Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. It’s finally 2020, the year that should bring us a direct listing from home-sharing giant Airbnb, a technology company valued at tens of billions of dollars. The company̵…
Airbnb guests on New Year’s Eve:
2019: 4.5 million
2018: 3.7 million
2017: 3 million
2016: 2 million
2015: 1.1 million
2014: 540,000
2013: 250,000
2012: 108,000
2011: 31,000
2010: 6,000
2009: 1,400— Jon Erlichman (@JonErlichman) December 31, 2019
Things that didn’t exist on New Year's Eve 20 years ago:
YouTube
Snapchat
Android
iPhone
Gmail
Netflix streaming
Wikipedia
Google Maps
Amazon Prime
Skype
Spotify
Airbnb
Uber
Waze
Tesla
Bitcoin
Greggs Vegan Sausage Rolls— Andrew Bloch (@AndrewBloch) December 31, 2019
SOURCE: TechCrunch