Key Facts

Fun facts and figures about Hostelworld

About Hostelworld:

Hostels across over 180 countries
More than 13.7 million reviews
Website and app operate in 19 different languages

About Hostelworld customers:

80% of our customers are <35 years old
Our customers typically go on 4 or more leisure trips per year (2.4x the average)
43% of our customers book their trips on the Hostelworld app
Over 60% of Hostelworld customers are solo travellers, meeting people is a huge part of the journey

(Source: Hostelworld Customer Survey Data | Jan 2020)

About Hostel Travellers:

Nine in ten (92%) of hostel travellers now consider themselves to be 'green travellers'*
Two thirds (65%) of hostel travellers are more likely to stay in eco-friendly accomodation than five years ago*
Cultural (49%) and once-in-a-lifetime experiences (34%) are more memorable to young travellers than the nightlife (17%).**
One in five hostel travellers say they're more likely to book hostels offering free social experiences over those that don't.**

* (Source: Sustainability research which was conducted by Censuswide with over 3,000 general consumers in the UK, US and Australia. Fieldwork was carried out between 06.03.20 – 10.03.20.)
** (Source: Evolution of the Hostel Traveller report research which was conducted by Censuswide to survey over 5,000 people aged 16 and over across the USA, UK, Australia, France, Germany, India and Brazil.) The Evolution of the Hostel Traveller.pdf