No. 371United States
Joe Gebbia
Airbnb · Austin, Texas
Net worth
$9.7B
Today
−$135M−1.37%Past month
+$643M+7.08%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
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.
Net worth over time
+7.08%+$643M over the past month
$10B$10B$9B
Oct 12Nov 11
Principal holdings
3 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Airbnb, Inc NASDAQ: ABNB | Technology | 63.9% | $6.2B |
Private and other holdings | Technology | 36.1% | $3.5B |
Tesla NASDAQ: TSLA | Technology | 0.0% | $2M |
Also known for
- 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.
“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.”