Nathan Blecharczyk
Airbnb · San Francisco, California
Net worth
$11.9B
Today
−$249M−2.05%Past month
+$1.2B+11.00%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
Nathan Blecharczyk cofounded peer-to-peer room and home rental company Airbnb with Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky in 2008. Blecharczyk, who is chief strategy officer, was the company's first engineer. He is also the chairman of Airbnb China. Airbnb now operates in over 100,000 cities in 220 countries. With more than 8 million listings worldwide, it has rented to 2 billion guests and counting. Airbnb went public in a blockbuster IPO in 2020.
Net worth over time
Principal holdings
2 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Airbnb, Inc NASDAQ: ABNB | Technology | 95.9% | $11.4B |
Private and other holdings | Technology | 4.1% | $493M |
Also known for
- His Airbnb cofounder Joe Gebbia brought on Blecharczyk, who was a former roommate in San Francisco, as chief technology officer.
- Blecharczyk, who lives in San Francisco with his family, is an Airbnb host.
“It's better to have 100 users that love you than 1,000 users that like you. Find your evangelists and build for them.”

