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The top accounting firm in the world 2022

If you are going to try for an internship or job in a top accounting firm, then this content is for you. Here you will get to know about the top accounting firm in the world in 2022 according to the valuation and the quality of service provided by it. 

  1. Deloitte 

It is ranked number one if we go with the revenue of $46.2 billion for the 2019 fiscal year. Let us tell you that it was also ranked number one with a revenue of $43.2 billion for the 2018 fiscal year. 

  1. PWC

PWC comes in at number two in the list of top accounting firms, they made $42.4 billion in revenue in 2019 and 40.7 billion in 2018. This minor difference put them behind the $46.2 billion of revenue that Deloitte generated. They made $27.7 billion in 2017 and $35.9 billion in 2016 as revenue. 

  1. EY

EY comes in at rank 3 because they are usually several billion dollars behind the PWC and Deloitte. Let us tell you that the consulting and audit practices are not as robust as Deloitte and PWC. This is the main reason why they are behind their peers. 

  1. KPMG

KPMG is at rank 4 and earned revenue of $29.75 billion for its 2019 fiscal year. They also earned revenue of $28.96 billion for the 2018 fiscal year. You will see a very large drop-off from KPMG to the next accounting firm because of its global reach. 

  1. BDO

It is at the fifth rank in the list of top accounting firms. They have earned about $8.1 billion for its fiscal year which ended September 30, 2017. BDO attributes its growth in 2016 to the strategic mergers that occurred. In order for BDO to catch up to the next big 4 accountancy firms, they will have to continue merging internationally. It is the global presence that makes them the four big. 

  1. RSM

It is the sixth largest accounting firm of the top 10 accounting firms in the world. They earn about $5.1 billion for its fiscal year ending December 31st, 2017. RSM launched its global brand recently in October 2015. The global brand also helped RSM reach the sixth spot in the top biggest accounting firm. 

  1. Grant Thornton 

It is the largest accounting firm, with a revenue of $5 billion in 2017. Let us tell you the number of employees at Grant Thornton grew to 47,000 in 2016. It operates its business in over 130 countries across the world. 

  1. Nexia International 

It is in the top 8th accounting firm in the world with a revenue of $4.5 billion in revenue. It has about 34,000 employees working there. It earns about 50% of its revenue in North America and 43% in Europe.