Top Management Consulting Firms (2025)


In this article, we will provide you lists of the top management consulting firms in the world by region and by global practice. Overall, MBB and the Big Four continue to hold leading positions in the management consulting industry.

Table of Contents

Methodology

Definition

Definition of management consulting

Management consulting is an industry providing professional advice to organizations to improve their overall performance, through better “management”, which includes strategy, governance, operation, finance, marketing, etc (each will have its own consulting niche, which sounds much more straightforward than “management consulting”).

Read the main article: What is Management Consulting?

Sources of data

Logos of Vault.com and Consultancy.org

In this article, we use two sources for the rankings - Vault.com and Consultancy.org.

First, you’ll find a list of management consulting firms ranked globally by their expertise. This ranking is based on data from Consultancy.org.

Next, we present lists of top management consulting firms ranked by region. These lists use data from Vault.com.

We also include rankings by practice area, based again on data from Consultancy.org.

You can find links to the original sources under each ranking list for further reading.

MConsultingPrep’s database

MConsultingPrep Team have compiled data from the sources above into structured data sheets. In this article, we use those sheets to analyze the rankings and draw comparisons.

You can access the full database here: 2025 Ranking Database of Management Consulting Firms | MConsultingPrep 

MConsultingPrep’s database screenshot

 

Top management consulting firms in the world (2025) (Consultancy.org)

Methodology: 

Firms were ranked based on its management expertise, with Consultancy.org’s unique global database of more than 10 million data points per year of clients and consultants, including expertise and consultancy projects delivered in the area of Management.

Logos of the top 5 management consulting firms in the world

Full ranking list:

2025 ranking

Firm

1

PwC

2

KPMG

3

McKinsey & Company

4

Deloitte

5

Boston Consulting Group

6

Bain & Company

7

Grant Thornton

8

EY

9

Accenture

10

FTI Consulting

11

Kearney

12

BearingPoint

13

Korn Ferry

14

Cordence Worldwide

15

Roland Berger

16

Protiviti

17

Arthur D. Little

18

PA Consulting

19

Aon

20

Caliber Consulting

21

Elixirr

22

IBM Consulting

23

OC&C Strategy Consultants

24

Q5

25

SparkOptimus

26

Agile Dynamics

27

Alvarez & Marsal

28

AND Digital

29

Nextcontigent

30

North Highland

31

Publicis Sapient

32

Twinxter

33

Valcon

34

Accuracy

35

Capco

36

Coeus Consulting

37

ERM

38

Eurogroup Consulting Italy

39

GGC

40

Horváth

41

Monitor Deloitte

42

NMS Consulting

43

Nous Group

44

Phi Management

45

Pollen Consulting Group

46

Rijnconsult

47

Slalom

48

State of Matter

49

Strategic Gears

50

Synergy Group

Original article: Top Management consulting firms in the world

 

Key observations from Consultancy.org - 2025 Top management consulting firms in the world

In the Consultancy’s global expertise list above, all firms from MBB, Big Four, and Accenture were listed within the top 10.

MBB had a mean position of 4.67, while that of the Big Four was slightly better at 3.75.

Accenture secured the #9 position.

Top management consulting firms in North America (2025) (Vault.com)

Methodology:

Firms are ranked based on the votes of consultants on the best firms in several areas of business focus. Consultants were allowed to vote for up to three firms as the best in each area, but could NOT vote for their own firm.

Logos of the top 5 management consulting firms in North America

Full ranking list:

2025 ranking

2024 ranking

Ranking change

Firm

Votes

1

1

No change

McKinsey & Company

71.85%

2

2

No change

Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

65.32%

3

3

No change

Bain & Company

62.25%

4

4

No change

Deloitte Consulting LLP

18.90%

5

5

No change

Accenture

10.89%

6

6

No change

EY Consulting Practice NA

7.53%

7

9

Up 2

PwC Consulting Solutions/Strategy&

7.39%

8

8

No change

Booz Allen Hamilton

6.09%

8

7

Down 1

KPMG LLP (Advisory)

6.09%

10

11

Up 1

EY-Parthenon Americas

3.88%

11

10

Down 1

Oliver Wyman

3.55%

12

13

Up 1

L.E.K. Consulting

3.45%

13

12

Down 1

Kearney

2.97%

14

17

Up 3

Alvarez & Marsal

2.30%

15

15

No change

AlixPartners, LLP

2.25%

16

18

Up 2

IBM Global Business Services

2.11%

17

19

Up 2

Grant Thornton LLP (Consulting Practice)

1.20%

18

Not Ranked

-

FTI Consulting, Inc.

1.01%

19

Not Ranked

-

Korn Ferry

0.91%

20

20

No change

Capgemini

0.86%

Original article: 2025 Best Consulting Firms in NA for Management Consulting

 

Top management consulting firms in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (2025) (Vault.com)

Methodology:

Firms are ranked based on the votes of consultants on the best firms in several areas of business focus. Consultants were allowed to vote for up to three firms as the best in each area, but could NOT vote for their own firm.

Logos of the top 5 management consulting firms in EMEA

Full ranking list:

2025 ranking

2024 ranking

Ranking change

Firm

Votes

1

1

No change

Boston Consulting Group EMEA

67.82%

2

1

Down 1

McKinsey & Company EMEA

66.01%

3

3

No change

Bain & Company EMEA

55.39%

4

5

Up 1

Accenture EMEA

11.41%

5

4

Down 1

Deloitte (EMEA Consulting Practice)

9.68%

6

6

No change

EY Consulting Practice EMEA

8.18%

7

7

No change

PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) International Ltd.

7.40%

8

8

No change

Oliver Wyman EMEA

7.00%

9

9

No change

Kearney EMEA

6.61%

10

11

Up 1

Roland Berger EMEA

6.45%

11

10

Down 1

KPMG (Europe Consulting Practice)

5.19%

12

12

No change

Capgemini EMEA

4.09%

13

Not Ranked

-

EY-Parthenon EMEA

3.46%

14

13

Down 1

Strategy&, Part of the PwC Network, EMEA

3.15%

15

14

Down 1

Wavestone EMEA

2.91%

Original article: 2025 Best Consulting Firms in EMEA for Management Consulting

 

Top management consulting firms in Asia - Pacific (2025) (Vault.com)

Methodology:

Firms are ranked based on the votes of consultants on the best firms in several areas of business focus. Consultants were allowed to vote for up to three firms as the best in each area, but could NOT vote for their own firm.

Logos of the top 5 management consulting firms in Asia - Pacific

Full ranking list:

2025 ranking

2024 ranking

Ranking change

Firm

Votes

1

1

No change

McKinsey & Company APAC

74.19%

2

2

No change

Boston Consulting Group APAC

67.94%

3

3

No change

Bain & Company APAC

61.69%

4

6

Up 2

Kearney APAC

8.68%

5

5

No change

Accenture APAC

8.33%

6

4

Down 2

Deloitte (APAC Consulting Practice)

8.22%

7

9

Up 2

KPMG (APAC Consulting Practice)

7.29%

8

7

Down 1

EY Consulting Practice APAC

5.44%

9

8

Down 1

PwC APAC (Consulting)

4.98%

10

11

Up 1

L.E.K. Consulting APAC

4.51%

11

10

Down 1

Oliver Wyman APAC

3.01%

12

13

Up 1

Roland Berger APAC

3.01%

13

Not Ranked

-

ZS APAC

2.43%

14

Not Ranked

-

IQVIA APAC

2.20%

15

12

Down 3

Mercer Limited APAC

1.62%

Original article: 2025 Best Consulting Firms in Asia-Pacific for Management Consulting

 

Key observations from Vault.com - 2025 Best Consulting Firms by region

MBB vs. Big Four: What are the overall ranking differences?

Criteria to compare performances of MBB and Big Four in the Vault’s lists

In 2025 Best Consulting Firms published by Vault.com, consulting firms were ranked in three lists across three regions - NA, EMEA and APAC. Across these three lists, MBB (McKinsey, BCG, Bain) and the Big Four (Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG) both appeared often in the top 1, top 5, and top 10. 

Below is how they compare.

Overall performance:

MBB clearly held the upper hand across all rankings. In fact, there was no list that a Big Four firm was ranked higher than any MBB firm.

Across all three Vault’s regional lists, MBB firms had a consistent mean position of 2.00. At the same time, the Big Four had a more varied performance, with mean positions ranging between 6.25 and 7.50.

Top #1 positions: 

MBB firms took the #1 spot in all Vault’s regional lists. In contrast, none of the Big Four firms reached the top position in any list.

Top 5 rankings:

All three MBB firms consistently appeared in the top 5 across all three lists, while none of the lists that Big Four had their firms within the top 5. However, Big Four often claimed the #4 and #5 positions - except in the APAC list, where Kearney was ranked #4.

Top 10 rankings:

Since MBB firms were always in the top 5, they were also in the top 10 in all lists. Meanwhile, the Big Four had all four firms in the top 10 in two out of three lists. In the EMEA list, three Big Four firms made it into the top 10, while KPMG was just outside at #11.

A closer look at the MBB firms

Performance of each MBB firm in the Vault’s lists

Even within the MBB group, there were some interesting differences:

- McKinsey claimed the #1 position in two out of three lists, just outperformed by BCG in the EMEA list.

- BCG took the lead in EMEA and ranked second in the other two lists published by Vault.

- Bain consistently placed third among MBB firms in all three Vault’s regional lists.

A closer look at the Big Four firms

Performance of each Big Four firm in the Vault’s lists

Like MBB, we can also spot some interesting patterns within the Big Four group.

Deloitte consistently led the Big Four across all three Vault’s lists, with its best position at #4. The worst position of Deloitte was #6, while its mean position in these three lists was #5. 

EY typically came second within the group. It ranked second among Big Four in two out of three lists, only falling behind KPMG in the APAC list. EY's best position was #6, the worst was #8 along with the mean position of #6.67.

PwC usually placed third among the Big Four. It held this spot in two out of three lists, just falling behind EY in the APAC list. PwC's best position was #7, the worst one was #9 and the mean position was #7.67.

KPMG often ranked lowest among the Big Four. It came in fourth in two lists, just higher than EY and PwC in the APAC list. KPMG’s best position was #7, and it had the worst overall rank at #11, placing it outside the top 10. Its mean position was #8.67.

A closer look at Accenture

Performance of Accenture in the Vault’s lists

Besides MBB and Big Four, Accenture also stands out as a notable player in the consulting industry.

Across all three Vault’s regional rankings, Accenture consistently ranked at #4 or #5. In two out of three lists, it was placed just below the MBB firms and above the Big Four. In the remaining list, North America, Accenture ranked higher than three of the Big Four firms.

 

Top Technology consulting firms in the world (2025) (Consultancy.org)

Methodology:

The top Technology consulting firms in the world list presents the globe’s leading consultancy firms in the sector, based on Consultancy.org’s unique database of more than 10 million data points per year of clients and consultants, including expertise and consultancy projects delivered in the Technology industry.

Logos of the top 5 technology consulting firms in the world

Full ranking list:

2025 ranking

Firm

1

Accenture

2

KPMG

3

Deloitte

4

PwC

5

McKinsey & Company

6

EY

7

Boston Consulting Group

8

Bain & Company

9

Roland Berger

10

BearingPoint

11

PA Consulting

12

IBM Consulting

13

CGI

14

Grant Thornton

15

Arthur D. Little

16

Cordence Worldwide

17

L.E.K Consulting

18

Analysys Mason

19

FTI Consulting

20

Protiviti

21

Nextcontinent

22

Simon-Kucher

23

Aon

24

Korn Ferry

25

OC&C Strategy Consultants

26

Sia

27

Airwalk Reply

28

Baker Tilly

29

Capco

30

Capgemini Invent

31

CIL Management Consultants

32

Coeus Consulting

33

Detecon

34

Devoteam

35

Frost & Sullivan

36

Horváth

37

Kearney

38

LanciaConsult

39

North Highland

40

Pollen Consulting Group

41

Praxis

42

YCP

43

Accuracy

44

BJSS

45

Campbell Tickell

46

CCG Catalyst

47

convedo

48

Delta Capita

49

Dimensys

50

EFESO Management Consultants

51

Elixirr

52

Emerton

53

Four Principles

54

GE Healthcare Partners

55

Genex Partners

56

INNOPAY

57

Nous Group

58

Oresys

59

Projective Group

60

Publicis Sapient

61

Q5

62

Slalom

63

SMC

64

SparkOptimus

65

Strategic Gears

66

umlaut

67

Valcon

68

Visa Consulting & Analytics

Original article: Top Technology consulting firms in the world 

Dedicated article on ranking in the Technology, IT, Media and Telecom consulting practice: Top Consulting Firms for Technology, Media, Telecommunications (TMT) and IT Strategy (2025)

 

Top Media consulting firms in the world (2025) (Consultancy.org) 

Methodology:

The top Media consulting firms in the world list presents the globe’s leading consultancy firms in the sector, based on Consultancy.org’s unique database of more than 10 million data points per year of clients and consultants, including expertise and consultancy projects delivered in the Media industry.

Logos of the top 5 media consulting firms in the world

Full ranking list:

2025 ranking

Firm

1

PwC

2

Deloitte

3

KPMG

4

Accenture

5

EY

6

OC&C Strategy Consultants

7

Boston Consulting Group

8

Simon-Kucher

9

Bain & Company

10

FTI Consulting

11

McKinsey & Company

12

Cordence Worldwide

13

L.E.K Consulting

14

Analysys Mason

15

Arthur D. Little

16

BearingPoint

17

Kearney

18

State of Matter

19

Alvarez & Marsal

20

CF

21

CIL Management Consultants

22

ECOVIS Al Sabti

23

Lazard

24

Mastercard

25

Nextcontinent

26

Ogilvy Consulting

27

PA Consulting

28

PMP Strategy

29

umlaut

30

YCP

Original article: Top Media consulting firms in the world 

Dedicated article on ranking in the Technology, IT, Media and Telecom consulting practice: Top Consulting Firms for Technology, Media, Telecommunications (TMT) and IT Strategy (2025)

 

Top Telecom consulting firms in the world (2025) (Consultancy.org) 

Methodology:

The top Telecom consulting firms in the world list presents the globe’s leading consultancy firms in the sector, based on Consultancy.org’s unique database of more than 10 million data points per year of clients and consultants, including expertise and consultancy projects delivered in the Telecom industry.

Logos of the top 5 telecom consulting firms in the world

Full ranking list: 

2025 ranking

Firm

1

Analysys Mason

2

Deloitte

3

Accenture

4

BearingPoint

5

Arthur D. Little

6

Boston Consulting Group

7

Bain & Company

8

EY

9

McKinsey & Company

10

Detecon

11

Frost & Sullivan

12

KPMG

13

PMP Strategy

14

PwC

15

Roland Berger

16

CGI

17

Emerton

18

FTI Consulting

19

Kearney

20

PA Consulting

21

Pioneer Consulting

22

Simon-Kucher

23

Anderson MacGyver

24

Capgemini Invent

25

Grant Thornton

26

IBM Consulting

27

Nextcontinent

28

OC&C Strategy Consultants

29

Protiviti

30

SparkOptimus

31

umlaut

32

Zühlke

Original article: Top Telecom consulting firms in the world 

Dedicated article on ranking in the Technology, IT, Media and Telecom consulting practice: Top Consulting Firms for Technology, Media, Telecommunications (TMT) and IT Strategy (2025)

 

Top IT Strategy consulting firms in the world (2025) (Consultancy.org) 

Methodology:

The top IT Strategy consulting firms in the world list presents the globe’s leading consultancy firms specialised in IT Strategy, based on Consultancy.org’s unique global database of more than 10 million data points per year of clients and consultants, including expertise and consultancy projects delivered in the area of IT Strategy.

Logos of the top 5 IT strategy consulting firms in the world

Full ranking list:

2025 ranking

Firm

1

Accenture

2

McKinsey & Company

3

KPMG

4

CGI

5

Deloitte

6

IBM Consulting

7

PA Consulting

8

PwC

9

Boston Consulting Group

10

Anderson MacGyver

11

Coeus Consulting

12

EY

13

Bain & Company

14

BearingPoint

15

AND Digital

16

Arthur D. Little

17

Protiviti

18

Horváth

19

Analysys Mason

20

Capco

21

Capgemini Invent

22

Cedar Management Consulting

23

Cordence Worldwide

24

Devoteam

25

Elm

26

Roland Berger

27

Strategic Gears

28

Synergy Group

29

Agile Dynamics

30

Alvarez & Marsal

31

Baker Tilly

32

BJSS

33

convedo

34

Delta Capita

35

Dogma Alares

36

Elixirr

37

Emerton

38

Finext

39

FTI Consulting

40

Groenewout

41

IG&H

42

INNOPAY

43

Korn Ferry

44

Nextcontinent

45

North Highland

46

Nous Group

47

Pollen Consulting Group

48

Publicis Sapient

49

Quintop

50

Simon-Kucher

51

SparkOptimus

52

Varrlyn

Original article: Top IT Strategy consulting firms in the world 

Dedicated article on ranking in the Technology, IT, Media and Telecom consulting practice: Top Consulting Firms for Technology, Media, Telecommunications (TMT) and IT Strategy (2025)

 

Top Healthcare consulting firms in the world (2025) (Consultancy.org) 

Methodology:

The top Healthcare consulting firms in the world list presents the globe’s leading consultancy firms in the sector, based on Consultancy.org’s unique database of more than 10 million data points per year of clients and consultants, including expertise and consultancy projects delivered in the Healthcare industry.

Logos of the top 5 healthcare consulting firms in the world

Full ranking list:

2025 ranking

Firm

1

Deloitte

2

KPMG

3

McKinsey & Company

4

PwC

5

Boston Consulting Group

6

PA Consulting

7

Accenture

8

EY

9

L.E.K Consulting

10

Alvarez & Marsal

11

Bain & Company

12

Nextcontinent

13

GE Healthcare Partners

14

Grant Thornton

15

CGI

16

FTI Consulting

17

CIL Management Consultants

18

Develop Consulting

19

IBM Consulting

20

Roland Berger

21

YCP

22

Arthur D. Little

23

Cordence Worldwide

24

Nous Group

25

Simon-Kucher

26

Vintura

27

BearingPoint

28

CF

29

North Highland

30

Praxis

31

Aon

32

Baker Tilly

33

ERM

34

Eurogroup Consulting France

35

Frost & Sullivan

36

Kearney

37

Nine Feet Tall

38

Alfa Consulting

39

BlinkLane Consulting

40

Caliba

41

Campbell Tickell

42

Dar Al Omran

43

dss+

44

Elixirr

45

Emerton

46

Eurogroup Consulting Italy

47

GEP

48

Groenewout

49

Gupta Strategists

50

IG&H

51

Korn Ferry

52

Mason Advisory

53

Point B

54

Rijnconsult

55

SparkOptimus

56

umlaut

57

Valcon

58

Zühlke

Original article: Top Healthcare consulting firms in the world 

Dedicated article on ranking in the Healthcare - Pharma & Life Sciences consulting practice:  Top Consulting Firms for Healthcare and Pharma & Life Sciences (2025)

 

Top Pharma & Life Sciences consulting firms in the world (2025) (Consultancy.org) 

Methodology:

The top Pharma & Life Sciences consulting firms in the world list presents the globe’s leading consultancy firms in the sector, based on Consultancy.org’s unique database of more than 10 million data points per year of clients and consultants, including expertise and consultancy projects delivered in the Pharma & Life Sciences industry.

Logos of the top 5 pharma & life sciences consulting firms in the world

Full ranking list:

2025 ranking

Firm

1

McKinsey & Company

2

Deloitte

3

EY

4

L.E.K Consulting

5

PA Consulting

6

Boston Consulting Group

7

Accenture

8

Alvarez & Marsal

9

PwC

10

Simon-Kucher

11

Argon & Co

12

Arthur D. Little

13

Bain & Company

14

Cordence Worldwide

15

KPMG

16

Vintura

17

AIM

18

FTI Consulting

19

Grant Thornton

20

Nextcontinent

21

Alfa Consulting

22

Ayming

23

Baker Tilly

24

BearingPoint

25

BlinkLane Consulting

26

Coeus Consulting

27

Enfuse Group

28

ERM

29

Frost & Sullivan

30

NMS Consulting

31

North Highland

32

Praxis

33

Rimkus

34

Roland Berger

35

Sia

36

Twinxter

37

Valcon

Original article: Top Pharma & Life Sciences consulting firms in the world 

Dedicated article on ranking in the Healthcare - Pharma & Life Sciences consulting practice: Top Consulting Firms for Healthcare and Pharma & Life Sciences (2025)

 

Top Sustainability consulting firms in the world (2025) (Consultancy.org) 

Methodology:

The top Sustainability consulting firms in the world list presents the globe’s leading consultancy firms specialised in Sustainability, based on Consultancy.org’s unique global database of more than 10 million data points per year of clients and consultants, including expertise and consultancy projects delivered in the area of Sustainability.

Logos of the top 5 sustainability consulting firms in the world

Full ranking list:

2025 ranking

Firm

1

PwC

2

Boston Consulting Group

3

EY

4

Deloitte

5

KPMG

6

Bain & Company

7

McKinsey & Company

8

Accenture

9

Roland Berger

10

PA Consulting

11

Arthur D. Little

12

Kearney

13

L.E.K Consulting

14

South Pole

15

BearingPoint

16

ERM

17

FTI Consulting

18

AllChiefs

19

dss+

20

IBM Consulting

21

Capgemini Invent

22

Simon-Kucher

23

OC&C Strategy Consultants

24

Maine Pointe

25

Nextcontinent

26

Sia

27

Ayming

28

CGI

29

EFESO Management Consultants

30

Frost & Sullivan

31

Grant Thornton

32

NEOS Advisory

33

AFRY Management Consulting

34

Alvarez & Marsal

35

Argon & Co

36

Coeus Consulting

37

Cordence Worldwide

38

Delta Capita

39

Horváth

40

H&Z Management Consulting

41

Kinetic Consulting

42

Nous Group

43

Ogilvy Consulting

44

Palladium

45

Protiviti

46

Supply Value

47

YCP

48

Accuracy

49

Aon

50

BJSS

51

BTS

52

CIL Management Consultants

53

Comatch

54

Enigma Consulting

55

Eurogroup Consulting France

56

Fairgrove Partners

57

Foresight Consulting

58

GGC

59

IG&H

60

Jadarah

61

Point B

62

Projective Group

63

SparkOptimus

64

Systemiq

65

Valcon

66

Varrlyn

67

Yonder Consulting

68

Zühlke

Original article: Top Sustainability consulting firms in the world 

Dedicated article on ranking in the Sustainability - ESG consulting practice: Top Consulting Firms for Sustainability and ESG (2025)

 

Top ESG consulting firms in the world (2025) (Consultancy.org) 

Methodology:

The top ESG consulting firms in the world list presents the globe’s leading consultancy firms specialised in ESG, based on Consultancy.org’s unique global database of more than 10 million data points per year of clients and consultants, including expertise and consultancy projects delivered in the area of ESG.

Logos of the top 5 ESG consulting firms in the world

Full ranking list:

2025 ranking

Firm

1

PwC

2

Bain & Company

3

KPMG

4

Boston Consulting Group

5

ERM

6

EY

7

Alvarez & Marsal

8

Roland Berger

9

Arthur D. Little

10

Capgemini Invent

11

Deloitte

12

Foresight Consulting

13

FTI Consulting

14

Kinetic Consulting

15

Protiviti

16

South Pole

17

Varrlyn

18

4most

19

Accenture

20

ACE + Company

21

AFRY Management Consulting

22

AllChiefs

23

Argon & Co

24

ASCELA

25

Awtada

26

BearingPoint

27

Campbell Tickell

28

Capco

29

Clenergize

30

Enfuse Group

31

IBM Consulting

32

Jadarah

33

Kearney

34

Maine Pointe

35

McKinsey & Company

36

NEOS Advisory

37

PA Consulting

38

Projective Group

39

Publicis Sapient

40

Simon-Kucher

Original article: Top ESG consulting firms in the world 

Dedicated article on ranking in the Sustainability - ESG consulting practice: Top Consulting Firms for Sustainability and ESG (2025)

 

Top Strategy consulting firms in the world (2025) (Consultancy.org) 

Methodology:

The top Strategy consulting firms in the world list presents the globe’s leading consultancy firms specialised in Strategy, based on Consultancy.org’s unique global database of more than 10 million data points per year of clients and consultants, including expertise and consultancy projects delivered in the area of Strategy.

Logos of the top 5 strategy consulting firms in the world

Full ranking list:

2025 ranking

Firm

1

McKinsey & Company

2

Boston Consulting Group

3

Bain & Company

4

Roland Berger

5

Accenture

6

KPMG

7

OC&C Strategy Consultants

8

PwC

9

Deloitte

10

EY

11

Arthur D. Little

12

Kearney

13

PA Consulting

14

FTI Consulting

15

L.E.K Consulting

16

Caliber Consulting

17

Cordence Worldwide

18

BearingPoint

19

Simon-Kucher

20

SparkOptimus

21

Agile Dynamics

22

Alvarez & Marsal

23

CIL Management Consultants

24

Coeus Consulting

25

Monitor Deloitte

26

Nextcontinent

27

NMS Consulting

28

North Highland

29

Accuracy

30

Analysys Mason

31

Aon

32

BTS

33

Cedar Management Consulting

34

Civitta

35

Comatch

36

Emerton

37

Enfuse Group

38

Gemba

39

Grant Thornton

40

Horváth

41

IBM Consulting

42

Jadarah

43

Korn Ferry

44

Nous Group

45

Palladium

46

Point B

47

Protiviti

48

Q5

49

Technology Holdings

50

TH Global Capital

51

Twinxter

52

Valcon

53

Yonder Consulting

Original article: Top Strategy consulting firms in the world 

Dedicated article on ranking in the Strategy consulting practice: Top Consulting Firms for Strategy (2025)

 

Top Sales consulting firms in the world (2025) (Consultancy.org) 

Methodology:

The top Sales consulting firms in the world list presents the globe’s leading consultancy firms specialised in Sales, based on Consultancy.org’s unique global database of more than 10 million data points per year of clients and consultants, including expertise and consultancy projects delivered in the area of Sales.

Logos of the top 5 sales consulting firms in the world

Full ranking list: 

2025 ranking

Firm

1

McKinsey & Company

2

Accenture

3

Bain & Company

4

Deloitte

5

KPMG

6

Cordence Worldwide

7

PwC

8

Simon-Kucher

9

BearingPoint

10

EY

11

Boston Consulting Group

12

Nextcontinent

13

Sia

14

SparkOptimus

15

Finext

16

Horváth

17

IBM Consulting

18

R/GA

19

Valcon

20

Argon & Co

21

Bonfiglioli Consulting

22

BTS

23

Cedar Management Consulting

24

Civitta

25

Collinson Grant

26

Dogma Alares

27

Elm

28

Kinetic Consulting

29

Korn Ferry

30

LanciaConsult

31

Magnus Red

32

Ogilvy Consulting

33

SKIM

34

YCP

Original article: Top Sales consulting firms in the world 

Dedicated article on ranking in the Sales consulting practice: Top Consulting Firms for Sales (2025)

 

Top Finance consulting firms in the world (2025) (Consultancy.org) 

Methodology:

The top Finance consulting firms in the world list presents the globe’s leading consultancy firms specialised in Finance, based on Consultancy.org’s unique global database of more than 10 million data points per year of clients and consultants, including expertise and consultancy projects delivered in the area of Finance.

Logos of the top 5 finance consulting firms in the world

Full ranking list:

2025 ranking

Firm

1

KPMG

2

PwC

3

Deloitte

4

EY

5

Accenture

6

Protiviti

7

Boston Consulting Group

8

Grant Thornton

9

Roland Berger

10

McKinsey & Company

11

Alvarez & Marsal

12

Zanders

13

Delta Capita

14

Capco

15

FTI Consulting

16

BearingPoint

17

IBM Consulting

18

Sia

19

Agile Dynamics

20

Cordence Worldwide

21

Horváth

22

Finext

23

PA Consulting

24

Varrlyn

25

AGOS

26

Enigma Consulting

27

4most

28

Arthur D. Little

29

ASCELA

30

Awtada

31

Ayming

32

Bain & Company

33

CCG Catalyst

34

Coeus Consulting

35

Consulum

36

EFESO Management Consultants

37

Elixirr

38

Genex Partners

39

INNOPAY

40

IWS Fintech

41

Korn Ferry

42

Maine Pointe

43

Practus

44

Projective Group

45

Q5

46

Simon-Kucher

47

South Pole

48

Synergy Group

49

Várri Consultancy

Original article: Top Finance consulting firms in the world 

Dedicated article on ranking in the Finance consulting practice: Top Consulting Firms for Finance (2025)

 

Top Human Resources consulting firms in the world (2025) (Consultancy.org) 

Methodology:

The top Human Resources consulting firms in the world list presents the globe’s leading consultancy firms specialised in Human Resources, based on Consultancy.org’s unique global database of more than 10 million data points per year of clients and consultants, including expertise and consultancy projects delivered in the area of Human Resources.

Logos of the top 5 human resources consulting firms in the world

Full ranking list: 

2025 ranking

Firm

1

Deloitte

2

PwC

3

KPMG

4

EY

5

McKinsey & Company

6

Korn Ferry

7

Boston Consulting Group

8

Accenture

9

Grant Thornton

10

Aon

11

Bain & Company

12

IBM Consulting

13

PA Consulting

14

Alvarez & Marsal

15

Procapita Group

16

Agile Dynamics

17

BearingPoint

18

Q5

19

Baker Tilly

20

Bright & Company

21

Caliber Consulting

22

CGI

23

dss+

24

Maven Insights

25

Protiviti

26

Quintop

27

Synergy Group

28

Arthur D. Little

29

Campbell Tickell

30

Comatch

31

Elixirr

32

Kearney

33

Nextcontinent

34

North Highland

35

Slalom

36

West Monroe

37

Anderson MacGyver

38

Ayming

39

BJSS

40

BlinkLane Consulting

41

Capco

42

Capgemini Invent

43

CIL Management Consultants

44

Cordence Worldwide

45

Delta Capita

46

Devoteam

47

Emkan Education

48

FTI Consulting

49

LanciaConsult

50

L.E.K Consulting

51

Nous Group

52

OC&C Strategy Consultants

53

Phi Management

54

PMP Strategy

55

Pollen Consulting Group

56

Publicis Sapient

57

Rijnconsult

58

Roland Berger

59

Strategic Gears

60

Twinxter

61

YCP

Original article: Top Human Resources consulting firms in the world 

Dedicated article on ranking in the Human Resources consulting practice: Top Consulting Firms for Human Resources (2025)

 

Top Operations consulting firms in the world (2025) (Consultancy.org) 

Methodology:

The top Operations consulting firms in the world list presents the globe’s leading consultancy firms specialised in Operations, based on Consultancy.org’s unique global database of more than 10 million data points per year of clients and consultants, including expertise and consultancy projects delivered in the area of Operations.

Logos of the top 5 operations consulting firms in the world

Full ranking list: 

2025 ranking

Firm

1

EFESO Management Consultants

2

Four Principles

3

Accenture

4

Anderson MacGyver

5

Argon & Co

6

Cedar Management Consulting

7

dss+

8

Elixirr

9

Elm

10

ERM

11

GGC

12

Groenewout

13

Ingenics Consulting

14

KPMG

15

Maine Pointe

16

Maven Insights

17

Nextcontinent

18

PwC

19

Roland Berger

Original article: Top Operations consulting firms in the world 

Dedicated article on ranking in the Operations consulting practice: Top Consulting Firms for Operations (2025)

 

Key observations from Consultancy.org - 2025 Top Consulting Firms by global practice

MBB vs. Big Four: What are the overall ranking differences?

Criteria to compare performances of MBB and Big Four in the Consultancy’s lists

In 2025 Top Consulting Firms by global practice published by Consultancy.org, consulting firms were ranked across different practices globally. Across these 13 lists, both MBB (McKinsey, BCG, Bain) and the Big Four (Deloitte, PwC, EY, KPMG) frequently ranked in the top 1, top 5, and top 10.

Below is a comparison of their performance.

Overall performance:

Overall, MBB and Big Four firms did not dominate these lists as strongly as they did in the Vault’s regional lists. They more frequently ranked between #5 and #15. In some cases, their positions were notably lower. For example, McKinsey ranked #35 in the ESG list, and Bain placed #32 in the Finance list.

Specifically, MBB firms had mean positions ranging between 2.00 and 16.33, with an overall average of 7.81. In comparison, Big Four firms ranked slightly higher, with mean positions ranging from 2.50 to 9.50 and an average mean position of 5.50.

Notably, in the Operations practice list, only PwC and KPMG among seven firms across both groups were ranked. Their ranks were not very strong either, at #18 and #14 respectively.

Top #1 Positions:

MBB placed #1 at three out of thirteen Consultancy’s global practice lists, while the Big Four took the leading position at six ones.

Top 5 Rankings:

MBB had all three firms in the top 5 in only one out of thirteen Consultancy’s lists. Meanwhile, the Big Four had all four firms in the top 5 in four of the lists.

Top 10 Rankings:

MBB had all of their firms in the top 10 in four out of thirteen lists. In comparison, all Big Four firms ranked in the top 10 in eight of the lists.

A closer look at the MBB firms

Performance of each MBB firm in the Consultancy’s lists

Within the MBB group, there were a few notable points.

McKinsey ranked #1 in three lists: Pharma & life science, Strategy and Sales. It took the leading position among MBB in seven out of thirteen lists. Besides the three that it placed #1, McKinsey led MBB in Technology, IT Strategy, Healthcare and HR ranking lists. McKinsey’s worst rank was #35, along with a mean position of #7.5. Additionally, it was not ranked in the Operations practice area.

BCG led MBB in four out of thirteen Consultancy’s practice lists, namely Media, Telecom, Sustainability and Finance. Its best position among thirteen lists was #2, along with the worst one at #11 and the mean position at #6.08. As mentioned earlier, BCG was also not ranked in the Operations lists.

Among thirteen global practice lists published by Consultancy, Bain led the MBB group in only one - ESG. It often had the lowest ranking among the MBB firms. Bain ranked third within MBB in seven out of thirteen lists, ranked higher than McKinsey in three and higher than PwC in one. Like McKinsey and BCG, Bain was also not ranked in the Operations practice.

A closer look at the Big Four firms

Performance of each Big Four firm in the Consultancy’s lists

Across these Consultancy’s global practice area rankings, there was no clear or consistent pattern in how the Big Four firms performed relative to each other. Their rankings shifted across different practices, with no firm always coming out on top. However, EY tended to underperform more often compared to the others.

Deloitte placed #1 in two out of thirteen lists - Healthcare and HR. Besides these two lists, it also led the Big Four in three others - Telecom, Pharma & life science and Sales. Deloitte's worst position was #11 in the ESG practice, along with the mean position of #3.92. As mentioned earlier, it also was not ranked in the global practice list of Operations.

PwC ranked #1 and also led the Big Four in three lists - Media, Sustainability and ESG. Its worst position was #18, with a mean position of #6.08.

KPMG claimed #1 position in one global practice list - Finance. It also led Big Four firms in four others - Technology, IT Strategy, Strategy and Operations. KPMG had the worst position of #15, and its mean position was #5.69.

As noted earlier, EY typically ranked lowest among the Big Four. It placed fourth within the group in eight lists, came second in three, and third in one. EY's best position was #3, its worst was #12, and its mean position was #6.58.

A closer look at Accenture

Performance of Accenture in the Consultancy’s lists

Across the thirteen Consultancy’s global practice lists, Accenture ranked #1 in two - Technology and IT Strategy. 

Its rankings in Technology, IT Strategy, Media and Telecom were rather high, placing in the top 5.

Accenture's worst position was #19 in ESG list, and its mean position was #5.62.

 

Something you should notice…

Don't rely solely on ranking lists

Illustration of rankings being quite subjective

Although the ranking lists above were made by reputable teams with a wide range of data, they don’t always offer the best insights for deciding where you should work. These rankings are often based on the personal preferences of consultants, without a relative or contextual perspective. What one person sees as a strength, another might see as a weakness. 

In that sense, the rankings can be quite subjective.

In addition, overall rankings often lacked nuances. They don’t reflect the specific factors that might matter most to you. That’s why it’s important to look beyond the list.

Key nuances to consider when choosing a workplace

Four key nuances to consider when choosing a workplace

Choosing a company to work for is not about finding the "best" one in general, but about finding the one that fits you best.

Here are some important factors to consider when making your decision:

  • Salary, bonuses and other benefits

  • Firm culture

  • Work - life balance

  • Firm's prestige

  • And more

These aspects will have a direct impact on your day-to-day experience, so think carefully about what matters most to you.

We'll be publishing blog posts that dive deeper into these factors for different consulting firms soon. Stay tuned!

Ask consultants for review

Illustration of asking at least three consultants for review

One of the most practical ways to identify if that firm is truly the right fit is to directly ask consultants for review. Experiences can vary between firms, and even between different offices of the same firm.

That’s why you should reach out to at least three consultants working in the specific offices you want to apply for. Their perspective will provide you with the most reliable and relevant information to help you make your decisions.

 

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