Joe Gebbia

Joe Gebbia (#411)

Global Rank #411

Country Rank #165

Country United States

Great ideas, I think they usually start out as polarizing. They either really tug on somebody's emotions or a latent desire that they have that's never been answered before or they really perturb them in some way.

$ 9 B
Airbnb
United States
M
44 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #411

Country Rank #165

Net Worth $8.8B

Previous Worth $8.9B

Worth Change -$0.1B

Country United States

Industry Airbnb

Age 44 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Last Refreshed 24 Jul 2026, 12:00 AM

Residence Austin, Texas

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Airbnb

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Personal Stats

Age 44

Source Of Wealth Airbnb, Self Made

Self Made Score 8

Philanthropy Score 2

Residence Austin, Texas

Citizenship United States

Marital Status In Relationship

Education Bachelor of Arts/Science, Rhode Island School of Design

Net Worth Change -$0.1B -1.1% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $8.9B

Current Net Worth $8.8B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Joe Gebbia, cofounder of Airbnb and Samara, a company that develops prefabricated homes to generate rental income, was appointed U.S. Chief Design Officer in August 2025. Gebbia is best known as a cofounder of Airbnb, the peer-to-peer home rental platform launched with Brian Chesky and Nathan Blecharczyk in 2008. He holds nearly 7% of the company's stock. He sits on the boards of Airbnb and Tesla. In 2022, Gebbia bought a minority stake in the San Antonio Spurs. Gebbia and Chesky met in college at Rhode Island School of Design, where Gebbia was on the board of trustees for 12 years.

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Did You Know?

Broke and faced with rising rents, Gebbia and Chesky initially bought an air bed for their apartment and rented it out.

As the 2022 commencement speaker for his old high school, Gebbia gifted each graduating senior 22 shares of Airbnb stock.

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Current Net Worth: $8.8B (May 4, 2026)