Growth from existing enterprise partners like AirBnB and Shein also translated into increased POS and processing volume for Adyen. Global expansion to support more merchants. In May, Adyen brought its acquiring business to Japan, and the following month to the UAE—two countries where ecommerce is expanding.

Airbnb Users. Airbnb sits at the core of the digital home-sharing ecosystem, and the collapse of travel in 2020 hit the forecast hard. Previously, we thought 44.3 million adults would make use of Airbnb’s services this year, but now we have that number at just 17.0 million. That’s 27.3 million missing users compared with what could have been. Uber Users.

This report provides the key takeaways from our forecast on US sharing economy users, including user data for Uber, Lyft and Airbnb.

eMarketer principal analyst Mark Dolliver and junior analysts Blake Droesch and Lucy Koch discuss Disney+ reaching 50 million subscribers, how Airbnb is doing, a tool that sends people emails when they're looking at their inbox, LinkedIn engagement, Apple and Google teaming up on contact tracing COVID-19, what's in the middle of America and more.

In our previous forecast, we anticipated high revenue and user growth for Airbnb. However, the pandemic has severely affected the company along with the overall digital travel industry.

eMarketer principal analysts Mark Dolliver and Yory Wurmser and forecasting analyst at Insider Intelligence Eric Haggstrom discuss whether Uber, Lyft and Airbnb can make a comeback. They then talk about what kids are doing with their increased screen time, location data consent and how comfortable Americans are with normal, everyday activities.

In this episode of "Behind the Numbers," eMarketer principal analysts Yory Wurmser and Paul Verna cover the importance of voice to marketers, the new video streaming services from AT&T and NBCUniversal, and why Airbnb is investing in TV content. "Behind the Numbers" is sponsored by LinkedIn Marketing Solutions. Listen in.

The firm partnered with Airbnb to facilitate host payments with its near-instant push payments platform, Visa Direct—opening up a revenue-generating opportunity for Visa as consumers start to vacation again.

Airbnb, which has reportedly delayed its plan to go public in 2020, laid off roughly 25% of its workforce in early May. CEO and co-founder Brian Chesky said in a letter to employees that its business had been “hit hard” by the pandemic and that 2020 revenues were expected to be less than half of what the company earned in 2019.

One reason hotels are investing heavily in digital ads is because their industry is being transformed by digitally savvy companies like Airbnb. According to analytics firm Second Measure, Airbnb increased its share of US lodging sales from 13% in 2016 to 19% in 2018. During this time, hotels’ share declined from 80% to 70%.

eMarketer principal analysts Mark Dolliver and Nicole Perrin join vice president of content studio Paul Verna to discuss Airbnb’s upcoming IPO, Facebook’s acquisition of “mind-reading wristband” company CTRL-labs, highlights from New York Advertising Week 2019 and more.

eMarketer principal analyst Mark Dolliver, junior analyst Blake Droesch and vice president of content studio Paul Verna talk about Spotify's purchase of The Ringer, Disney+ reaching 28 million subscribers, Airbnb's brand issue, manipulated Twitter content, emotional Super Bowl ads, polar bears and more.

eMarketer forecasting analyst Eric Haggstrom shares our recent forecast adjustments for digital travel sales in Japan and South Korea, including the reasons behind the faster-than-expected growth.

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