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The cities with the most Airbnbs

The cities with the most Airbnbs

Just one GCC destination made the top 10 list

With the self-rental market still growing in the region, Dubai in the UAE was the only GCC destination to rank in the list of cities with the most Airbnbs. 

Dubai ranked 10th for cities with the most Airbnb listings, while the UK capital, London, topped the list, following by Paris and New York City in second and third place.

The study also found that since 2019, the number of active Airbnb rentals has fallen across the globe, with the total number of listings for the top 10 destinations falling from 303,535 to 209,682, which equals to a 30.92% drop.

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The city with the highest density of Airbnbs is Pattaya, Thailand, where there are 79.25 active rentals on the market for every 1,000 people living there.

Ankara, Turkey, has the cheapest average daily rate for Airbnbs, with travellers paying as little as US$21.05.

Las Vegas is the most expensive place in our study to stay in an Airbnb, with average daily rates of US$229.02.

The cities with the most Airbnbs:

City

Country

Active Rentals

1

London

United Kingdom

34,135

2

Paris

France

24,940

3

New York City

United States

22,586

4

Istanbul

Turkey

21,625

5

Shanghai

China

20,732

6

Chengdu

China

17,818

7

Rome

Italy

17,756

8

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

17,165

9

Mexico City

Mexico

16,977

10

Dubai

UAE

15,948

11

Antalya

Turkey

15,699

12

Manila

Philippines

15,521

13

Melbourne

Australia

15,133

14

Guangzhou

China

13,871

15

Cape Town

South Africa

13,712

16

São Paulo

Brazil

13,353

17

Madrid

Spain

12,616

18

Hangzhou

China

12,496

19

Miami

United States

11,963

20

Bogota

Colombia

11,618

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