Is Compass bigger than Fathom Realty?

By agents with a published profile in September 2026, Compass is larger: 32,767 against 7,875, 4.2 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 Fathom Realty have more agents than Compass?

In 6 of the 33 states they share, led by North Carolina (873 to 768), Idaho (142 to 56) and Ohio (136 to 1).

Which pays agents more, Compass or Fathom Realty?

Only Fathom Realty publishes a national plan (above). Compass sets terms office by office, so compare an actual offer against the published plan in the calculator.

United States Compare Compass vs Fathom Realty

Head to head · September 2026

Compass vs Fathom Realty

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

Compass had 32,767 agents with a published profile on September 5, 2026, in 35 states; Fathom Realty had 7,875 in 43. They meet in 33 states: Compass has more agents in 27, Fathom Realty in 6.

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.

32,767Compass agents

7,875Fathom Realty agents

33states where both operate

27 / 6states led by Compass / Fathom Realty

2cities where both have agents

Compass vs Fathom Realty 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	Compass	Fathom Realty	Leads
California	8,022	679	Compass +7,343
Texas	3,303	2,572	Compass +731
Florida	3,115	385	Compass +2,730
New York	3,027	42	Compass +2,985
Illinois	1,719	98	Compass +1,621
North Carolina	768	873	Fathom Realty +105
Tennessee	1,328	40	Compass +1,288
Colorado	1,192	142	Compass +1,050
Massachusetts	1,206	104	Compass +1,102
Louisiana	1,062	68	Compass +994
Pennsylvania	1,060	28	Compass +1,032
Washington	891	164	Compass +727
New Jersey	786	201	Compass +585
Maryland	788	89	Compass +699
Virginia	528	267	Compass +261
Georgia	437	326	Compass +111
Arizona	613	45	Compass +568
Missouri	270	141	Compass +129
Connecticut	380	12	Compass +368
District of Columbia	364	12	Compass +352
Hawaii	305	47	Compass +258
Wisconsin	247	70	Compass +177
Delaware	255	2	Compass +253
Minnesota	208	36	Compass +172
Indiana	152	87	Compass +65
Kansas	210	3	Compass +207
Idaho	56	142	Fathom Realty +86
Rhode Island	161	3	Compass +158
Ohio	1	136	Fathom Realty +135
Nevada	39	89	Fathom Realty +50
Michigan	2	68	Fathom Realty +66
New Hampshire	40	7	Compass +33
Kentucky	1	12	Fathom Realty +11

Compass also has agents in 2 states where Fathom Realty has none; Fathom Realty in 10 where Compass has none.

Cities where both have agents

The 2 cities with the most agents between the two brands, of 2 where both are present.

City	Compass	Fathom Realty	Leads
Dallas, TX	654	1	Compass +653
Raleigh, NC	197	1	Compass +196

Agents with their own website

website ownership is not measured for Compass; 4.7% of the 7,875 checked Fathom Realty 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

Compass publishes no single compensation model: Negotiated per agent; not published. The split, cap and fees are agreed with the office you join, so use the calculator with the numbers that office gives you.

Fathom EDGE: 7% of each commission to the brokerage until a $9,000 annual cap; $165 per transaction after the cap; a $350 minimum per transaction; $35 errors-and-omissions per sale; $75 a month. Fathom ELEVATE: 20% of each commission to the brokerage, with no annual cap; a $350 minimum per transaction; $35 errors-and-omissions per sale; $75 a month. Read from Fathom Realty's own recruiting page on September 5, 2026; Split is the brokerage's share of gross commission until the annual cap. Residential leases and commercial deals are priced separately on the source page.

Run your own numbers in the commission calculator, which has the published plans above preloaded.

Where the data comes from

Counted from Compass' and Fathom Realty'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

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

Questions this page answers

Is Compass bigger than Fathom Realty?: By agents with a published profile in September 2026, Compass is larger: 32,767 against 7,875, 4.2 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 Fathom Realty have more agents than Compass?: In 6 of the 33 states they share, led by North Carolina (873 to 768), Idaho (142 to 56) and Ohio (136 to 1).
Which pays agents more, Compass or Fathom Realty?: Only Fathom Realty publishes a national plan (above). Compass sets terms office by office, so compare an actual offer against the published plan in the calculator.

Cite this page

Realty Census (2026). Compass vs Fathom Realty: 32,767 against 7,875 agents, 33 shared states. Count dated 2026-09-05. https://realtycensus.com/compare/compass-vs-fathom-realty/