Airbnb reported that guests booked more than 1 billion bedroom nights on its platform during the trailing 12 months through the second quarter of 2026, reaching a record as larger homes and group travel continue to emerge as important growth drivers for the company.
The milestone measures Bedroom Nights Booked, which Airbnb calculates by multiplying each night booked by the number of bedrooms in the property. This provides another way to measure accommodation usage beyond Airbnb’s standard Nights and Seats Booked metric, particularly for larger properties designed to accommodate families and groups.
Bedroom Nights Booked increased more than 12% year-over-year during Q2, outpacing the 10% increase in overall Nights and Seats Booked. Airbnb said this continues a multi-year pattern in which bedroom-night growth has exceeded its broader booking metric.
Airbnb believes group travel remains one of the platform’s strongest use cases because families and friends can share larger accommodations while dividing the cost of a stay. The trend is also visible in the types of properties experiencing the strongest demand. Entire homes, particularly properties with four or more bedrooms, continued to be among Airbnb’s fastest-growing listing categories during the quarter.
In North America, short-term stays and entire homes, especially listings with at least four bedrooms, continued to grow faster than long-term stays and private rooms. Airbnb said the shift toward these accommodation types has now persisted for more than a year.
Overall, Airbnb recorded 148.3 million Nights and Seats Booked during Q2 2026, up 10% year-over-year and accelerating from the first quarter. Gross Booking Value increased 16% to $27.2 billion, or 15% excluding foreign exchange effects. Average Daily Rate increased 5% to $184, supported by price appreciation and changes in booking mix.
Demand also strengthened across Airbnb’s major geographic markets. Nights and Seats Booked increased at a high-single-digit rate in both North America and EMEA, approximately 20% in Latin America and at a high-teens rate in Asia Pacific. India was a standout growth market, with origin net nights booked increasing 60% year-over-year and first-time bookers more than doubling. Brazil’s origin net nights increased more than 30%, while first-time bookers rose 40%.
Airbnb’s mobile app is contributing to the broader booking momentum. Nights booked through the app increased 23% year-over-year and represented 64% of total nights booked, compared with 59% a year earlier. Growth among first-time bookers accelerated to 11%, the company’s highest rate in four years.
Airbnb generated $3.6 billion in Q2 revenue, an increase of 17% year-over-year, along with $816 million in net income and $1.3 billion in adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA increased 21% and represented a margin of 35%. The company also generated $1.3 billion of free cash flow during the quarter.
The company raised its full-year outlook following the stronger first half. Airbnb now expects 2026 revenue growth of at least the mid-teens and an adjusted EBITDA margin of at least 35.5%, supported by accelerating bookings, product initiatives and continued travel demand.
