A Look Inside Airbnb?s Record Night: 60,000 Guests, 174 Countries, 30 Languages, And 8 Private Islands

Airbnb, the online marketplace for listing and booking short-term housing accommodations, has been on a roll lately: In June it hit 10 million nights booked, boasting hockey stick-like growth along the way. Well, it had a really big night last Saturday, hitting a new record with more than 60,000 guests booking lodgings through the service. Not only was that five times the number of bookings it had a year prior, but it also a large number -- 75 percent -- were using the marketplace for the first time. Airbnb is using the occasion to highlight the international community it has amassed, along with some of the unique lodgings that it boasts. It noted guests from 174 different countries around the world, including guests from far-off locales like Zimbabwe and Nepal.

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