Growth Metrics

Airbnb (ABNB) Research & Development (2020 - 2025)

Airbnb has reported Research & Development over the past 6 years, most recently at $589.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Research & Development at $589.0 million for Q4 2025, up 9.48% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $2.4 billion (up 14.49% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $2.4 billion, up 14.49%.
  • Research & Development for Q4 2025 was $589.0 million at Airbnb, roughly flat from $587.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for ABNB hit a ceiling of $610.0 million in Q2 2025 and a floor of $344.4 million in Q3 2021.
  • Median Research & Development over the past 5 years was $426.0 million (2023), compared with a mean of $453.0 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Research & Development hit 61.0% in 2021, while the deepest fall reached 82.17% in 2021.
  • Airbnb's Research & Development stood at $367.8 million in 2021, then grew by 8.21% to $398.0 million in 2022, then grew by 8.54% to $432.0 million in 2023, then rose by 24.54% to $538.0 million in 2024, then grew by 9.48% to $589.0 million in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Research & Development were $589.0 million (Q4 2025), $587.0 million (Q3 2025), and $610.0 million (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.