Head to head · Real Estate✓ VERIFIED · 2026-07-12

RE/MAX vs Century 21: units, growth & AI adoption

RE/MAX leads on AI adoption (68/100 vs 60/100), while RE/MAX is the larger system by unit count (145,000 agents vs 14,000 offices). RE/MAX is growing faster year-over-year (+1.7%). Data verified Q3 2026.

MetricRE/MAXCentury 21
SectorReal Estate Real Estate
HeadquartersUSA USA
Units (approx.)145,000 agents 14,000 offices
Unit growth YoY+1.7% +1.4%
AI Adoption Score68/100 60/100
Operations AI60 52
Marketing AI76 70
Training AI66 58
Data infrastructure68 58
APAC presenceYes Yes
Index rank#17 #29

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SOURCE: FRANCHISEPULSE FRANCHISE INTELLIGENCE INDEX, Q3 2026 · FREE TO CITE WITH ATTRIBUTION + LINK