Facts and figures

Geographic coverage

PwC has offices in 776 locations in 158 countries.

PwC people as of June 2012:

Partners
9,359
Client service staff
139,723
Practice support staff
31,447
Total
180,529


Revenues

In FY 2012 (ending 30 June) worldwide gross revenues of PwC's network of member firms increased by 8.0% to US$ 31.5 billion. For the first time, PwC's annual revenues have exceeded US$30 billion. Go to www.pwc.com/annualreview for more information.

 

Additional facts

  • In FY 2012, PwC firms provided services for 422 of the companies in the Fortune Global 500 and 439 of the companies in the FT Global 500
  • At 30 June 2012, 2,584 PwC people were on long-term international assignments, an increase of 14% from FY 2011
  • PwC was named a leader in business consulting services in the worldwide, Americas, and Europe, Middle East and Africa markets, according to the 2012 IDC MarketScape reports
  • PwC ranked #5 on DiversityInc’s 2012 Top Companies for Global Diversity list
  • The International Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (IGLCC) ranked PwC among the most gay and lesbian friendly employers in the world in 2011
  • PwC Australia received a citation for being a 2012 Employer of Choice for Women
  • For the 11th year in a row, PwC Brazil was named The Most Admired Audit Company by Carta Capital/ TNS InterScience
  • PwC China was ranked #1 in the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA) Top China Accounting Firms 2011 for the ninth consecutive year
  • PwC Korea was honoured by the President of Korea with the 2011 Best Job-Creation Award to Top 100 Enterprises
  • For a record ninth year running, PwC UK was placed #1in The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers for 2012
  • PwC UK placed #5 in the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK – up from 11th in 2011and the highest of any of the Big Four
  • PwC US ranked #1 on DiversityInc’s 2012 Top Companies for Diversity list
  • PwC US made the Fortune 100 Best Places to Work at #48, up 25 places from 2011, and #11 among big employers
  • Universum ranked PwC #7 of the World’s Most Attractive Employers by business students in 2012.

Our history

PwC has been created by the merger of two firms—Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand—each with historical roots going back some 150 years. Set out below are some key milestones in the history of both firms.

  • 1849 – Samuel Lowell Price sets up in business in London.
  • 1854 – William Cooper establishes his own practice in London, which seven years later becomes Cooper Brothers.
  • 1865 – Price, Holyland and Waterhouse join forces in partnership 1874 Name changes to Price, Waterhouse & Co.
  • 1898 – Robert H. Montgomery, William M. Lybrand, Adam A. Ross Jr. and his brother T. Edward Ross form Lybrand, Ross Brothers and Montgomery.
  • 1957 – Cooper Brothers & Co (UK), McDonald, Currie and Co (Canada) and Lybrand, Ross Bros & Montgomery (US) merge to form Coopers & Lybrand.
  • 1982 – Price Waterhouse World Firm formed.
  • 1990 – Coopers & Lybrand merges with Deloitte Haskins & Sells in a number of countries around the world.
  • 1998 – Worldwide merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand to create PwC.