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Briefing: Meet the co-founder of Airbnb: How a weekend scheme to pay the rent turned into an industry giant

Strategic angle: Airbnb was first dreamed up in 2008, with people initially asking 'how could you trust a stranger ever in your own home?' In 2025, $92 billion was transacted on the platform. So how did they do it?

Editorial Staff · 2026-03-23 · 1 MIN READ