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November 14, 2019

Don’t underestimate the size of Booking.com, says chairwoman: ‘Airbnb is so much smaller’

Who is the biggest technology company in Europe? Booking.com is bigger than the likes of Spotify and Adyen, according to Gillian Tans, the company's chairwoman.


Sam Shead

2 min read

What is the biggest technology company in Europe?

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