About CouchSurfing

CouchSurfing is committed to facilitating intercultural understanding, personal development, and inspiring social experiences amongst the members of its global community. While other online networks help people connect to the friends they already have, CouchSurfing connects people to the new friends they would like to have, and even creates new connections between entire social groups. The community, which has millions of members and is growing fast, consists of people of all walks of life who are interested in hosting travelers in their homes, staying with locals while they travel, and meeting new people at events and social outings.

We became a B Corp because it provides the support for our mission that we would expect to find in the non-profit sector, while allowing us the freedom to innovate that more traditional for-profit companies enjoy.

Europe, North America, and South America are, as of August 2011, the regions with the largest numbers of CouchSurfing members. However, the community continues to reach more and more people in all areas of the world. In the year 2010, South America, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and the Middle East all experienced more than 90% growth rates in sign ups.

The Change We Seek™

CouchSurfing’s goal is to create inspiring experiences for their members that help them to explore the world, whether on the road or at home, and connect with one another. They believe that real social change starts with the individual, and that lasting education comes through personal experience. When people have the ability to reach out of their normal social interactions and spend time with people from different cultures and different backgrounds, they come to demolish their prejudices, from large to small.

The true power of their mission is that people can enrich their lives and the world around them through things that they already enjoy: fun, social contact, and the chance to have experiences that they’ll never forget.

They are committed to helping the world become more understanding, more connected, and more generous across all borders, be they physical or psychological.

CouchSurfing International

• Industry: Travel & Leisure
• Product/Services: Global hospitality social network
• Location: San Francisco, CA
• Ownership: Private
• http://www.couchsurfing.org