Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Airbnb Target Market in Canada

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Airbnb in Canada — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Airbnb has an estimated audience of 7,356,575 people in Canada.

The average Airbnb fan in Canada is 43.2 years old, balanced, and lives primarily in Ontario.

The audience is concentrated in Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia.

Top brand affinities include Online marketplace, Expedia, Holiday cottage, with strongest over-indexing on Online marketplace (4.12× the country average).

Demographically, the Airbnb audience skews balanced with an average age of 43.2, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Urban Lifestyle, Early Adopter Mentality.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 10 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Airbnb fan in Canada is balanced, around 43.2 years old, with strong Urban Lifestyle tendencies and a notable affinity for Online marketplace.

Category: Travel & Leisure · Type: Brand · Subtype: Travel website

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Airbnb profile in Canada.

Audience size
7.4M
in Canada
Gender
54.9%
45.1% male
Age
43.2
average years
Country rank
#234
Brand in Canada
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+4%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Customer demographics of Airbnb

54.9% are female, 45.1% are male, average age 43.2.

Fig. 02

Gender split

54.9%
Female
45.1%
Male
Demographic split for Airbnb audience in Canada
MetricValue
Female54.9%
Male45.1%
Average age43.2
Estimated audience size7,356,575
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 43.2
average years
Age distribution of the Airbnb audience in Canada
Age bracketShare%
16-1913%
20-2916%
30-3918%
40-4922%
50+31%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.6%

of the worldwide Airbnb audience comes from Canada.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Airbnb
CountryShare
United States23.9%
United Kingdom5.5%
Italy5.4%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Canada average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Airbnb audience in Canada is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Airbnb customers by region in Canada
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Quebec~3M1.59×
02British Columbia~1.5M1.23×
03Ontario~3.5M1.13×
04Nova Scotia~200K1.06×
05New Brunswick~200K0.99×
06Alberta~900K0.97×
07Newfoundland and Labrador~100K0.93×
08Prince Edward Island~30K0.74×
09Manitoba~200K0.69×
10Saskatchewan~200K0.67×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Airbnb audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Airbnb audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Sharing economyBusiness & Career5.47×
02Online marketplaceInternet & Social Media4.12×
03Holiday cottageTravel & Leisure2.70×
04Vacation rentalTravel & Leisure2.46×
05ExpediaTravel & Leisure2.01×
06Starter homeHome & Garden1.92×
07TripAdvisorTravel & Leisure1.90×
08Porter AirlinesTravel & Leisure1.87×
09LodgingTravel & Leisure1.82×
10Air TransatTravel & Leisure1.79×
11CottageTravel & Leisure1.68×
12Property finderHome & Garden1.63×
13WestJetTravel & Leisure1.62×
14Privately held companyBusiness & Career1.60×
15BedroomHome & Garden1.59×
16Home constructionHome & Garden1.55×
17Air travelTravel & Leisure1.54×
18Air CanadaTravel & Leisure1.52×
19BathroomHome & Garden1.52×
20simonsShopping1.52×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Airbnb audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Airbnb audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Urban LifestyleOPEN1.67×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.59×
Career OrientationPOWER1.55×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Airbnb audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Family OrientationCONSERVATISM0.72×
Sports ActivityPOWER0.85×
SpiritualityBALANCE0.87×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

Who is Airbnb's target market in Canada?

Airbnb's target market in Canada covers an estimated 7,356,575 people, concentrated in Ontario and Quebec.

02

What is the gender split and age of Airbnb customers?

54.9% of the Airbnb audience are female, 45.1% are male, with an average age of 43.2 years.

03

Which brands do Airbnb fans like most?

Airbnb fans show strongest brand affinity for Online marketplace (4.12×), Expedia (2.01×), and Holiday cottage (2.7×) over the country average.

04

Where do Airbnb fans live in Canada?

Airbnb fans in Canada are most concentrated in Ontario (reach ~3.5M), Quebec (reach ~3M), and British Columbia (reach ~1.5M). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Airbnb fans also like?

Beyond Airbnb itself, the audience over-indexes on Expedia (2.01×), Holiday cottage (2.7×), Sharing economy (5.47×), and WestJet (1.62×) compared to the Canada average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Canada who actively search for Airbnb. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Canada. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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