Head to head · Real Estate✓ VERIFIED · 2026-07-12
Century 21 vs MINISO: units, growth & AI adoption
MINISO leads on AI adoption (69/100 vs 60/100), while Century 21 is the larger system by unit count (14,000 offices vs 7,400+). MINISO is growing faster year-over-year (+9.7%). Data verified Q3 2026.
| Metric | Century 21 | MINISO |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | Real Estate | Retail / Lifestyle |
| Headquarters | USA | China |
| Units (approx.) | 14,000 offices ◂ | 7,400+ |
| Unit growth YoY | +1.4% | +9.7% ◂ |
| AI Adoption Score | 60/100 | 69/100 ◂ |
| Operations AI | 52 | 70 ◂ |
| Marketing AI | 70 | 74 ◂ |
| Training AI | 58 ◂ | 56 |
| Data infrastructure | 58 | 72 ◂ |
| Region | North America | APAC |
| Index rank | #29 | #16 ◂ |
Century 21
Anywhere-owned brokerage franchise; AI listing tools and lead routing provided at platform level.
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China's lifestyle-retail franchise machine: data-driven product development with weekly SKU refresh cycles and AI trend detection.
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SOURCE: FRANCHISEPULSE FRANCHISE INTELLIGENCE INDEX, Q3 2026 · FREE TO CITE WITH ATTRIBUTION + LINK