Brian Chesky
American businessman & Co-founder and CEO of Airbnb
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 10/11/2026 (wikidata)Dispute
Profile Summary
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Brian Chesky is an American businessman and the co-founder and CEO of Airbnb. He has an estimated net worth of ~$9.2B and is associated with the technology industry in California. Wikidata
Business & SEC Activity
Chesky is linked to Airbnb, Inc. (ABNB) in SEC records. The SEC lists 146 insider filings for him, including recent Form 4 and Form 144 filings in June 2026; Form 4 reports insider transactions in company securities, while Form 144 gives notice of a proposed sale of restricted or control securities. SEC EDGAR
Philanthropy
Chesky is a signatory to the Giving Pledge. RTB
Political Activity
Federal Election Commission records show 61 contributions totaling $473,202.16 from September 11, 2014 through October 28, 2024. The party breakdown was $235,402 to unknown-party recipients, $233,415.91 to Democratic recipients, and $4,384.25 to Democratic–Farmer–Labor recipients; listed recipients include the Hillary Victory Fund ($200,000), the Democratic National Committee ($33,400), and Airbnb Inc. PAC ($20,000). FEC
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In the News
A Fortune article published August 14, 2026 reported that Chesky said AI writes 60% of Airbnb's code and discussed maintaining a "founder mode" approach to management. NewsAPI
U.S. Presence
Political Contributions
By Party
Every party on file is listed here. The bars are rounded for display; unrounded they total exactly $473,202.16.
Top Recipients
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SEC Filings
Associated Companies
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Recent Insider Filings
Giving score
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