Is Century 21 bigger than Real Brokerage?

By agents with a published profile in September 2026, Century 21 is larger: 38,210 against 33,258, 1.1 times as many. Both figures count only agents the brand lists publicly with an email, so they understate any brand that lists fewer of its people.

Where does Real Brokerage have more agents than Century 21?

In 16 of the 51 states they share, led by Texas (3,692 to 2,305), Virginia (1,368 to 1,094) and Arizona (1,639 to 583).

Which pays agents more, Century 21 or Real Brokerage?

Neither publishes a national plan; both set splits and caps office by office. Put the two offers you actually receive into the calculator.

United States Compare Century 21 vs Real Brokerage

Head to head · September 2026

Century 21 vs Real Brokerage

Count taken September 5, 2026Page built September 5, 2026

Century 21 had 38,210 agents with a published profile on September 5, 2026, in 51 states; Real Brokerage had 33,258 in 51. They meet in 51 states: Century 21 has more agents in 35, Real Brokerage in 16.

These are agents each brand lists on its own public directory with a published email, counted person by person on the date shown; not licence counts, not the brand's own headcount claim, and not a measure of sales. A brand that lists fewer of its agents publicly counts lower here. How the counting works.

38,210Century 21 agents

33,258Real Brokerage agents

51states where both operate

35 / 16states led by Century 21 / Real Brokerage

930cities where both have agents

Century 21 vs Real Brokerage by state

Every state where both brands list agents, ranked by the two counts combined. The lead column names the brand with more agents there.

State	Century 21	Real Brokerage	Leads
California	5,892	5,359	Century 21 +533
Florida	4,384	2,395	Century 21 +1,989
Texas	2,305	3,692	Real Brokerage +1,387
New Jersey	2,260	1,226	Century 21 +1,034
New York	1,777	949	Century 21 +828
Virginia	1,094	1,368	Real Brokerage +274
Arizona	583	1,639	Real Brokerage +1,056
Georgia	1,231	808	Century 21 +423
Michigan	1,448	509	Century 21 +939
Illinois	1,322	525	Century 21 +797
Pennsylvania	1,177	597	Century 21 +580
North Carolina	748	980	Real Brokerage +232
Massachusetts	1,107	588	Century 21 +519
Ohio	1,219	460	Century 21 +759
Washington	653	994	Real Brokerage +341
Utah	558	886	Real Brokerage +328
South Carolina	802	599	Century 21 +203
Indiana	985	177	Century 21 +808
Wisconsin	625	509	Century 21 +116
Tennessee	789	325	Century 21 +464
Maryland	633	470	Century 21 +163
Nevada	406	550	Real Brokerage +144
Connecticut	714	191	Century 21 +523
Colorado	229	670	Real Brokerage +441
Missouri	465	406	Century 21 +59
Minnesota	292	547	Real Brokerage +255
Louisiana	497	307	Century 21 +190
Idaho	356	301	Century 21 +55
Oregon	163	404	Real Brokerage +241
Arkansas	439	104	Century 21 +335
Iowa	333	170	Century 21 +163
Oklahoma	351	138	Century 21 +213
Kentucky	377	95	Century 21 +282
Kansas	23	413	Real Brokerage +390
Alabama	125	272	Real Brokerage +147
Rhode Island	231	165	Century 21 +66
New Hampshire	181	166	Century 21 +15
Hawaii	101	232	Real Brokerage +131
New Mexico	121	196	Real Brokerage +75
Montana	163	112	Century 21 +51
Alaska	62	210	Real Brokerage +148
Delaware	173	86	Century 21 +87
North Dakota	140	118	Century 21 +22
Mississippi	179	78	Century 21 +101
Maine	110	104	Century 21 +6
West Virginia	107	49	Century 21 +58
Nebraska	65	77	Real Brokerage +12
District of Columbia	57	46	Century 21 +11
South Dakota	51	38	Century 21 +13
Wyoming	61	25	Century 21 +36
Vermont	45	28	Century 21 +17

Cities where both have agents

The 20 cities with the most agents between the two brands, of 930 where both are present.

City	Century 21	Real Brokerage	Leads
San Antonio, TX	75	855	Real Brokerage +780
Las Vegas, NV	235	371	Real Brokerage +136
San Diego, CA	120	366	Real Brokerage +246
Madeira Beach, FL	479	1	Century 21 +478
Chicago, IL	381	87	Century 21 +294
Pico Rivera, CA	397	1	Century 21 +396
Fresno, CA	112	281	Real Brokerage +169
Cumming, GA	343	20	Century 21 +323
Orlando, FL	249	99	Century 21 +150
Downey, CA	324	11	Century 21 +313
Roswell, GA	317	7	Century 21 +310
Phoenix, AZ	76	238	Real Brokerage +162
Houston, TX	83	224	Real Brokerage +141
Torrance, CA	273	28	Century 21 +245
Myrtle Beach, SC	276	19	Century 21 +257
Irvine, CA	36	243	Real Brokerage +207
Cottonwood Heights, UT	247	14	Century 21 +233
Tampa, FL	160	99	Century 21 +61
Miami, FL	180	62	Century 21 +118
Jacksonville, FL	138	97	Century 21 +41

Agents with their own website

3.7% of the 38,210 checked Century 21 agents have a website of their own; 6.9% of the 33,258 checked Real Brokerage agents have a website of their own (national figure 7.2%). An agent's own site is one sign of how much of their business they carry with them.

What each publishes about commission

Century 21 publishes no single compensation model: Set by each franchisee. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

Real Brokerage publishes no single compensation model: Its public pages did not expose a plan to an automated read; treated as set by each office until read by hand. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

Run your own numbers in the commission calculator.

Where the data comes from

Counted from Century 21's and Real Brokerage's own public agent directories on September 5, 2026; an agent is included once, with a published email, under the brand whose directory lists them. Every agent counted here has a published email on file; the per-agent file is the California real estate agent list at usrealtorlist.com for the biggest shared state, and this page publishes only totals.

More comparisons

Century 21 against others: Keller Williams · Coldwell Banker · RE/MAX · Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices · Compass · HomeSmart · LPT Realty · ERA. Real Brokerage against others: Keller Williams · Coldwell Banker · RE/MAX · Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices · Compass · HomeSmart · LPT Realty · ERA. All comparisons.

Questions this page answers

Is Century 21 bigger than Real Brokerage?: By agents with a published profile in September 2026, Century 21 is larger: 38,210 against 33,258, 1.1 times as many. Both figures count only agents the brand lists publicly with an email, so they understate any brand that lists fewer of its people.
Where does Real Brokerage have more agents than Century 21?: In 16 of the 51 states they share, led by Texas (3,692 to 2,305), Virginia (1,368 to 1,094) and Arizona (1,639 to 583).
Which pays agents more, Century 21 or Real Brokerage?: Neither publishes a national plan; both set splits and caps office by office. Put the two offers you actually receive into the calculator.

Cite this page

Realty Census (2026). Century 21 vs Real Brokerage: 38,210 against 33,258 agents, 51 shared states. Count dated 2026-09-05. https://realtycensus.com/compare/century-21-vs-real-brokerage/