There were 25,816 Airbnbs listed in Cape Town in December 2024.
This is 2,798 more than in March 2024 and an increase of more than 5,000 since we first visited this topic in September 2023. At that time there were 20,583 listings.
This means Cape Town has roughly the same number of listings as other major cities in the world including Mexico City (26,281), Tokyo (21,058) and Istanbul (29,400).
Airbnb has come under fire in many cities around the world because of the rapid growth in listings and particularly the number of multi-listing owners.
For many city managers the growth in short-term rentals like Airbnb is worrying as it reduces access to long-term housing for residents.

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