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    Ryan Serhant

    Ryan Serhant

    Awards & Honours

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    Awards Won

    3

    Honours

    6

    Rankings

    5

    Covers

    2

    Records

    Ryan Serhant has built a career that redefined luxury real estate marketing. He pioneered the use of social media to sell properties, amassing over 5 million followers and turning his personal brand into a business empire. His firm, Serhant, achieved the fastest growth rate among U.S. brokerages, and his total sales volume exceeds $6 billion personally. He is one of the few real estate professionals to successfully cross over into mainstream entertainment, with two television series and a bestselling book. His Ryan Serhant Academy has trained thousands of agents worldwide, and his 2026 partnership with OpenAI places him at the forefront of real estate technology.

    Awards

    Honours & Distinctions

    Lifetime Achievement Award

    Real Estate Board of New York·2025

    Recognized for contributions to the real estate industry.

    Key to the City of New York

    New York City Mayor's Office·2026

    Ceremonial honor for contributions to the city's real estate market.

    Real Estate Hall of Fame Induction

    Real Estate Hall of Fame·2024

    Trade industry honor for career achievements.

    Rankings & Lists

    #Unranked

    Forbes 30 Under 30

    Forbes·2016
    #12

    Top 30 Real Estate Agents

    The Hollywood Reporter·2018
    #7

    Top 100 Real Estate Agents in the U.S.

    Forbes·2020
    #1

    Top 100 Brokerages (Growth Rate)

    RealTrends·2022
    #1

    Fastest-Growing Private Companies (Real Estate)

    Inc. Magazine·2024
    #15

    Power 100

    The New York Observer·2025

    Magazine Covers

    Forbes

    September 2018

    The Real Estate King of Instagram: How Ryan Serhant Built a $4 Billion Empire

    The Hollywood Reporter

    October 2020

    The New Face of Real Estate TV: Ryan Serhant on Owning Manhattan

    Entrepreneur

    March 2022

    How Ryan Serhant Built a Real Estate Empire in the Digital Age

    Inc. Magazine

    May 2024

    The $10 Billion Broker: Ryan Serhant's Blueprint for Growth

    Forbes

    December 2025

    Ryan Serhant: The Man Who Sold New York

    Records & Feats

    First real estate broker to star in two separate reality TV series

    Career Milestone·2020

    Serhant starred in Bravo's Million Dollar Listing New York and later created and starred in Netflix's Owning Manhattan, a first for a real estate professional.

    Fastest-growing real estate brokerage in the U.S.

    Business·2024

    Serhant was ranked #1 in growth rate by RealTrends in 2022 and named fastest-growing private company in real estate by Inc. Magazine in 2024.