A trade-press revenue ranking with good commentary. Size, not quality.
What it's really for Trade-press coverage of the accounting industry. The Top 100 is a revenue ranking wrapped in analysis.
What our grade covers The grade on this page is about its revenue ranking of the largest accounting firms, not everything the site does.
High Scoring Confidence Checked against primary sources. We are confident in the facts and the grade here.
- Operating since
- 1987 (39 years)
- What it costs you
- Free to read The reviews are free to read.
- How they make money
- Trade media: advertising and subscriptions. Does not sell rank.
- What they do
- Surveys roughly 300 firms and ranks them by revenue, nationally and by region, with industry analysis.
- What to watch for
- Same trap as any revenue list: a high spot signals scale, not that the firm is the right fit for your size or your situation.
- Composite score
- 3.10 / 5.00 → grade B-
How the grade was reached
Does the site take money from the very entities it ranks? Pay-for-placement, vendor-funded data, and affiliate commissions all pull this down. The less the ranking can be bought, the higher the score.
What is the ranking actually built on? Hands-on testing scores highest, then verified first-hand reviews, then opinion or popularity surveys and self-reported figures, then pay-to-rank, which scores lowest.
Is the methodology published, specific, and reproducible? Can a reader see how a given rank was reached, or is it a black box?
Are commercial relationships, sponsorships, and affiliate arrangements disclosed clearly and near the rankings themselves, rather than buried?
How hard is it to game? Controls against fake reviews, solicited reviews, and vendor gaming raise this; an open box anyone can stuff lowers it.
Evidence
- Annual ranking of leading firms by revenue with data analysis and CEO commentary, drawn from a survey of firms. Source: Accounting Today →