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Airbnb
Airbnb transformed the hotel industry by connecting travelers with local hosts in more than 220 countries.
Founding of Airbnb, year 2008
Themes: community, trust, belonging, adventure.
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The origin
What the date says
- Milestone
- Founding of Airbnb
- What happened
- Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia rented out air mattresses in their San Francisco apartment in 2008 to pay the rent, giving birth to shared lodging.
- Year
- 2008
- Source
- Historical documentation
- Note
- Founded in August 2008 by Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk in San Francisco.
Only the year is documented: if it falls between January 21 and February 21, the sign could be the previous one.
Keep in mind
Affinity is a symbolic reading from the Chinese zodiac tradition, not a measurement: it compares the sign of the year you were born with that of each entry's year of origin.