All Brands Owned by PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited

Is PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited publicly traded?
No. PwCIL is a private company limited by guarantee with no share capital. The member firms it coordinates are partnerships owned by their local equity partners, so there is no PwC stock at any level of the network.

Who owns PwC?
Effectively, the firm's senior partners. Each national member firm is owned by its equity partners, and those firms collectively govern the network through PwCIL. There are no outside shareholders, parent companies, or controlling families.

When was PwC founded?
The modern firm formed on July 1, 1998, when Price Waterhouse merged with Coopers & Lybrand. Its oldest roots run to Samuel Lowell Price's London practice of 1849 and William Cooper's of 1854.

What does PwC actually do?
The network delivers three service lines: advisory and consulting ($24.3 billion in FY2025), assurance and audit ($19.8 billion), and tax and legal services ($12.7 billion). It serves 82 percent of the Fortune Global 500.

How does PwC compare to the other Big Four firms?
By FY2025 revenue, Deloitte leads at $70.5 billion, PwC is second at $56.9 billion, EY is third at $53.2 billion, and KPMG is fourth at roughly $38 billion. PwC has historically been strongest in audit market share among US listed companies.

What were PwC's biggest recent scandals?
The two largest were the 2023 Australian tax leaks affair, which forced a sale of the government consulting practice, and the 2024 six-month suspension of its Chinese audit unit over Evergrande work. Both damaged regional revenue and reputation.

How many people work at PwC?
Approximately 364,000 people worked across the network in 136 countries and territories as of FY2025, making it one of the largest professional workforces in the world.