Airbnb Has Helped 4 Million People Book Rooms

Airbnb had an incredible growth year in 2012.

The company put out some year-end numbers on Thursday, including the fact that 4 million people have now used Airbnb to book rooms, 3 million of whom did so in 2012 alone.

Airbnb also revealed that the number of rooms listed on the service more than doubled by the end of 2012, from 120,000 to 300,000. The variety of rooms listed is also improving, with Airbnb pointing out that there are now 500 castles and 200 tree houses listed, among other unusual lodgings.

On the business side, Airbnb launched in nine new markets including Rio, Thailand and Indonesia, and opened up 11 new offices around the world. While it's not mentioned in the repo…
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