Is Real Brokerage bigger than Douglas Elliman?

By agents with a published profile in September 2026, Real Brokerage is larger: 33,258 against 5,340, 6.2 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 Douglas Elliman have more agents than Real Brokerage?

In 1 of the 13 states they share, led by New York (2,988 to 949).

Which pays agents more, Real Brokerage or Douglas Elliman?

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 Real Brokerage vs Douglas Elliman

Head to head · September 2026

Real Brokerage vs Douglas Elliman

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

Real Brokerage had 33,258 agents with a published profile on September 5, 2026, in 51 states; Douglas Elliman had 5,340 in 13. They meet in 13 states: Real Brokerage has more agents in 12, Douglas Elliman in 1.

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.

33,258Real Brokerage agents

5,340Douglas Elliman agents

13states where both operate

12 / 1states led by Real Brokerage / Douglas Elliman

69cities where both have agents

Real Brokerage 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	Real Brokerage	Douglas Elliman	Leads
California	5,359	456	Real Brokerage +4,903
New York	949	2,988	Douglas Elliman +2,039
Texas	3,692	197	Real Brokerage +3,495
Florida	2,395	1,405	Real Brokerage +990
Virginia	1,368	15	Real Brokerage +1,353
New Jersey	1,226	37	Real Brokerage +1,189
Colorado	670	46	Real Brokerage +624
Massachusetts	588	96	Real Brokerage +492
Nevada	550	47	Real Brokerage +503
Maryland	470	10	Real Brokerage +460
Connecticut	191	34	Real Brokerage +157
District of Columbia	46	7	Real Brokerage +39
Vermont	28	2	Real Brokerage +26

Real Brokerage also has agents in 38 states where Douglas Elliman has none.

Cities where both have agents

The 20 cities with the most agents between the two brands, of 69 where both are present.

City	Real Brokerage	Douglas Elliman	Leads
New York, NY	71	1,000	Douglas Elliman +929
Las Vegas, NV	371	46	Real Brokerage +325
Miami, FL	62	276	Douglas Elliman +214
Houston, TX	224	84	Real Brokerage +140
Brooklyn, NY	91	151	Douglas Elliman +60
Beverly Hills, CA	9	192	Douglas Elliman +183
Los Angeles, CA	169	22	Real Brokerage +147
Palm Beach, FL	1	181	Douglas Elliman +180
Austin, TX	116	61	Real Brokerage +55
Boca Raton, FL	31	146	Douglas Elliman +115
Fort Lauderdale, FL	30	145	Douglas Elliman +115
Dallas, TX	118	50	Real Brokerage +68
Miami Beach, FL	6	142	Douglas Elliman +136
Naples, FL	78	63	Real Brokerage +15
Coral Gables, FL	3	120	Douglas Elliman +117
Newport Beach, CA	35	76	Douglas Elliman +41
Boston, MA	41	69	Douglas Elliman +28
Richmond, VA	97	8	Real Brokerage +89
Bayside, NY	1	100	Douglas Elliman +99
Huntington, NY	3	96	Douglas Elliman +93

Agents with their own website

6.9% of the 33,258 checked Real Brokerage 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

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.

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.

Where the data comes from

Counted from Real Brokerage'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 California real estate agent list at usrealtorlist.com for the biggest shared state, and this page publishes only totals.

More comparisons

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

Questions this page answers

Is Real Brokerage bigger than Douglas Elliman?: By agents with a published profile in September 2026, Real Brokerage is larger: 33,258 against 5,340, 6.2 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 Douglas Elliman have more agents than Real Brokerage?: In 1 of the 13 states they share, led by New York (2,988 to 949).
Which pays agents more, Real Brokerage or Douglas Elliman?: 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). Real Brokerage vs Douglas Elliman: 33,258 against 5,340 agents, 13 shared states. Count dated 2026-09-05. https://realtycensus.com/compare/real-brokerage-vs-douglas-elliman/