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by yesplorer 2282 days ago
Airbnb has over 5 million listings and 150 million customers around 190 countries and they don't make enough in commissions to pay rent, salaries and server costs?
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They don't. Period. That's a simple fact. No questions need asking here; they do NOT make enough money from their listings to cover all of their costs, full stop.
Then they're indeed not fit to run their business, period.
OK, so what are you going to do about it?
Am I supposed to do something about it? Do you know the meaning or point of a discussion forum? You're such a bad loser, lol.

Wsj published the article, what are they going to do about it?

Don't be rude, it's stupid.

You can have the last word.

you forgot marketing costs. Airbnb is a household name for a reason.
At what point does Management not realise that they need to balance their books and so at least, expenditure = revenue for them to break even?

Airbnb is 12 years old. If they haven't figured out that they shouldn't spend more than they earn by now, I don't think the current management will be able to figure it out in another 12 years.