# Lisbon: number of Airbnbs rises from 3 to 49,000 in 9 years (Expresso, 27 July 2019) * **Airbnb in Lisbon: Number of accommodations increases from 3 to 49 thousand in nine years** * Original headline in Portuguese: Airbnb em Lisboa.Número de alojamentos passa de 3 para 49 mil em nove anos * Published in Expresso on 27 July 2019 (behind the paywall) * * **Summary (via Google Translate)**: * The number of properties listed on the Airbnb booking platform rose **from just three in 2009 to 48,785 on 10/23/2018**, when the new local accommodation law came into force. * In just ten months of 2018, the number of properties listed on this digital platform grew more than in the first six years of Airbnb's presence on AML. * The top 25 homeowners on the Airbnb platform made almost € 25 million in one year * **Keywords**: Portugal, Lisbon, Airbnb, short-term rentals, affordability, tourism, tourist accommodation