Facts and figures
Geographic coverage
PwC has over 250,000 people in 158 countries.
PwC people in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Singapore as of 1 July 2018
Territory |
Partners |
Client service & practice support staff |
Total |
Mainland China |
394 |
12,751 |
13,145 |
Hong Kong |
220 |
4,131 |
4,351 |
Macau |
1 |
60 |
61 |
Taiwan |
107 |
2,757 |
2,864 |
Singapore |
128 |
2,936 |
3,064 |
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 2018, PwC's global revenues rise to US$41.3 billion
- PwC leads the professional services sector as one of the top 50 brands world-wide in the 2018 Brand Finance Global 500
- In 2018, PwC firms provided services to 429 (86%) of the Global Fortune 500 companies and over 100,000 entrepreneurial and private businesses
- PwC China was ranked #1 in the Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA) Top China Accounting Firms 2018 for the 15th 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
