Number of PwC employees worldwide by line of service 2010-2020

Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) employed around 284,200 people worldwide in 2020, with approximately 118,700 of those employees working in the assurance service line and close to 71,500 employed in the advisory services sector.

Employment growth in Asia

PwC has member firms around the globe and has continually increased its worldwide workforce since 2010. For several years, the majority of the firm’s employees were based in the geographical regions of Western Europe and the Americas; however, Asia became the region with the second greatest number of PwC employees in 2020. The company’s growth in Asia is further highlighted by its revenue figures in the region, which continue to increase and rose by around 4.6 percent between 2019 and 2020.

What are assurance and advisory services?

In 2020, around 67 percent of PwC’s total workforce was employed in the assurance and advisory service lines. Employees in the assurance sector provide clients with information regarding potential risks in their market. Due to rapidly changing technologies, qualified employees must be fully trained so they can deliver expert solutions across all markets. Employees working in advisory operations face particular demand from the financial services market. It is their responsibility to offer clients support, helping them to solve their problems and achieve objectives.