Skift Take
Airbnb is in an interesting position: These super hosts provide a good experience to guests, but they present problems when it comes to local regulations and the brand's sharing-economy-is-good-for-little-guy narrative.
Editor's Note: This is second in a series of data dives into Airbnb's listings in New York City. We believe Airbnb vs NYC is the defining fight of the sharing economy, and some understanding of how the platform's being used will help clear up the laws as they change. Part one here.
These are the hosts that Airbnb would rather not talk about, and the New York State Attorney General may like to have a chat with.
They're the hosts that don't appear in Airbnb case studies, or show up on marketing materials from the Peers lobbying group. They don't fit the narrative of the sharing economy, mainly because they operate on Airbnb like entrepreneurs.
These 10 people run 313 units in the city. That's a drop in the bucket when you consider that there are over 19,000 listings in New York City. But hosts who have more than one listing in New York on Airbnb represent 30% of the total inventory on the site, according to data collected for Skift by Connotate, a data extraction and monitoring firm.
[Update April 22: Airbnb removed 8 of the 10 hosts from the site prior to a hearing before a ju
