A study issued recently shows that worldwide‚ women hosts have earned over $10 billion from Airbnb‚ through home-sharing.

South Africa alone has over 14 00 local women hosts‚ which has grown 56 times since 2012‚ the company said in a statement. The percentage of South African women hosts who have hosted at least one international guest is 80%.

Typical annual income for women hosts in South Africa is measured as R25 380. The percentage of South African women hosts who use Airbnb income to support themselves while working part-time is 18%. Airbnb prepared the study to mark International Women’s Day on 8 March 2017. – Source: www.timeslive.co.za