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There are two unique userbases for AirBnB - renters and renters. Renters may not have a 20% daily retention but I would bet that rentees are much closer to 20%.

On top of that, AirBnB is a marketplace. I would imagine that marketplaces are affected more by supply and demand ownership than daily retention.

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I was going to propose the exact opposite: renters who want to keep their ratings high go back frequently to answer inquiries while each individual rentee only goes on the site occasionally when traveling.

I chose not to use "owner" because not all people listing on AirBnB own their property, but I think we were thinking the same thing. People listing properties almost definitely have higher retention than travelers.

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