Nearly 60% of the code our engineers produce is now written by AI, which we estimate is about twice the industry average.
Brian CheskyCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer · Executive, 
Airbnb
Earnings call: earnings call transcript via Platform Aeronaut (third-party transcript site), earnings call transcript via Platform Aeronaut (third-party transcript site), May 7, 2026.
Brian Chesky, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer. CEO, so Chesky sees company-wide numbers first-hand; Chesky also has an interest in presenting Airbnb's AI progress favorably to investors.
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Found in the prepared remarks, after 'Finally, AI. It's changing how we build and innovate.' The wording matches exactly. The transcript site labels the speaker Brian Chesky, Chief Executive Officer. I did not trace this particular sentence back to its speaker label, so attribution rests on the prepared remarks being Chesky's. The site is a third-party transcript.
Brian Chesky (Airbnb), “earnings call transcript via Platform Aeronaut (third-party transcript site)”, earnings call transcript via Platform Aeronaut (third-party transcript site), 2026-05-07. https://transcripts.platformaeronaut.com/transcripts/ABNB-1Q26-transcript Archived at https://the-ai-record.com/passages/airbnb-nearly-60-code-engineers-produce-now-written-2026
In a new world, an engineer can spin up 10 agents and those agents can work 24 seven. I mean, I'm kind of exaggerating a little bit.
Brian CheskyCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer · Executive, Airbnb
Earnings call: earnings call transcript via Platform Aeronaut (third-party transcript site), earnings call transcript via Platform Aeronaut (third-party transcript site), May 7, 2026.
We've seen the cost per booking decrease about 10% year over year in Q1.
Brian CheskyCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer · Executive, Airbnb
Earnings call: earnings call transcript via Platform Aeronaut (third-party transcript site), earnings call transcript via Platform Aeronaut (third-party transcript site), May 7, 2026.
when guests contact us through our AI aid assistant, over 40% of issues are now resolved without a human agent.
Brian CheskyCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer · Executive, Airbnb
Earnings call: earnings call transcript via Platform Aeronaut (third-party transcript site), earnings call transcript via Platform Aeronaut (third-party transcript site), May 7, 2026.
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