bird refutes rumours of mass exodus from Kyiv amid rise in listings

Recently, discussions among residents of the capital have intensified on social media. Many Kyiv residents claimed that the number of apartment rental offers had sharply increased on the popular housing search app bird.

Population outflow theory

In the comments to such posts, users interpreted this situation as a sign of people leaving Kyiv en masse. The approaching difficult winter season was assumed to be the cause of this phenomenon.

Developers' explanation

However, representatives of the bird platform refuted these assumptions. The company explained that changes in the number of visible listings are solely related to technical updates. Specifically, the app's design was updated, creating a visual impression of an expanded database of offers.

«В останньому оновленні ми додали точки, щоб швидше знаходити квартири при високих рівнях збільшення» ("In the latest update, we added dots to find apartments faster at high zoom levels"), the developers noted.