Top 25 International Networks 2021
The Accountancy Age Top 25 International Networks 2021 promotes excellence in the accountancy industry worldwide by ranking accountancy organisations by combined annual total income. Figures are collected from individual questionnaires, websites and other publicly available material. The ranking has been compiled based on data collected in Autumn 2021.
Read this year’s full report about the rankings here.
The research, rankings, and written analysis for this project was completed by freelance contributor, Philip Smith.
Ranking vs 2020
International Company
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
Previous year’s income ($m)
% change
Year end
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
50,200
Previous year’s income ($m)
47,600
% change
5.0%
Year end
05/21
#2
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
45,142
Previous year’s income ($m)
43,032
% change
4.9%
Year end
06/21
#3
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
40,000
Previous year’s income ($m)
37,200
% change
7.5%
Year end
06/21
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
32,130
Previous year’s income ($m)
29,220
% change
9.9%
Year end
09/21
#5
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
10,264
Previous year’s income ($m)
9,618
% change
6.7%
Year end
09/20
#6
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
6,296
Previous year’s income ($m)
5,739
% change
9.2%
Year end
12/20
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
5,760
Previous year’s income ($m)
5,720
% change
0.6%
Year end
09/20
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
4,695
Previous year’s income ($m)
4,491
% change
4.5%
Year end
06/21
#9
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
4,172
Previous year’s income ($m)
4,376
% change
-5.0%
Year end
12/20
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
4,044
Previous year’s income ($m)
3,858
% change
4.8%
Year end
12/20
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
3,277
Previous year’s income ($m)
2,933
% change
12.0%
Year end
12/20
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
3,137
Previous year’s income ($m)
3,045
% change
3.0%
Year end
12/20
#13
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
2,408
Previous year’s income ($m)
2,305
% change
4.5%
Year end
10/20
#14
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
2,263
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,986
% change
14%
Year end
08/20
#15
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,820
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,294
% change
41%
Year end
12/20
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,618
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,454
% change
11.3%
Year end
06/21
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
1,301
Previous year’s income ($m)
1,182
% change
10.1%
Year end
12/20
#18
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
870
Previous year’s income ($m)
945
% change
-7.8%
Year end
12/20
#19
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
732
Previous year’s income ($m)
660
% change
11%
Year end
01/21
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
678
Previous year’s income ($m)
574
% change
18%
Year end
12/20
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
600
Previous year’s income ($m)
581
% change
3.3%
Year end
03/21
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
246
Previous year’s income ($m)
239
% change
3.2%
Year end
06/21
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
234
Previous year’s income ($m)
233
% change
1.0%
Year end
12/20
#24
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
111
Previous year’s income ($m)
245
% change
-55%
Year end
12/20
Latest combined annual total income ($m)
41
Previous year’s income ($m)
27
% change
51%
Year end
12/20
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