Facts and figures
Geographic coverage
PwC has over 295,000 people in 156 countries.
PwC people in Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, Taiwan and Singapore as of 31 October 2020
Territory |
Partners |
Client service & practice support staff |
Total |
Mainland China |
569 |
15,412 |
15,981 |
Hong Kong |
258 |
4,432 |
4,690 |
Macau |
2 |
76 |
78 |
Taiwan |
112 |
3,175 |
3,287 |
Singapore |
141 |
3,203 |
3,344 |
Our history
1902 |
Arthur Lowe registers on 2 June as Hong Kong's first professional accountant. |
1903 |
Joseph Bingham joins Lowe. |
1906 |
Lowe & Bingham opens a Shanghai office on Museum Road. |
1909 |
Frederick Matthews of Shanghai becomes a partner of the firm, now called Lowe, Bingham & Matthews. |
1935 |
Hong Kong partners buy out Matthews' share of Hong Kong practice. Hong Kong and Shanghai become "separate but parallel practices". |
1946 |
Lowe, Bingham & Thomsons is formed in Shanghai, works closely with Price Waterhouse & Co. Hong Kong firm becomes correspondent for PW. |
1962 |
Sanford Y.T. Yung registers Sanford Yung & Co on 1 March. |
1965 |
Sanford Yung & Co. becomes a member of Coopers & Lybrand. |
1974 |
LB&M becomes a member of PW International. |
1979-1992 |
Both PW and C&L enter the PRC under the Open Door Policy. PW reopens in Shanghai. |
1998 |
International merger between PW and C&L results in formation of PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong. |
2002 |
PwC firms in Hong Kong and China merge and then combine with the Hong Kong and China practices of Andersen. |
2008 |
The collaboration of the China, Hong Kong and Singapore firms. |
2010 |
The collaboration of the China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan firms. |
Additional facts
- At 30 June 2020, PwC's global revenues rise to US$43 billion
- PwC leads the professional services sector as one of the top 50 brands world-wide in the 2018 Brand Finance Global 500
- In 2020, PwC firms provided services to 420 (84%) of the Global Fortune 500 companies
- PwC China was ranked #1 in the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA) Top China Accounting Firms 2020 for the 18th consecutive year
- PwC has been named one of the "Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For" since 2003
- In 2018, PwC ranked Top 5 most attractive employer for business students by Universum
