On the occasion of the 11th anniversary，Airbnb, one of the originators of the sharing economy, finally announced its listing plan。

Airbnb issued a brief statement on its official website on the 19th，Said it plans to go on the market next year。Long time，Airbnb is the world’s largest shared accommodation company，Established for nearly 11 years。As one of the "originators" of the sharing economy， is the second most highly valued super unicorn in the United States，Once a unicorn company with a valuation second only to Uber。

Public information display，Airbnb’s latest Series F financing was completed in March 2017，Financing amount is US$1 billion，Cumulative financing amount reached US$4.4 billion，The total valuation after the completion of the new round of financing is approximately US$31 billion。

According to data provided by Airbnb，In 2018，Airbnb achieves no interest for the second consecutive year、Tax、Earnings before depreciation and amortization (EBITDA)。Airbnb also said on Wednesday，The company’s revenue exceeded US$1 billion in the second quarter of this year。

However，Airbnb did not explain how it will go public。It is generally expected by the outside 188bet sports betting app download world，Airbnb will be listed through a "direct listing"。Reuters also reported in June this year，Airbnb is considering a direct listing。

So-called “direct listing”，No need to issue new shares，Just simply register the stock，Can be traded freely。Last year, Swedish streaming music service provider Spotify successfully landed on the New York Stock Exchange through a "direct listing"。

Airbnb announced this time that it plans to go public in 2020，Seems slightly later than the company expected。Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said in April this year，Airbnb prepares to go public later this year。

Chesky said at the time: "We will be ready later this year，And any point in time from that point，You may all see us listed。”

In fact，Before Airbnb went public，Several unicorn companies in the sharing economy have already conducted IPOs。Including Uber and Lyft, but these two companies did not perform well after going public，Investors are also skeptical about their lack of concrete profit plans。Also，Because the market valuation is too low，Shared office space giant WeWork has postponed its IPO plan this week。

To this，Kathleen Smith, director of consulting firm Renaissance Capital, said: "I think，If Airbnb can prove itself to be a profitable business，Without having to make huge losses on marketing，Then it will be sought after by a different market than companies such as Uber。”

actually，The outside world also has similar concerns about Airbnb。But Airbnb has been highlighting its profitability。

According to data previously disclosed by Airbnb officials to Titanium Media，so far，188bet online sports betting Airbnb has entered more than 191 countries and regions around the world，Over 6 million properties，Across more than 100,000 cities，On average, more than 2 million people stay on Airbnb every day。And Airbnb’s more than 40,000 experience products are now spread all over the world1,More than 000 cities。

In 2019，Airbnb’s growth rate is still very fast。As of the end of the first quarter of 2019，Since the founding of Airbnb in 2008，Airbnb’s listings have been booked more than 500 million times。On August 10 this year, Airbnb’s number of single-night stays exceeded 4 million。

In the Chinese market，According to data released by QuestMobile，The average number of monthly active users (MAU) of Airbnb App from January to August this year continues to lead，Leading the list of short-term homestay rental platforms in China。

Some time in the past，Compliance、Policy conflicts with local governments were also criticized during Airbnb’s expansion，And Airbnb obviously hopes to solve these problems before going public。

According to Airbnb disclosure，so far，The company has collected and remitted more than $1 billion in hotel and tourism taxes，And with Germany、Communities in places such as Italy and Switzerland have also signed some new agreements。Currently，Several key cities where Airbnb has deployed，Relevant policies are being introduced to further regulate shared accommodation。

Among them，Los Angeles City Council votes to legalize shared accommodations，And regulate the vacation rental market that has long existed in the area；Seattle is one of the most important 188bet online sports betting markets for Airbnb in the United States，The regulations adopted at the end of 2017 will be officially implemented，Legalize the shared accommodation and vacation rental market in the area。

In France，Since 2015，Airbnb has collected and paid the tax，And expanded this measure to more than 23,000 French cities in 2018。Airbnb has also reached an agreement with the French government and other accommodation platforms to promote responsible shared accommodation，Called by the local government as a “concrete measure to benefit French families”。

And in Japan，Although business development was previously hindered by the B&B Act，But as of June this year, Airbnb has about 50,000 listings，and has over 23 owners in traditional accommodations such as hotels and ryokans,000 rooms。

Objectively speaking，11-year-old Airbnb is fully prepared for its listing，For the entire shared accommodation market，It’s also a heart booster。

Take the Chinese market as an example，Although Meituan Hazelnut、Tujia、Xiaozhu and other Chinese forces still maintain relative competitiveness，But in fact, they are all trying new transformations and enriching business models。

Take Tujia as an example，According to the "2019 Tujia B&B Development Report for the First Half of the Year" released by Tujia Homes，As of the first half of 2019，Tujia B&B’s global listings exceed 2.3 million，Domestic booking order volume increased by 2 times year-on-year，Overseas booking orders increased nearly 4 times。Rural B&B business is developing rapidly，The total transaction volume in the first half of the 188bet app year increased by 180% compared with the same period last year。

Same，Xiaozhu Short-term Rental signed a new spokesperson Deng Lun this year，In addition to city B&Bs, we have focused on rural B&Bs，And recently announced its plan to renovate old urban properties，According to TMTpost’s understanding, the project has been prepared in Chengdu。

But in 2019，In addition to the above-mentioned leading companies in the market，There are also no competitive new players and new large-scale financing。

If Airbnb is successfully listed，It may be able to help the capital market have a clearer understanding of the short-term rental B&B market to a certain extent，It can also further boost market confidence。

188bet sports betting app download Source: WeChat public account "Titanium Media”(ID: taimeiti)，Author: Gao Mengyang，Original title: "Airbnb, the originator of homestays, plans to go public next year，Can the profit problem of the sharing economy be solved？》