KPMG

KPMG International Limited
Company type	Privately held company
Industry	Professional services
Founded	1987; (merger of Peat Marwick International and Klynveld Main Goerdeler); 1979 (KMG); 1925 (Peat Marwick); 1897 (Marwick, Mitchell & Company);
Founders	William Barclay Peat; James Marwick; Roger Mitchell; Piet Klijnveld; Jaap Kraayenhof; Reinhard Goerdler; Thompson McLintock; Frank Wilber Main;
Headquarters	London, England, UK
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Bill Thomas; (Global Chairman and CEO)
Services	Actuarial; Assurance; Financial / Legal / Tax advice; Consulting;
Revenue	US$38.4 billion (2024)
Number of employees	275,288 (2024)
Website	kpmg.com

KPMG is a multinational professional services network, based in London, United Kingdom.^[2] As one of the Big Four accounting firms, along with Ernst & Young (EY), Deloitte, and PwC. KPMG is a network of firms in 145 countries with 275,288 employees,^[1] affiliated with KPMG International Limited, a private English company limited by guarantee.^[3]

The name "KPMG" stands for "Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler".^[4] The initialism was chosen when KMG (Klynveld Main Goerdeler) merged with Peat Marwick in 1987.^[5]

KPMG has three lines of services: financial audit, tax, and advisory.^[6] Its tax and advisory services are further divided into various service groups. In the 21st century, various parts of the firm's global network of affiliates have been involved in regulatory actions as well as lawsuits.^[7]^[8]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Robust growth for KPMG as global revenues rise 5.1% to US$ 38.4 billion". 17 December 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
^ "Legal". KPMG (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 March 2025.
^ "Governance – KPMG Global". KPMG. 3 October 2024.
^ "Who were K, P, M and G?" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference kpmg1987 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "KPMG delivers strong global revenues, reporting 14% growth in FY22". 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
^ "Governance". KPMG. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
^ Your Planning Resource with Useful Tips and Techniques. John Wiley. 2008. p. 308. ISBN 978-0787996611.

[globalrevenuesfy24-1] "Robust growth for KPMG as global revenues rise 5.1% to US$ 38.4 billion". 17 December 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.

[2] "Legal". KPMG (in Swedish). Retrieved 19 March 2025.

[governance-3] "Governance – KPMG Global". KPMG. 3 October 2024.

[4] "Who were K, P, M and G?" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2021.

[kpmg1987-5] Cite error: The named reference kpmg1987 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[globalrevenuesfy22-6] "KPMG delivers strong global revenues, reporting 14% growth in FY22". 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.

[7] "Governance". KPMG. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

[KPMG_International:_HQ-8] Your Planning Resource with Useful Tips and Techniques. John Wiley. 2008. p. 308. ISBN 978-0787996611.

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