@MIPIM Event Holland Metropole,

Cannes, 14 March 2017

How the sharing economy is disrupting the way we live

Hi there,

I am Alsino.

@alsinosko

http:// darkbluedata.com

http:// karat.studio

I design maps,

digital interfaces and data stuff

http:// zeit.de/pendler/

UFOs

http://ufoland.info

Airbnb vs. Berlin

1.0

2.0

http:// airbnbvsberlin.com

Background:

Student project at the University of Applied Science, Potsdam, early 2015
Storytelling with Data and Design
Idea: Find a topic that is of personal interest to us: Lucas and Alsino were looking for a flat at the time in Berlin

"Why don't you just move into one of those Airbnb flats?...They are super easy to get..."

(a friend)

THE QUESTION

Is Airbnb (partly) responsible
for the shortage of affordable housing in Berlin?

THE PROBLEM

Very emotional discussion

Not based on facts

Data?

Results

(what happened earlier...)

11701

AIRBNB LISTINGS

IN BERLIN

104

LISTINGS ON

JUST ONE STREET

AIRBNB HOSTS ARE

IN FOR THE €€€€

REACTIONS:

(18.3.15 17:08 – 50 Minutes after launch)

Email from Airbnb:

"Dear students, who is responsible for this data generation and where did you get the data?"

"[...] We would like to do an interview with you about your study. It is pretty much advertising for Airbnb, because we would like to show the situation as it is

(and it's true, the platfom is booming right now). [...]"

(a big German tabloid)

(20.3.15 17:08 – 2 days after launch)

Fast forward: 1 year later

Law against misappropriation of housing space:

- forbidden to temporarily sublet > 50% of flat space

- landlord agreement required

- enforced from 1 May 2016

- fines up to € 100.000 in case of violation

- "fuzzy" legal description: different city districts handle it differently

So, what are the consequences?

Only slight and temporary drop in listings

(and almost back to pre-law level)

The big "cleaning"

12,352

Airbnb-listings

14%

Share commercial flats

Current situation: Berlin

24 September 2016

5,834

Users

52%

Share entire homes

13,311