Between 2020 and 2021, the largest accounting firms worldwide all increased their staff numbers, with Deloitte employing the largest workforce in 2021 at approximately 345,000 employees. This was an increase of approximately 15,000 more staff since 2020 for the London-headquartered firm.
Accounting firms with the most staff worldwide from 2020 to 2021 (in 1,000s)
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International Accounting Bulletin. (April 1, 2022). Accounting firms with the most staff worldwide from 2020 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327842/staff-accounting-firms-worldwide/
International Accounting Bulletin. "Accounting firms with the most staff worldwide from 2020 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327842/staff-accounting-firms-worldwide/
International Accounting Bulletin. (2022). Accounting firms with the most staff worldwide from 2020 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327842/staff-accounting-firms-worldwide/
International Accounting Bulletin. "Accounting Firms with The Most Staff Worldwide from 2020 to 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327842/staff-accounting-firms-worldwide/
International Accounting Bulletin, Accounting firms with the most staff worldwide from 2020 to 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327842/staff-accounting-firms-worldwide/ (last visited May 04, 2024)
Accounting firms with the most staff worldwide from 2020 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], International Accounting Bulletin, April 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1327842/staff-accounting-firms-worldwide/