Every dot is the date since when an apartment is hosted (“host_since” column in the data), with the name of the owner. Dots are not removed. Location will be from 0-450 feet (150 metres) of the actual address (anonymized by Airbnb).
Data source: Inside Airbnb, file: listings.csv.gz, columns: host_name, host_since, latitude, longitude, About the data
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Aug 2008
Airbnb founded
Sometimes the same name appears at different locations. However, there is nothing wrong with the animation or your computer.
March 2009
“AirBed and Breakfast, an online portal […], has re-launched its website to AirBnB”
July 2009
“[…]]their apartment for a ridiculous fee, I still wouldn’t write the site off completely.”
Oct 2009
“I just ran across this site, AirBnB, on the net, and wondered if anyone had used it to find a place to stay”
July 2011
“Is Airbnb growing too fast?”
March 2012
Airbnb web site for Dutch market
July 2012
NOS (Dutch public broadcaster): “Not a hotel but at people's homes”
Sep 2012
June 2013
Airbnb allowed in Amsterdam? Yes.
June 2013
“New Study: Airbnb Community Makes Amsterdam Economy Stronger”
Feb 2014
“Amsterdam first city in the world to legalise Airbnb”
Nov 2015
Subletting via Airbnb allowed?
Jan 2016
Green Left party: “Airbnb poisons Amsterdam”
Apr 2016
“How Airbnb has lost its soul” (Financial Times)
April 2016
“Airbnb increases house prices”
Dec 2016
“Amsterdam and Airbnb more severe rulings”
Feb 2017
Amsterdam is raising a record fine because of Airbnb
News Flash – Aug 10th, 2017 “Airbnb faces EU clampdown for not paying 'fair share' of tax” (The Guardian) ◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦ News Flash – August 9th, 2017: “Airbnb and New York hotels clash over 'fear-mongering' Youtube video” ◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦ Data taken from “Inside Airbnb – adding data to the debate. The data has been analyzed, cleansed and aggregated where appropriate [by Inside Airbnb] to faciliate public discussion.” ◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦◦ Every dot is the first time an appartment is rented out, with the name of the owner.
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