Airbnb Rating Calculator
Enter the rating and review count shown on your listing. The calculator tells you exactly how many consecutive 5-star reviews you need to reach 4.8 (Superhost) or 4.9 (Guest Favorite, spelled Guest Favourite on Airbnb's UK site), how many 1-star reviews you can absorb before you drop below the line, and what every possible next review would do to your number.
Everything is worked out in your browser, with no signup. Nothing is sent anywhere unless you ask us to email you your number.
Rather not type? Paste your listing URL into the free Superhost checker and we read the exact star breakdown Airbnb publishes, so there is no rounding guesswork at all. The next Superhost assessment is the first day of the coming quarter; every 2026 and 2027 date is on the Superhost assessment dates page.
One unfair review between you and 4.8? Airbnb removes reviews that break its own rules, for example a guest who threatened a bad review to get a refund, or who never actually stayed. Most bad reviews don't qualify, and our free removal check tells you honestly whether yours does, and under which rule.
How Airbnb calculates your overall rating
The overall rating is a plain average. Airbnb adds up the overall star rating every guest left and divides by the number of reviews, then shows the result to two decimal places. A listing with reviews of 5, 5, 5, 4 and 5 has a star-sum of 24 across 5 reviews, so it shows 4.80.
Two things follow from that. First, the six category ratings (cleanliness, accuracy, check-in, communication, location and value) are averaged separately and do not feed into the overall figure. A guest can give you 5 stars in every category and 4 stars overall, and it is the 4 that counts. Second, every review carries the same weight whether it was left last week or three years ago, which is why the number gets harder to move as your review count grows.
Because the displayed rating is rounded, a listing showing 4.76 with 200 reviews could have a star-sum anywhere between 951 and 952, and those two cases need a different number of 5-star reviews. The calculator accounts for that and tells you the range where it matters, rather than pretending the rounded figure is exact.
Why 4.8 is harder than it looks
The Superhost line sits close to the top of the scale, and that changes the arithmetic. A 5-star review lands only 0.2 above the line. A 4-star review lands 0.8 below it. So it takes four 5-star reviews to cancel out a single 4-star, and the ratio gets worse as the target rises.
| One review of | 5-star reviews to cancel it at 4.8 | At 4.9 (Guest Favorite) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 stars | 4 | 9 |
| 3 stars | 9 | 19 |
| 2 stars | 14 | 29 |
| 1 star | 19 | 39 |
The same headroom decides how many 5-star reviews it takes to climb back. The exact number depends on your review count, but the shape is simple: the further you are below 4.8, the more it costs, and the cost is measured in multiples of the reviews you already have.
| Your rating now | Gap to 4.8 | Consecutive 5-star reviews needed |
|---|---|---|
| 4.75 | 0.05 | A quarter of your review count |
| 4.70 | 0.10 | Half your review count |
| 4.60 | 0.20 | As many as you already have |
| 4.50 | 0.30 | One and a half times your review count |
So a listing at 4.70 with 40 reviews needs 20 perfect stays in a row. The same rating with 120 reviews needs 60. For the 4.9 Guest Favorite target every figure in that table doubles, because there is only 0.1 of headroom above it instead of 0.2.
Being above the line is not safety either. A 40-review listing at a perfect 5.00 can absorb exactly two 1-star reviews before it drops under 4.8. At 4.90 it can absorb one. At 4.85 it cannot absorb any: a single 1-star review takes it under. The calculator shows your own buffer as soon as you enter a rating above your target.
What the calculator does not know
The trailing 12 months. The rating on your public listing is the average of every review you have ever received. Airbnb assesses Superhost on the trailing 12 months only, and the public page does not show that figure. For a host whose recent reviews match their history the two numbers are the same. For a host who has improved, or slipped, they are not. Your host dashboard shows the 12-month figure Airbnb actually uses; enter that here for the assessment answer, or your listing rating for the number guests see.
We measured how wide that gap is. Across 871,140 listings, 39.7% of those rated 4.70 to 4.79 all-time hold the Superhost badge anyway, while 38.8% of those clearing 4.80 to 4.89 do not. Being under the line here is not a verdict. See how listings like yours actually do.
Guest Favorite is also not purely a rating threshold. Airbnb combines your rating with category ratings, cancellation history and how the listing compares with similar ones nearby, and it does not publish the formula. 4.9 is a useful target but not a hard floor. When we checked 18 listings in York in October 2026, four of the nine with the badge showed ratings below 4.9, from 4.78 to 4.88. The rating on a listing covers all its reviews, so the badge may be judged on a different set.
The four Superhost requirements
The rating is the number hosts watch most, but Airbnb checks four things at every assessment, each over the trailing 12 months:
- 4.8 or higher overall rating.
- 90% or higher response rate to new enquiries and booking requests within 24 hours.
- Under 1% host cancellations, with limited exceptions for extenuating circumstances.
- 10 completed stays, or 3 reservations totalling at least 100 nights.
Assessments run on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October, and status only changes on those dates. A mid-quarter dip does not cost you anything until the next one, which is what makes the "how many 5-star stays before the next assessment" figure in the calculator worth planning around. The Superhost requirements guide covers each number in detail.
Guest Favorite works differently from Superhost
The calculator handles both thresholds, but they are not two versions of the same badge and it is worth knowing where they diverge. Superhost is assessed on your account, four times a year, on fixed dates. Guest Favorite is assessed on the individual listing and refreshes continuously rather than quarterly, so a listing can gain or lose it between Superhost assessments without anything else changing.
That difference cuts both ways. There is no deadline to plan around, which removes the pressure. But there is also no grace period: where a mid-quarter dip costs you nothing until the next Superhost assessment, the same dip can move Guest Favorite almost straight away.
| Superhost | Guest Favorite | |
|---|---|---|
| Applies to | Your host account | One listing |
| Rating needed | 4.8 | Around 4.9, not a hard cut-off |
| Reassessed | 1 Jan / Apr / Jul / Oct | Continuously |
| Headroom per 5-star review | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Enough on its own? | Yes, with the other three criteria | No, it is ranked against comparable listings |
The last row is the one that catches people out. Reaching 4.9 does not get you the badge on its own. Airbnb also weighs category ratings, cancellation history and how the listing compares with similar ones nearby, and the badge goes to a limited share of listings. Some listings below 4.9 have it too. So treat 4.9 as a target, which is exactly what the calculator computes, and not as a guarantee or a cut-off.
Airbnb has also changed the detail of how Guest Favorite is awarded since it launched, and does not publish the full formula. The arithmetic above is the part that is fixed and knowable: how far your rating sits from 4.9, and what it takes to close that gap.
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Frequently asked questions
How does Airbnb calculate the overall rating?
Airbnb adds up the overall star rating every guest left and divides by the number of reviews. It is a plain average, shown to two decimal places. The six category ratings are averaged separately and do not feed into the overall figure.
How many 5-star reviews do I need to get to 4.8?
It depends on how far below 4.8 you are and how many reviews you already have. Each 5-star review only adds 0.2 above the 4.8 line, so a listing at 4.70 needs half as many new 5-star reviews as it already has reviews, and a listing at 4.60 needs as many as it already has. The calculator above solves the exact figure for your listing.
Does the calculator use my trailing 12-month rating?
No. It uses whatever rating you type in, and the rating shown on your public listing is the average of every review you have ever received. Airbnb assesses Superhost on the trailing 12 months only, which the public page does not show. If your recent reviews differ from your history, the two figures differ too. Your host dashboard shows the 12-month figure Airbnb actually uses.
Can you be a Superhost with less than 4.8?
Yes, and it is common. We measured 871,140 listings and found 39.7% of those rated 4.70 to 4.79 all-time hold the badge. The reason is that Airbnb assesses the trailing 12 months while your public rating covers your entire history, so a host who has improved can be comfortably above 4.8 on the window that counts. Review volume matters too: at 4.70 to 4.79, listings with 250 or more reviews hold the badge 52.8% of the time against 32.2% for those with 10 to 24.
Why does one 4-star review hurt so much?
Because the 4.8 line sits so close to the top of the scale. A 4-star review lands 0.8 below the line while a 5-star review lands only 0.2 above it, so it takes four 5-star reviews to cancel out a single 4-star. For the 4.9 Guest Favorite target the ratio is nine to one.
When is the next Superhost assessment?
Airbnb assesses every host on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October, each time looking at the trailing 12 months. The next assessment is the first day of the coming quarter; the calculator shows the exact date and the number of days remaining, and the assessment dates page lists every date for 2026 and 2027 with the 12-month window each one covers.
Do category ratings affect the overall rating?
Not directly. A guest gives an overall star rating and separate category ratings, and only the overall rating counts towards the 4.8 Superhost figure. In practice a weak category is usually the reason a guest gives 4 stars overall, so fixing the weakest category is the fastest way to move the overall number. The category-by-category guide covers what moves each one.
What is the difference between Superhost and Guest Favorite?
Superhost is assessed on your host account four times a year, on 1 January, 1 April, 1 July and 1 October, and needs a 4.8 rating plus a 90% response rate, under 1% cancellations and 10 completed stays. Guest Favorite applies to a single listing, needs 4.9, and is refreshed continuously rather than quarterly. A listing can gain or lose Guest Favorite between Superhost assessments.
Is 4.9 enough to get Guest Favorite?
No, and it is not a strict requirement either. Airbnb also weighs category ratings, cancellation history and how the listing compares with similar ones nearby, and awards the badge to a limited share of listings. When we checked listings in October 2026, some with the badge showed ratings below 4.9. Use 4.9 as a target, which is what this calculator works out, not as a guarantee or a hard cut-off.
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