AirBnB service completes another round of funding. The estimated round volume is $ 1.5 billion. The company's valuation will reach $ 24 billion. Thus, an online service for renting and renting housing can be one of the most expensive companies in the hotel business market.
It is believed that by attracting the above amount for one round, a private technology company can begin preparations for an IPO. Examples include
Facebook and
Uber .
The round is headed by the
General Atlantic American hedge fund. For the first time, the investors of the project were the Chinese company
Hillhouse Capital and the firm
Tiger Global .
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AirBnB's competitor is the
Marriott hotel chain with a valuation of $ 21 billion and revenue of $ 13.8 billion. She has 4 thousand hotels worldwide. And the estimate of
Expedia travel service does not exceed half the estimated cost of AirBnB, but its profit reaches $ 6.5 billion. The undisputed market leader is
Priceline with a capitalization of $ 61 billion. Its revenue this year is expected to be in the region of $ 9 billion.
AirBnB specialists expect its revenue this year to reach $ 900 million,
reports Financial Times. This is three times more than in 2013. However, it does not go to any comparison with the income of the above competitors.
The company held the previous round in October last year. Then she received a valuation of $ 10 billion.