Airbnb Says South African Host Revenue Is 25% Above Pre-Pandemic Levels

Airbnb has said that growing international revenue is a key plank in its plan to sustain its double-digit annual revenue growth. One of its target countries for expansion is South Africa, where on Monday it released new data about its performance at an event in Johannesburg.

People who listed short-term rentals and vacation rentals in South Africa on Airbnb generated revenue of $211 million (4 billion rand) last year. That was a 25% jump over the pre-pandemic year of 2019.

South Africa is the online travel agency's major foothold in Africa, with nearly half of Airbnb's listings across the continent being there. Airbnb said on Monday it has about 65,000 listings in South Africa, triple the count it had in October 2017.

Airbnb has plenty of room to grow in the country