Is Fathom Realty bigger than Douglas Elliman?

By agents with a published profile in September 2026, Fathom Realty is larger: 7,875 against 5,340, 1.5 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 Douglas Elliman have more agents than Fathom Realty?

In 3 of the 12 states they share, led by New York (2,988 to 42), Florida (1,405 to 385) and Connecticut (34 to 12).

Which pays agents more, Fathom Realty or Douglas Elliman?

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

United States Compare Fathom Realty vs Douglas Elliman

Head to head · September 2026

Fathom Realty vs Douglas Elliman

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

Fathom Realty had 7,875 agents with a published profile on September 5, 2026, in 43 states; Douglas Elliman had 5,340 in 13. They meet in 12 states: Fathom Realty has more agents in 9, Douglas Elliman in 3.

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.

7,875Fathom Realty agents

5,340Douglas Elliman agents

12states where both operate

9 / 3states led by Fathom Realty / Douglas Elliman

1cities where both have agents

Fathom Realty vs Douglas Elliman 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	Fathom Realty	Douglas Elliman	Leads
New York	42	2,988	Douglas Elliman +2,946
Texas	2,572	197	Fathom Realty +2,375
Florida	385	1,405	Douglas Elliman +1,020
California	679	456	Fathom Realty +223
Virginia	267	15	Fathom Realty +252
New Jersey	201	37	Fathom Realty +164
Massachusetts	104	96	Fathom Realty +8
Colorado	142	46	Fathom Realty +96
Nevada	89	47	Fathom Realty +42
Maryland	89	10	Fathom Realty +79
Connecticut	12	34	Douglas Elliman +22
District of Columbia	12	7	Fathom Realty +5

Fathom Realty also has agents in 31 states where Douglas Elliman has none; Douglas Elliman in 1 where Fathom Realty has none.

Cities where both have agents

The 1 cities with the most agents between the two brands, of 1 where both are present.

City	Fathom Realty	Douglas Elliman	Leads
Dallas, TX	1	50	Douglas Elliman +49

Agents with their own website

4.7% of the 7,875 checked Fathom Realty agents have a website of their own; website ownership is not measured for Douglas Elliman (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

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.

Douglas Elliman publishes no single compensation model: 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.

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

Where the data comes from

Counted from Fathom Realty's and Douglas Elliman'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 New York real estate agent list at usrealtorlist.com for the biggest shared state, and this page publishes only totals.

More comparisons

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

Questions this page answers

Is Fathom Realty bigger than Douglas Elliman?: By agents with a published profile in September 2026, Fathom Realty is larger: 7,875 against 5,340, 1.5 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 Douglas Elliman have more agents than Fathom Realty?: In 3 of the 12 states they share, led by New York (2,988 to 42), Florida (1,405 to 385) and Connecticut (34 to 12).
Which pays agents more, Fathom Realty or Douglas Elliman?: Only Fathom Realty publishes a national plan (above). Douglas Elliman sets terms office by office, so compare an actual offer against the published plan in the calculator.

Cite this page

Realty Census (2026). Fathom Realty vs Douglas Elliman: 7,875 against 5,340 agents, 12 shared states. Count dated 2026-09-05. https://realtycensus.com/compare/fathom-realty-vs-douglas-elliman/