# Airbnb — Paths

> IPO offer price per share. Not an employee’s gain.

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IPO · December 2020

# Airbnb

The company goes public.

Airbnb priced its IPO at $68 per share on December 9, 2020. The offering included shares sold by the company and certain selling stockholders.

- **The choice:** Join or invest, subject to access, grant terms and risk.

- **The circumstances:** The market and timing in which the business becomes public.

- **A different position:** The same IPO means different things to a founder, employee and new buyer.

## What this does not tell us

An IPO does not mean everyone can sell immediately. Individual outcomes depend on ownership, acquisition price, restrictions and taxes.

[Primary event announcement ↗ (opens in a new tab)](https://investors.airbnb.com/press-releases/news-details/2020/Airbnb-Announces-Pricing-of-Initial-Public-Offering/default.aspx)

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