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Brian Chesky
American businessman & Co-founder and CEO of Airbnb
CaliforniaTechnologyGiving Pledge
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44.8
PBS
~$9.2B
Est. Net Worth
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Brian Chesky is an American technology executive, co-founder and CEO of Airbnb, and is based in California. He was born in 1981 and has an estimated net worth of ~$9.2B. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
Chesky built his wealth through Airbnb, Inc., where he serves as CEO and is identified in SEC records as an insider. SEC EDGAR lists 155 filings linked to him, including 146 insider filings; Form 4 reports insider transactions, while Form 144 is a notice of a proposed stock sale. Wikidata SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Chesky is listed as a signatory to The Giving Pledge under his own name. RTB
Political Activity
Federal Election Commission records show 61 contributions from September 11, 2014, through October 28, 2024, totaling $473,202.16. The records include $233,415.91 to Democratic committees or candidates, $4,384.25 to DFL recipients, and $235,402 classified as PAC or other; the largest listed recipient was Hillary Victory Fund, with $200,000. FEC
In the News
July 2026 reports said Chesky's X account was hacked and used to promote asset tokenization-related content; the reports said he regained control of the account. A June 2026 report described him as building an AI lab outside Airbnb, while another report said he sold 30,743 Airbnb shares. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
otherU.S. economic presence
Political Contributions
$473KTotal Contributed
61Contributions
2014–2024Date Range
By Party
Top Recipients
HILLARY VICTORY FUND$200K
DNC SERVICES CORP./DEM. NAT'L COMMITTEE$33K
AIRBNB INC. PAC (AIRBNB PAC)$20K
FRIENDS OF SCHUMER$11K
KENTUCKY STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE$9K
Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
SEC Filings
155Total Filings
146Insider Filings
895EDGAR Mentions
0001834152Personal CIK
Associated Companies
Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.
Recent Insider Filings
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Coverage window: 2026-08-14 to 2026-08-14 · retrieved 8/22/2026
Score Breakdown
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44.8
Public Benefit Score
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Philanthropy65% weight
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
Transparency35% weight
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 8/31/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source. View on Wikidata