LEA Global is the 4th Largest Global Association According to International Accounting Bulletin
On March 12, 2025, the International Accounting Bulletin (IAB) released its 2025 World Survey Supplement with worldwide rankings of the top 10 networks and top five associations.
LEA Global improved its ranking from 5th to 4th position, based on its 2024 fee income of 4.11 billion USD. Compared to the IAB's 2023 rankings, our member revenue has increased 41% due to several factors:
- CBIZ acquiring Marcum LLP in 2024 and sustaining its membership with LEA Global
- Net average membership revenue growth of 16%
“Our improved ranking reflects our members’ strategic growth efforts, the work LEA is doing to support them, as well as our association’s intentional work to bring on members who fit our community culture, offer valuable expertise and capabilities, and align with our long-term vision,” said Tony Szczepaniak, CEO of LEA Global. “We are honored to see our efforts reflected in our ranking increase.”
LEA Global’s growth aligns with worldwide trends. According to IAB, 18 associations achieved 13% growth, surpassing networks for the first time since 2019, with total fee income reaching 37.2 billion USD.
Excluding the Marcum acquisition, LEA Global Latin American firms had the greatest collective growth rate at 19%, followed by Europe and the Middle East. For a full overview of our association revenue and other metrics – globally and regionally - please refer to the table* below.
|
Region |
2024 Revenues |
Total Firms |
Total Offices |
Total |
Total Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Global |
4.11 billion |
141 |
486 |
2,087 |
20,856 |
|
North America |
3.3 billion |
22 |
200 |
1,426 |
11,610 |
|
Europe |
434 million |
36 |
84 |
265 |
3,670 |
|
Asia Pacific |
183 million |
34 |
123 |
221 |
3,459 |
|
Latin |
70 million |
27 |
40 |
108 |
1,192 |
|
Middle East |
30 million |
14 |
25 |
46 |
558 |
|
Africa |
6 million |
8 |
14 |
21 |
367 |
*This table features the official data LEA Global submitted for IAB’s 2025 ranking.
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