Airbnb says hosts earn hundreds of millions of dollars during FIFA World Cup 2026 stays
ABNB•Guest mix and booking costs
About one in seven guests were first-time Airbnb users, and the average booking cost was less than $250 a night.
Families and groups accounted for over 40% of stays, while Gen Z made up almost 40% of guests.
Host earnings and new listings
A typical host earned almost $3,000, and more than 150,000 homes were newly listed across host cities.
Tournament-time activity across host cities
Airbnb said it reported record FIFA World Cup 2026 tournament-time activity across 16 host cities in Canada, Mexico, and the US.
Millions of guests from 196 countries checked in, and tournament-time stays generated hundreds of millions of dollars in host earnings.




