Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.
Cushman & Wakefield is a global commercial real estate services firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company provides services to occupiers and investors and, as of 2025, had approximately 53,000 employees across more than 350 offices in nearly 60 countries. In 2025, Cushman & Wakefield reported revenue of $10.3 billion, with operations across services, leasing, capital markets, and valuation and other advisory services.
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- commercial property; real estate industry [1]
- Company / filing name
- Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. [2]
- Headquarters location
- New York City [1]
- Founded
- 1917 [1]
- Legal form
- New York Business Corporation [1]
- Founders
- J. Clydesdale Cushman; Bernard Wakefield [1]
- Official website
- www.cushmanwakefield.com ↗ [1]
- Employees
- 15,000 · reported year 2015 [1]
- Annual revenue
- USD 6,900,000,000 · reported year 2017 [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- GB00BFZ4N465 [1]
- CIK
- 1628369 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- CWK (NYSE) [2]
Company positioning and business
Cushman & Wakefield is a global commercial real estate services firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company provides services to occupiers and investors and, as of 2025, had approximately 53,000 employees across more than 350 offices in nearly 60 countries. In 2025, Cushman & Wakefield reported revenue of $10.3 billion, with operations across services, leasing, capital markets, and valuation and other advisory services. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Cushman & Wakefield. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Employees: 15,000 · reported year 2015. [1]
Annual revenue: USD 6,900,000,000 · reported year 2017. [1]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: CWK (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
History and key events
Founding / inception date recorded in Wikidata. [1]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. founded?
Founded: 1917. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.?
Headquarters location: New York City. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.?
Business sectors: commercial property; real estate industry. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Cushman & Wakefield (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.