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Top real estate brokerages in Chicago, IL
Count taken September 5, 2026Page built September 5, 2026
3,064 real estate agents in Chicago, Illinois had a published brokerage profile on September 5, 2026. Compass is the largest real estate brokerage in Chicago with 962 agents, 31.4% of the 3,064 whose profile names a brokerage; the three largest together hold 57%.
Real estate brokerages in Chicago, ranked by agents
Every brokerage with 3 or more agents in Chicago. A company that publishes no office names appears as one row covering all its offices in the city.
| Brokerage | Agents | Share of attributed agents | Brand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compass | 962 | 31.4% | |
| 2 | Coldwell Banker Realty | 482 | 15.7% | Coldwell Banker |
| 3 | Keller Williams | 303 | 9.9% | |
| 4 | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices | 289 | 9.4% | |
| 5 | RE/MAX | 240 | 7.8% | |
| 6 | HomeSmart | 162 | 5.3% | |
| 7 | CENTURY 21 Universal Real Estate | 131 | 4.3% | Century 21 |
| 8 | CENTURY 21 S.G.R., Inc. | 116 | 3.8% | Century 21 |
| 9 | Real Broker | 87 | 2.8% | Real Brokerage |
| 10 | CENTURY 21 Circle | 49 | 1.6% | Century 21 |
| 11 | Coldwell Banker Real Estate Group | 46 | 1.5% | Coldwell Banker |
| 12 | CENTURY 21 IMPACT | 40 | 1.3% | Century 21 |
| 13 | Mark Allen Realty ERA Powered | 40 | 1.3% | ERA |
| 14 | CENTURY 21 Realty Associates | 39 | 1.3% | Century 21 |
| 15 | Sotheby's International Realty | 39 | 1.3% | |
| 16 | LPT Realty | 31 | 1.0% | |
| 17 | CENTURY 21 NuVision Real Estate | 6 | 0.2% | Century 21 |
Plus 1 more brokerage with 2 agents between them.
How Chicago compares with Illinois
Chicago holds 21.5% of the agents counted in Illinois and ranks 1st of the 425 Illinois cities with at least one agent. The largest brokerage's share is 31.4% here against 15.1% for RE/MAX across Illinois as a whole, so the Chicago market is more concentrated than the state. 7.5% of the 2,071 checked agents in Chicago have a website of their own, against 7.6% statewide. 91.3% publish a direct phone number (statewide 93.2%).
How many real estate agents are in Illinois?
Other Illinois cities
- Naperville 814
- Orland Park 525
- Hinsdale 324
- Barrington 304
- Arlington Heights 300
- Bloomington 298
- Libertyville 295
- Glen Ellyn 251
- Glenview 251
- Oak Lawn 233
- Edwardsville 227
- Saint Charles 220
- Champaign 205
- Schaumburg 196
- Oak Park 180
Where the data comes from
Counted from the public agent directories of 12 brokerage brands with agents in Chicago. Independent brokerages outside those networks are not counted, so this is a ranking among the networks we can see, not a census of every licensee in the city. Full method on the national page.
Every agent in this count has a published email address on file; the Chicago rows are part of the Illinois realtor email list sold at usrealtorlist.com, and this page publishes only the totals.
Questions this page answers
- What is the largest real estate brokerage in Chicago, IL?
- Compass with 962 agents, 31.4% of Chicago agents whose profile names a brokerage, ahead of Coldwell Banker Realty (482).
- How many real estate agents are in Chicago, IL?
- 3,064 as of September 5, 2026, counting agents with a published brokerage profile. That is 21.5% of the 14,250 counted in Illinois.
Cite this page
Realty Census (2026). Top real estate brokerages in Chicago, IL: 3,064 agents. Count dated 2026-09-05. https://realtycensus.com/illinois/chicago/