I recently received a question about partner growth in the big 4. The person was specifically asking about audit, but I wanted to review all lines of service.

Audit is still making plenty of new partners when we look at PwC. However, PwC is growing their Advisory practice more than their audit practice.

PwC Partner Growth – US

PwC Partners 2020

Pwc had 232 new partners in 2020. Of those partners

  1. 80 were Audit
  2. 91 were Advisory
  3. 52 – Tax
  4. 2 – IFS

revenue 43 billion 17.6 billion

PwC Partners 2019

249 total new partners

  1. 86 Advisory
  2. 79 Assurance
  3. 78 Tax
  4. IFS – 6

PwC Partners 2018 – 233 total new partners

PwC partners 2017

212 total new partners

Audit – 74

revenue 37.7 – 16 billion audit

Deloitte Partner Growth – Global

Deloitte New Partners 2020 – 574

Deloitte New Partners 2019 – 426

Deloitte New Partners 2018 – 457