Statistics also show that as of December, 2007 there were 2,301 legally registered homestays-300 more than at the same time in 2006. Homestay owners unofficially estimate the true number at anywhere between 8,000 and 10,000, if one includes all the unregistered businesses in Taiwan and the satellite islands of Kinmen, Matsu and Penghu.
調查也顯示，截至 2007 年 12 月止，國內取得合法登記的民宿已達 2,301 家，較前一年同期增加近 300 家；民宿業者更私下表示，若將沒有取得執照的「黑戶」也計算下去，粗估台灣本島加上離島金門、馬祖及澎湖等地民宿，總數可能逼近 8,000 至 10,000 家，密度堪稱全球第一。