Brokerage Market Analytics of Dubai by Business Segments

This analysis is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an official ranking. All data sourced from the Dubai Land Department Open Data.

Introduction

According to Dubai Pulse data for Q4 2024, there are 6,784 brokerage firms and 23,536 brokers registered in Dubai.

This market analysis illustrates the structure and level of development in Dubai’s real estate brokerage industry.

Firm sizes range from 1 to 320 employees, demonstrating a highly fragmented sector.

Business Segmentation

All registered brokerage firms have been segmented by number of employees:

1. Micro: 1–10 employees (6,438 firms, 94.90 %).
2. Small: 11–106 employees (331 firms, 4.88 %).
3. Medium: 107–213 employees (11 firms, 0.16 %).
4. Large: 214–320 employees (4 firms, 0.06 %).

Pyramid of the Dubai Brokerage Market

The proportional pyramid visualization reflects the market structure of brokerage firms in Dubai.

Pyramid of brokerage firm segments in Dubai

Source Data

Verified open data from the Dubai Land Department were used:

• “Licensed real estate brokers” listing.
• “Licensed real estate brokerage companies” listing.

Analysis of Brokerage Companies in Dubai, UAE

The Brokers List dataset includes the following fields:

• Name (English)
• Name (Arabic)
• Broker Number (RERA Broker ID)
• Office Name (English)
• Legal Form
• Office Name (Arabic)
• Email
• Phone Number

Summary Brokers List for licensed RERA brokers in Dubai

A summary dataset of brokerage firms was prepared in the analysis.

The Brokers Summary includes these fields:

• Broker offices Брокерские компании
• Total registered brokers Всего зарегистрированных брокеров
• Business size Масштаб бизнеса
• Start year Год открытия бизнеса
• Years on market Возраст компании
• Number offices Dubai Количество офисов в Дубае
• Rating Reputation Рейтинг репутации
• Rating Scale Шкала оценок
• Total Broker Firm Rating percent Уровень рейтинга
• Web Site Веб‑сайт
• CRM Система управления клиентами
• CMS Система управления контентом

Brokers Summary for brokerage firms in Dubai

Brief website audit of top firms revealed the following CRM/CMS segmentation:

Brief audit showed extreme fragmentation:

• Undefined: 20 firms (~57 %) — not disclosed or custom/closed solutions.
• Salesforce CRM and WooCommerce: 2 firms each (~5.7 %).
• Others (Rocky CRM, PropertyBase/Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics 365, JLL Azara, Oracle System, Odoo CRM, Yardi’s Voyager, LiveRamp, Essential Real Estate, CRM Planner, Salesforce): 1 firm each (~2.9 %).

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Key Findings

Segmentation by business size for Q4 2024 revealed:

• Micro brokers dominate (94.90 %).
• Small firms comprise under 5 % of the market.
• Medium and large together account for just 0.22 %.

CRM and CMS analysis of top firms showed:

• Low transparency:
  High share of “Undefined” indicates lack of standardization or closed platforms.
• Mainstream dominance:
  Salesforce CRM and WordPress lead among disclosed systems.
• Interest in headless/JAMstack:
  Presence of Netlify and Strapi points to flexible, performant frontends.
• High diversification:
  Besides leaders, niche CRM/CMS are in use.

Conclusions on Top Brokerage Firms

• F A M REAL ESTATE BROKER L.L.C (BRANCH) leads with 320 brokers and 35 Dubai offices, earning a 90 % overall rating.
• WHITE AND WHITE REAL ESTATE, despite 17 years on market and “Large” size, has only 1 office and scores 55 % due to a lower scale rating.
• HAUS & HAUS REAL ESTATE BROKER and DRIVEN PROPERTIES L.L.C (BRANCH) both operate 1 office in Dubai, share ratings (Reputation = 4, Scale = 3) and 55 % overall, despite 11 vs 12 years on market.
• Reputation (years on market) alone doesn’t guarantee top rating—office network size and scale drive overall score.
• All four are “Large” by broker count, but market penetration and efficiency vary with office footprint and staff size.

Conclusion

The Dubai brokerage market is highly fragmented and dominated by micro firms. This structure poses integration and resource challenges but also offers consolidation and strategic growth opportunities for larger players.

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