italy 60.2 million and in Poland 57.6 million; these include stays in their own country. (Eurostat (tour_ce_oar), Sep 2026)
  • US residents spent 41.4 million platform guest nights in the EU in 2025, UK residents 34.4 million, Canadian residents 11.4 million and Australian residents 8.8 million. (Eurostat (tour_ce_oar), Sep 2026)
  • Residents of the Netherlands spent 36.1 million, of Belgium 22.4 million, of Switzerland 16.9 million, of Brazil 5.6 million and of China 2.8 million. (Eurostat (tour_ce_oar), Sep 2026)
  • Residents of EU countries together accounted for 731.6 million of the platform guest nights spent in the EU in 2025. (Eurostat (tour_ce_oar), Sep 2026)

All figures are Eurostat's experimental platform statistics for 2025, which cover Airbnb, Booking and Expedia Group. Country, city and region refer to where the accommodation is; guest origin refers to where the guest lives, and "foreign" includes guests from other EU countries. Earlier years covered four platforms, so the 2019 and 2020 splits are not like-for-like with 2025.

How many people rent accommodation from private hosts online?

A minority, and it varies widely by country. Eurostat's household survey asks people whether they rented accommodation from a private person through a website or app in the previous three months, and the share is higher among people aged 25 to 44, people with higher education and city dwellers.

9.9% 16-24 16.0% 25-34 14.8% 35-44 11.8% 45-54 7.6% 55-64 4.3% 65-74
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Share of people in the EU who rented accommodation from a private person online in the previous three months, by age group, 2025.
PeriodValue
16-249.9%
25-3416.0%
35-4414.8%
45-5411.8%
55-647.6%
65-744.3%
Share of people in the EU who rented accommodation from a private person online in the previous three months, by age group, 2025. (Eurostat (isoc_ec_ce_i), Apr 2026)
  • The EU share was 3.3% in 2020 (an estimate), 3.4% in 2021 (a break in the series), 5.6% in 2022 and 6.9% in 2023; there is no value for 2024. (Eurostat (isoc_ec_ce_i), Apr 2026)
  • By country of the respondent in 2025, the share was 19.0% in the Netherlands, 16.9% in Luxembourg, 16.4% in France and 15.9% in Ireland. (Eurostat (isoc_ec_ce_i), Apr 2026)
  • The 2025 share was 13.6% in Croatia, 13.1% in Greece and in Lithuania, 12.6% in Malta and in Germany, 12.4% in Spain and 11.1% in Belgium. (Eurostat (isoc_ec_ce_i), Apr 2026)
  • It was 10.7% in Cyprus, 8.9% in Czechia, 8.7% in Romania, 8.6% in Portugal, 8.4% in Finland, 7.9% in Denmark and 7.8% in Sweden. (Eurostat (isoc_ec_ce_i), Apr 2026)
  • It was 7.3% in Slovakia, 7.0% in Hungary, 6.7% in Latvia, 5.9% in Poland, 5.8% in Austria, 5.1% in Italy and 4.7% in both Slovenia and Bulgaria. (Eurostat (isoc_ec_ce_i), Apr 2026)
  • Outside the EU, the 2025 share was 21.1% in Switzerland, 11.0% in Norway and 1.4% in Turkiye. (Eurostat (isoc_ec_ce_i), Apr 2026)
  • By age in the EU in 2025, the share was 9.9% among people aged 16 to 24, 16.0% at 25 to 34, 14.8% at 35 to 44, 11.8% at 45 to 54, 7.6% at 55 to 64 and 4.3% at 65 to 74. (Eurostat (isoc_ec_ce_i), Apr 2026)
  • By education in the EU in 2025, the share was 19.4% among people with a high level of formal education, 8.1% with a medium level and 3.3% with a low level. (Eurostat (isoc_ec_ce_i), Apr 2026)
  • By place of residence in the EU in 2025, the share was 12.9% in cities, 10.0% in towns and suburbs and 8.5% in rural areas. (Eurostat (isoc_ec_ce_i), Apr 2026)

This is a survey of people aged 16 to 74 living in each country, so it measures demand by where people live, not where they stayed. It covers accommodation rented from a private person through any website or app, with a three-month recall period. The 2020 value is an estimate and 2021 has a break in the series, so the early years are not strictly comparable with 2025.

How big is the short-term let market in the UK?

More than 100 million guest nights a year on the three platforms the Office for National Statistics covers, most of them in England and most of them spent by UK residents.

  • England 77.5%
  • Scotland 12.7%
  • Wales 7.4%
  • Northern Ireland 2.4%
Guest nights in UK short-term lets booked through Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia Group, July 2025 to June 2026, by country. (ONS (short-term lets, to June 2026), Nov 2026)
  • UK guest nights in short-term lets in July 2025 to June 2026 were 22.9% higher than two years earlier. (ONS (short-term lets, to June 2026), Nov 2026)
  • England had 81,079,920 of those guest nights (77.5%), Scotland 13,303,340 (12.7%), Wales 7,739,500 (7.4%) and Northern Ireland 2,494,760 (2.4%). (ONS (short-term lets, to June 2026), Nov 2026)
  • Domestic guests spent 70,990,590 nights in UK short-term lets in July 2025 to June 2026, up 13.4%, and international guests 32,712,380, up 4.1%. (ONS (short-term lets, to June 2026), Nov 2026)
  • The United States was the country of origin for most international guests, with 6,164,480 guest nights (18.3%), ahead of Germany with 3,133,850, France with 2,679,270, Australia with 2,108,000 and Spain with 1,919,580. (ONS (short-term lets, to June 2026), Nov 2026)
  • The top three origin countries made up around a third (35.6%) of all international guest nights in UK short-term lets. (ONS (short-term lets, to June 2026), Nov 2026)
  • The year to June 2026 covered 10,525,200 stays and 36,386,970 nights rented in UK short-term lets. (ONS (short-term lets, to June 2026), Nov 2026)
  • Nearly a quarter (24.5%) of guest nights were spent in 9 of the 361 UK local authorities: Cornwall, Westminster, North Yorkshire, Kensington and Chelsea, Camden, Westmorland and Furness, Liverpool, City of Edinburgh and Highland. Cornwall alone had 4,041,390. (ONS (short-term lets, to June 2026), Nov 2026)
  • Wales recorded the largest percentage increase in guest nights among UK countries in the year to June 2026, 14.3%, from 6,769,470; Scotland rose 12.0%, Northern Ireland 10.1% and England 9.5%. (ONS (short-term lets, to June 2026), Nov 2026)
  • Wales had the highest domestic share of guest nights, at 89.7%, and Scotland the highest international share, at 43.3%. (ONS (short-term lets, to June 2026), Nov 2026)
  • In calendar year 2025 the UK had 100,911,620 guest nights in short-term lets, up 11.5% from 90,507,070 in 2024. (ONS (short-term lets, to December 2025), Jun 2026)
  • In calendar year 2025 England had 78,428,590 guest nights (up 11.1%), Scotland 12,704,940 (up 10.9%), Wales 7,374,780 (up 17.4%, from 6,282,250) and Northern Ireland 2,403,350. (ONS (short-term lets, to December 2025), Jun 2026)
  • In December 2023 the UK had 625,250 short-term let listings across Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia Group, with 358,940 hosts and 2,755,270 bed spaces. The platforms are added together, so a host or property on more than one of them is counted more than once. (ONS (hosts, listings and bed spaces 2023), May 2024)
  • Of the December 2023 listings, 495,670 were in England, 64,540 in Scotland, 54,780 in Wales and 10,260 in Northern Ireland. (ONS (hosts, listings and bed spaces 2023), May 2024)
  • By English region, London had 111,880 short-term let listings in December 2023, the South West 110,480, the South East 65,570 and the North West 50,370. (ONS (hosts, listings and bed spaces 2023), May 2024)
  • The East of England had 42,420 listings in December 2023, Yorkshire and The Humber 42,330, the West Midlands 27,620, the East Midlands 25,470 and the North East 19,540. (ONS (hosts, listings and bed spaces 2023), May 2024)

ONS figures use data from Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia Group and exclude hotels and campsites. Guest nights count every guest on every night; nights count the nights a property was rented; listings, hosts and bed spaces are separate counts. Domestic and international guest nights do not sum to the total. The UK is not part of the Eurostat figures.

What is known about short-term lets in London?

These figures come from one report by a partnership of 12 central London boroughs, with listing data analysed by Savills. They are not comparable with the ONS count of London listings for December 2023, which comes from the platforms.

Is there a register of short-term lets in England?

  • A mandatory national registration scheme for short-term lets in England is not yet in force and is expected to begin in March 2027, according to government guidance updated in October 2026. (UK Government (holiday let guidance), Oct 2026)

How many short-term lets are licensed in Scotland?

Tens of thousands, and most are secondary lets, meaning a property that is not the host's main home. Highland holds far more licences than Edinburgh or Glasgow.

  • Secondary letting 78%
  • Home sharing 10%
  • Home letting 7%
  • Home sharing and letting 5%
Short-term let licences in operation in Scotland on 31 December 2025, by type of let. (Scottish Government (licensing statistics to Dec 2025), Apr 2026)

These are official statistics on licences and applications, which cover premises, not hosts or platform listings. Secondary letting means letting a property that is not the host's main home. Figures from the two earlier editions are as first published, and the Scottish Government says the statistics are subject to upward revision, so the three editions are not a clean trend.

How many short-term rentals are registered in New York City?

A few thousand. Under Local Law 18 hosts register with the city, and the count of active registrations has risen each year since registration opened in March 2023.

105 2023 2,290 2024 2,952 2025 3,338 2026
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Active short-term rental registrations in New York City on 30 June of each year, under Local Law 18. Registration opened in March 2023. Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one.
PeriodValue
2023105
20242,290
20252,952
20263,338
Active short-term rental registrations in New York City on 30 June of each year, under Local Law 18. Registration opened in March 2023. Each year comes from the release for that year; the link is to the latest one. (NYC OSE (Local Law 18 report FY2026), Sep 2026)
  • 3,522 registrations were active at some point in New York City's fiscal year 2026 (July 2025 to June 2026), and the city approved more than 460 new host registrations in the year. (NYC OSE (Local Law 18 report FY2026), Sep 2026)
  • Active registrations at the end of earlier fiscal years were 105 on 30 June 2023, 2,290 on 30 June 2024 and 2,952 on 30 June 2025. (NYC OSE (Local Law 18 annual reports), Sep 2026)
  • 76% of active registrations in fiscal year 2026 were held by the owner of the unit, and 68% were in one- or two-family homes. (NYC OSE (FY2026 report release), Sep 2026)
  • Hosts submitted 1,187 registration applications in fiscal year 2026; 806 reached a final determination, after an average of 70.5 days, of which 8.6 days were spent pending with the city. (NYC OSE (Local Law 18 report FY2026), Sep 2026)
  • About 82% of denied applications in fiscal year 2026 (613 of 749) were denied only after applicants did not make required corrections. (NYC OSE (Local Law 18 report FY2026), Sep 2026)
  • Of those 613 applications, 74% lacked adequate proof of permanent occupancy, 57% had listings that were not shown to be legal and 37% had uncorrected safety violations; the categories overlap. (NYC OSE (Local Law 18 report FY2026), Sep 2026)
  • The city revoked 17 registrations in fiscal year 2026 and had another 15 revocations pending at the end of the year. (NYC OSE (FY2026 report release), Sep 2026)
  • Fiscal year 2026 saw 65 attempts to register rent-regulated units, down from 86 the year before, which the city says brings the affordable housing units protected by the registration law to 618. (NYC OSE (FY2026 report release), Sep 2026)
  • More than 14,000 property owners and managers have placed their buildings on New York City's prohibited list for short-term rentals. (NYC OSE (FY2026 report release), Sep 2026)

Registrations count legal hosts, not listings, and come from the Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement (OSE). The city's fiscal year runs from 1 July to 30 June. The count on 30 June and the count active at any time in the year are different measures. The link goes to the city page that lists the report workbooks.

How does New York City enforce its rules on illegal short-term rentals?

Inspections include attempted, conducted and follow-up visits. Paid amounts are snapshots taken after each year, while some summonses were still being decided, and they are enforcement penalties, not taxes.

How do Los Angeles, San Diego and Maui regulate short-term rentals?

Each does it differently. Los Angeles requires home-sharing hosts to apply for registration, San Diego issues licences in four tiers with caps on two of them, and Maui County has voted to end vacation rentals in its apartment districts.

361,694 FY2021 754,082 FY2022 794,776 FY2023 790,597 FY2024 734,650 FY2025
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Nightly bookings reported under the Los Angeles Home-Sharing Ordinance, by city fiscal year. Bookings are self-reported for platforms other than Airbnb, so actual counts may vary.
PeriodValue
FY2021361,694
FY2022754,082
FY2023794,776
FY2024790,597
FY2025734,650
Nightly bookings reported under the Los Angeles Home-Sharing Ordinance, by city fiscal year. Bookings are self-reported for platforms other than Airbnb, so actual counts may vary. (City of Los Angeles (Home-Sharing fee study), May 2026)
  • Before Los Angeles brought in its Home-Sharing Ordinance, a May 2019 data scrape found 37,195 short-term rental listings and 1,709,715 nightly bookings in the city. (City of Los Angeles (Home-Sharing fee study), May 2026)
  • In fiscal year 2025 Los Angeles had about 7,058 Home-Sharing applications and 734,650 reported nightly bookings, which the city's fee study describes as a decrease of about 81% in listings and 57% in nightly bookings. (City of Los Angeles (Home-Sharing fee study), May 2026)
  • Reported nightly bookings in Los Angeles were 361,694 in fiscal year 2021, 754,082 in 2022, 794,776 in 2023 and 790,597 in 2024. (City of Los Angeles (Home-Sharing fee study), May 2026)
  • In fiscal year 2025 Los Angeles received 4,619 regular Home-Sharing applications, of which 2,574 were approved and 2,045 denied, and 2,439 extended applications, of which 1,621 were approved and 818 denied. (City of Los Angeles (Home-Sharing fee study), May 2026)
  • In fiscal year 2020 the city received 7,194 regular applications, approving 4,259 and denying 2,935, and 455 extended applications, approving 237 and denying 218. (City of Los Angeles (Home-Sharing fee study), May 2026)
  • Home-Sharing renewals in fiscal year 2025 came to 1,020 regular renewals submitted and 706 approved, and 1,380 extended renewals submitted and 1,005 approved. (City of Los Angeles (Home-Sharing fee study), May 2026)
  • In fiscal year 2021 renewals came to 1,289 regular submitted and 1,002 approved, and 116 extended submitted and 82 approved. (City of Los Angeles (Home-Sharing fee study), May 2026)
  • San Diego had issued 8,428 short-term residential occupancy licences as of 6 November 2026: 135 in Tier 1, 2,331 in Tier 2, 4,863 in Tier 3 and 1,099 in Tier 4. (City of San Diego (short-term residential occupancy page), Nov 2026)
  • San Diego's Tier 3, for whole homes outside Mission Beach, will not exceed 1% of the city's total housing units and had 798 licences remaining; Tier 4, for Mission Beach, will not exceed 30% of that community planning area and had none remaining. (City of San Diego (short-term residential occupancy page), Nov 2026)
  • Maui County Council gave final approval to Bill 9 by a 5-3 vote on 15 December 2025, prohibiting transient vacation rentals in the A-1 and A-2 apartment districts from 2029 in West Maui and from 2031 elsewhere in the county. (Maui County Council (Bill 9 release), Dec 2025)
  • A separate proposal before Maui County Council would allow 4,500 units now in the apartment zones to continue as transient vacation rentals. (Maui County Council (Bill 9 release), Dec 2025)

The Los Angeles comparison sets listings scraped in 2019 against registration applications in fiscal year 2025, which are different units; the comparison is the fee study's own. Applications are not active registrations, and extended home-sharing means more than 120 nights a year. San Diego's figures are licences and change as the city updates its page. The Maui items are council decisions as the council reported them. Nothing here is legal advice.

How many tourist dwellings are there in Spain and Barcelona?

Spain's statistics office counts a few hundred thousand tourist dwellings advertised on platforms, a little over 1% of the country's homes. Barcelona had about ten thousand licensed tourist flats in 2024 and its council plans to have none after November 2028.

321,496 Aug 20 294,698 Feb 21 306,974 Aug 21 285,868 Feb 22 311,518 Aug 22 305,136 Feb 23 340,424 Aug 23 351,389 Feb 24 403,267 Aug 24 376,463 Nov 24 381,837 May 25 329,764 Nov 25 341,001 May 26
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Tourist dwellings advertised on digital platforms in Spain, on INE's experimental statistic. The reference months moved from February and August to May and November in 2024, so seasonal comparisons need care.
PeriodValue
Aug 20321,496
Feb 21294,698
Aug 21306,974
Feb 22285,868
Aug 22311,518
Feb 23305,136
Aug 23340,424
Feb 24351,389
Aug 24403,267
Nov 24376,463
May 25381,837
Nov 25329,764
May 26341,001
Tourist dwellings advertised on digital platforms in Spain, on INE's experimental statistic. The reference months moved from February and August to May and November in 2024, so seasonal comparisons need care. (INE (tourist dwellings, table 39364), May 2026)
  • Spain's tourist dwellings offered 1,714,702 bed places in May 2026, or 5.03 per dwelling. (INE (tourist dwellings, table 39364), May 2026)
  • INE counted 321,496 tourist dwellings in Spain in August 2020, 294,698 in February 2021, 306,974 in August 2021, 285,868 in February 2022 and 311,518 in August 2022. (INE (tourist dwellings, table 39364), May 2026)
  • It counted 305,136 in February 2023, 340,424 in August 2023, 351,389 in February 2024 and 403,267 in August 2024. (INE (tourist dwellings, table 39364), May 2026)
  • On its newer May and November reference months, INE counted 376,463 tourist dwellings in November 2024, 381,837 in May 2025 and 329,764 in November 2025. (INE (tourist dwellings, table 39364), May 2026)
  • By region in May 2026, Andalusia had 90,649 tourist dwellings, Catalonia 51,305, the Valencian Community 51,268 and the Canary Islands 48,356. (INE (tourist dwellings, table 39364), May 2026)
  • The Balearic Islands had 21,304 tourist dwellings in May 2026 and the Community of Madrid 13,431. (INE (tourist dwellings, table 39364), May 2026)
  • In November 2025 the regional counts were 91,757 in Andalusia, 46,915 in Catalonia, 48,441 in the Valencian Community, 49,676 in the Canary Islands, 19,398 in the Balearic Islands and 15,309 in the Community of Madrid. (INE (tourist dwellings, table 39364), May 2026)
  • By province in May 2026, Malaga had 45,176 tourist dwellings, Alicante 32,148, Las Palmas 26,998, Santa Cruz de Tenerife 21,358, Girona 20,821 and Cadiz 15,116. (INE (tourist dwellings, table 39364), May 2026)
  • In November 2025 the provincial counts were 48,261 in Malaga, 29,697 in Alicante, 27,336 in Las Palmas, 22,340 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 17,754 in Girona and 14,751 in Cadiz. (INE (tourist dwellings, table 39364), May 2026)
  • Tourist dwellings were 4.90% of all censused dwellings in the province of Las Palmas in May 2026, 4.53% in Malaga, 4.10% in Girona and 3.97% in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. (INE (tourist dwellings, table 39365), May 2026)
  • The share was 3.27% in the Balearic Islands, 2.38% in Alicante, 2.33% in Cadiz and 2.14% in Tarragona, and 4.44% across the Canary Islands region. (INE (tourist dwellings, table 39365), May 2026)
  • Spain's consumer affairs ministry ordered Airbnb, through three resolutions, to remove a total of 65,935 tourist-rental listings that it said breached regulations, and Madrid's High Court backed the first resolution by ordering 5,800 listings removed immediately. (Government of Spain (consumer ministry release), May 2025)

INE's figures are experimental statistics that count dwellings advertised on digital platforms, not adverts or licences, and its shares use the dwellings in the census as the base. The reference months changed in 2024. The ministry's order concerns adverts on one platform and is a different count.

How many tourist flats does Barcelona license?

Barcelona's figures are the city council's own and count different things on different dates: licences in June 2024, bed places in 2023, and enforcement actions as each release totals them. They are not a series. The 2028 date is the council's stated plan, and the tax rates are those in its 2024 document and may have changed since.

What registers and rules apply in the EU and other countries?

Registration is spreading. An EU regulation on short-term rental data has applied since 20 May 2026, Italy and Japan run national registers, and Ireland's register is due to open in December 2026.

  • Private homes, non-business 498,860
  • Other non-hotel 174,014
  • Hotels 31,043
Accommodation registered in Italy's national database in March 2026, by type. Private homes rented on a non-business basis include short lets and bed and breakfasts. (Ministero del Turismo (March 2026 report), Apr 2026)

These are registers and official reports, and each counts something different: all accommodation in Italy's database, notified homes in Japan, registered operators in Toronto. The Amsterdam and Canadian listing figures come from AirDNA data used in government reports, and nights in the Dutch monitor are nights booked. Dates and rules are as the official pages state them, and nothing here is legal advice.

How many private lodgings are registered in Japan?

Japan's figures cover homes notified under the Private Lodging Business Act only, and each report covers a two-month period.

How many short-term rentals are there in Canada and Toronto?

Toronto counts registered operators, not listings, and defines a short-term rental as the rental of all or part of a dwelling unit for fewer than 28 consecutive days. The Canadian listing count covers Airbnb and Vrbo only.

Do short-term rentals push up rents and house prices?

The published studies find that they do, by small amounts on average and by more in the neighbourhoods with the heaviest Airbnb activity. Each estimate belongs to one place, period and method, and one US study also finds that regulation reduces new building.

  1. 1 Transaction prices +4.6%
  2. 2 Posted prices +3.7%
  3. 3 Rents +1.9%
Estimated effect of Airbnb activity on housing costs in the average Barcelona neighbourhood, from one study (Garcia-Lopez and others, 2020). These are that study's estimates for Barcelona, not a general rule. (Garcia-Lopez and others (Journal of Urban Economics, 2020), Sep 2020)
  • A study of US zip codes with data from 2012 to 2016, by Barron, Kung and Proserpio, found that at the zip code with the median owner-occupancy rate a 1% increase in Airbnb listings led to a 0.018% increase in rents and a 0.026% increase in house prices. It used a statistical method meant to separate the effect of Airbnb from other local trends. (Barron, Kung and Proserpio (Marketing Science, 2021), Jan 2021)
  • In Barcelona, Garcia-Lopez, Jofre-Monseny, Martinez-Mazza and Segu estimated that Airbnb activity had increased rents by 1.9% in the average neighbourhood, transaction prices by 4.6% and posted prices by 3.7%. (Garcia-Lopez and others (Journal of Urban Economics, 2020), Sep 2020)
  • In the same Barcelona study, neighbourhoods in the top tenth for Airbnb activity had estimated increases of 7% in rents, 17% in transaction prices and 14% in posted prices. (Garcia-Lopez and others (Journal of Urban Economics, 2020), Sep 2020)
  • The Los Angeles County study, by Koster, van Ommeren and Volkhausen, compared homes on either side of the borders of cities with ordinances, and its estimates imply that Airbnb raised house prices by 15% within 2.5km of Hollywood's Walk of Fame. (Koster, van Ommeren and Volkhausen (Journal of Urban Economics, 2021), Jul 2021)
  • In Berlin, Duso, Michelsen, Schafer and Tran used two policy changes in the city and found that each additional commercial Airbnb listing displaces 0.23 to 0.37 rental units and increases rent per square metre by 1.3% to 2.4%. (Duso and others (Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2024), May 2024)
  • A US study by Bekkerman, Cohen, Kung, Maiden and Proserpio found that, over the 12 months after they start, short-term rental regulations reduce Airbnb listings by 9.0% and residential building permits by 11.0%. (Bekkerman and others (Marketing Science, 2023), 2023)
  • In the same study, accessory dwelling units declined by 16.5% across regulatory boundaries. (Bekkerman and others (Marketing Science, 2023), 2023)
  • The New York City Comptroller estimated in 2018 that approximately 9.2% of the citywide increase in rental rates between 2009 and 2016 could be attributed to Airbnb. (NYC Comptroller (Airbnb and rents report), May 2018)
  • The Comptroller's report found that rents rose 1.58% for each one percent of a neighbourhood's residential units listed on Airbnb, and put the additional rent paid by New York City renters in 2016 at $616 million. (NYC Comptroller (Airbnb and rents report), May 2018)
  • In Canada, 107,266 short-term rental listings in 2023 (30.2%) were what Statistics Canada calls potential long-term dwellings: entire units listed for more than 180 days a year, excluding vacation-type properties. (Statistics Canada (short-term rentals analysis), Jul 2024)
  • Canada's potential long-term dwellings were up from 58,441 in 2017 and equal to 0.69% of the country's housing units in 2023. (Statistics Canada (short-term rentals analysis), Jul 2024)

Every figure here is an estimate from one named study, for one place and period, and none is a general law. The five journal articles are peer-reviewed; the New York City Comptroller's report is a government analysis from 2018, before Local Law 18 took effect. Statistics Canada's potential long-term dwellings are an estimate of units that could be used for long-term housing, not a count of homes lost.

Glossary

Short-term rental
A home or room let to guests for short stays. The legal definition varies by place: Toronto, for example, uses fewer than 28 consecutive days.
Nights and Seats Booked
Airbnb's own measure: nights booked for stays plus seats booked for services and experiences, net of cancellations and alterations. Before 2025 it was called Nights and Experiences Booked.
GBV
Gross booking value: the value of bookings on Airbnb including host earnings, service fees, cleaning fees and taxes. It is not host income or company revenue.
ADR
Average daily rate. Airbnb divides gross booking value by nights and seats booked; other producers define the rate in their own way.
RevPAR
Revenue per available rental: revenue divided by the nights available to book, whether or not they were sold.
Occupancy
The share of available nights that were sold. Each producer sets its own rules for which nights count as available.
Guest nights
The Eurostat and ONS measure: the number of guests multiplied by the nights they stayed, so a group of four staying three nights counts as twelve.
Listing, host, registration
A listing is an advertised place to stay, a host is the person or business offering it, and a registration or licence is a permission issued by an authority. The three are counted separately.
Alternative accommodation
The term Booking.com and Expedia Group use for homes, apartments and other places to stay that are not hotels.
Experimental statistics
Statistics that an office publishes while the method is still being developed, such as Eurostat's platform data and INE's count of tourist dwellings.
Local Law 18
New York City's short-term rental registration law. Hosts register with the Mayor's Office of Special Enforcement (OSE).
HUT
Habitatge d'us turistic: a licensed tourist-use dwelling in Catalonia.
CIN
Codice identificativo nazionale: the national identification code for accommodation in Italy's tourism database.
Secondary letting
In Scotland's licensing scheme, letting a property that is not the host's main home.
Potential long-term dwelling
Statistics Canada's term for an entire unit listed for more than 180 days a year, excluding vacation-type properties.
ONS, INE and DBEDT
The UK Office for National Statistics, Spain's Instituto Nacional de Estadistica and Hawaii's Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism.

Methodology and sources

Figures come from the companies and public bodies that produce each measure: Airbnb's shareholder letters, annual report and newsroom, the annual reports of Booking Holdings and Expedia Group, Eurostat's platform data and household survey, the Office for National Statistics, the Scottish Government, New York City's Office of Special Enforcement and Comptroller, the cities of Los Angeles, San Diego, Toronto and Barcelona, Maui County Council, Hawaii's state tourism department, INE and the Spanish government, the European Parliament and Commission, the tourism ministries of Italy and Japan, the governments of Ireland and the UK, the province of Noord-Holland, Statistics Canada, Central London Forward, AirDNA, KeyData and five peer-reviewed studies. Each figure links to the document that published it, with the date, and source labels name the report or dataset. Company figures are labelled as the company's own and platforms are never added together or ranked against each other. Eurostat's 2025 platform data cover three platforms where earlier years covered four, so no change across that break is treated as like-for-like. Forecasts are labelled with who made them and when, and only the latest vintage of a revised series is used: AirDNA's July 2026 forecast and Hawaii's September 2026 report. Where a city published differing counts, one count per measure is used with its date. Housing effects are given as the findings of each named study. Figures that could not be checked on the producer's own document are left out. The page is reviewed monthly.