“WORLDWIDE 2028 OLYMPICS UNIQUE ACCOMMODATIONS PARTNER”
2025 REVENUE: $12.2 billion
CEO: Brian Chesk
CEO NET WORTH: $8.48 billion
Airbnb signed a reported $500 million IOC global sponsorship deal in 2019 to become an Olympics sponsor through 2028. Airbnb became a sponsor of FIFA in 2025, lasting through 2027.
Airbnb is now paying $750 to entice new hosts to join their platform in World Cup host cities.
Airbnb has spent millions of dollars in LA to deregulate short-term rentals under the banner of the “Save our Services” campaign ahead of the World Cup and Olympics.
(Source: LA City Ethics Form 35, Q3-4, 2025)
Airbnb boasted that in the buildup to the Paris Olympics, listings rose 37%. Similarly, leading up to the Winter Olympics in Milan, short-term rental bookings had risen 319% year-over-year.