The easiest way to try and work out how much you can make as a host on Airbnb is by looking at the market average gross revenues. To calculate this we take all the money made by hosts and the total number of listings in a market and divide the former by the latter. This gives you a quick feel for how much the average host is making on Airbnb.

If you want an estimate specifically for your property, give the tool at the top of the page a try – it’ll tell you have much you should expect to make in your market based on some of your property’s key parameters. Being armed with a data-driven expectation of what your property could earn comes in handy when evaluating a potential investment or when talking to prospective vacation rental property managers.

North America is the highest earning region – the average Airbnb host in North America makes $41,026 in host earnings on Airbnb in 2021. Asia-Pacific is the 2nd highest earning region, with an average host earnings of $14,629 in 2021. In Europe the average host made $13,567 in Airbnb earnings in 2021. Airbnb hosts in Latin America and Africa made less on average, with hosts making $9,214 and $8,289 in 2021, respectively in those regions.

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Of the 10 countries with the most Airbnb listings, the country with the highest average Airbnb host earnings is the United States of America. The average host in the USA made $44,235 in host earnings on Airbnb in 2021, compared to $25,553 in 2020. Australia is the second highest earning country, with hosts pocketing on average $27,988 in 2021, which is significantly higher than the $16,610 they made in 2020. The UK comes in third, with British Airbnb hosts making $22,196 in 2021 on average. This represents a significant gain from 2020 when they made $12,531 on average.

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Of the 10 largest markets in the country, the U.S. city with the highest average Airbnb host earnings is San Diego, where hosts on average made $77,990 in 2021 on Airbnb – this represents a big jump from $36,340 in 2020. In second place comes Austin, where Airbnb hosts on average made $74,241 in 2021, which was significantly up from 2020 when hosts made $22,351. Kissimmee rounds out the top three, with Airbnb hosts on average making $70,539 in 2021, a big gain from 2020 when they made $34,873 on average.

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Filtering for the 15 largest markets in Canada, the Canadian city with the highest average Airbnb host earnings is Whistler. Airbnb hosts made on average $52,762 in this ski resort market in 2021 – considerably more than in 2020 when they made $34,296 on average. In second place in Canada is Les Laurentides, where Airbnb hosts made $35,770 on average in 2021, up from $22,248 in 2020. Third place goes to Kelowna, where hosts made $20,266 on average in 2021, up from $13,693 in 2020.

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Filtering for the 15 largest UK markets, the British city with the highest average Airbnb host earnings is York. Airbnb hosts in the historical city of York took home on average $37,109 in 2021. Like many markets in the UK and worldwide, the short-term rental market in York suffered during 2020 due to COVID-19. In 2020 Airbnb hosts in the same market generated $16,131 on average. The next highest earning location in the UK for Airbnb hosts was the city of Bath, where hosts made $36,342 on average in 2021, again up from 2020 when they made $20,626. After Bath and York, Brighton was the third highest earning location. Airbnb hosts in Brighton made on average $26,373 in 2021, up from $13,828 in 2020.

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Filtering for the 15 largest Australian markets, the Australian city with the highest average Airbnb host earnings is the coastal town of Noosa Heads. Airbnb hosts in Noosa Heads made on average $56,182 in 2021 – up from their 2020 average of $32,093. The second highest earning location for Airbnb hosts was Byron Bay, where hosts made on average $55,368 in 2021, which was higher than 2020 when they made $46,358. The third highest average Airbnb host earnings in Australia in 2021 were found in Surfers Paradise in Queensland, where hosts pulled in $47,666 up from 2020 when they made $23,312 on average.

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As you would expect, entire home listings generate the most revenue on Airbnb. On average hosts of entire home Airbnb listings made $14,498 on Airbnb globally in 2021, which was slightly higher than in 2020 when they made $8,749.

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On average, the more rooms your listing has, and the more guests you can accommodate, the more you can expect to earn on Airbnb. 

For listings with 4 rooms or more the average Airbnb host earnings globally was $28,143 in 2021 – a significant jump from 2020 when 4+ room Airbnb properties made their hosts on average $17,808. Listings with 3 rooms made on average $18,026 in 2021, slightly up from the 2020 level of $10,915, and listings with 2 rooms pulled in $13,067 on average in 2021, which was up vs. 2020 when they made $7,482 on average. 

As you would expect, listings with smaller room counts like 1 room and studio apartment listings made their hosts the least, with 1 room listings making $8,586 on average in 2021 (compared to $4,680 in 20209) and studio apartments made $9,694 on average in 2021 (compared to $5,327 in 2020).

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Airbnb listings with 51-100 reviews on average earned $21,569 in the U.S. in 2021, and listings with more than 100 reviews on average earned even more - $23,862 in 2021.

Properties with zero or a few reviews tend to make less for their hosts. Airbnb hosts listing short-term rental properties with 0 reviews made on average $2,741 in 2021, which was significantly higher than the $1,265 they made in 2020. Airbnb hosts operating listings with 1-5 reviews took home $4,077 on average, which was higher than the $2,277 they made in 2020.

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