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Top 25 Accounting firms based in South Africa

Name: Accounting firms based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Verified Aug 28, 2026 1,668 companies tracked

There are 1,668 accounting firms headquartered in South Africa (RevenueBase, August 2026). RevenueBase tracks 18,748 professional contacts across them, including 5,350 with verified work emails and 439 with mobile numbers. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers accounting firms headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Data current as of August 28, 2026.

1,668Companies

18,748Contacts tracked

5,350Verified emails

439Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest accounting firms based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,668 accounting firms based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data verified Aug 28, 2026. Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#	Company	HQ	Employees	Contacts	Verified emails
1	BDO South Africa	Cape Town	1,001-5,000	1,896	1,062
2	Forvis Mazars In South Africa	Cape Town	1,001-5,000	698	242
3	Nexia Sab&t	Capetown	501-1,000	640	72
4	PKF In South Africa	Welkom	501-1,000	412	45
5	Bvsa Group Groep	Tyger Valley	201-500	282	120
6	RSM South Africa	Randburg	201-500	210	2
7	Rakoma And Associates INC	East London	201-500	154	29
8	LDP Chartered Accountants And Auditors INC	n/a	51-200	153	78
9	AFA	Pretoria	51-200	143	70
10	Ngubane	Randburg	201-500	136	42
11	Colenbrander	Hilton	51-200	118	61
12	Sekelaxabiso	Waverly	201-500	103	22
13	Kreston SA	Pretoria	201-500	90	42
14	Advoca Auditing	Pretoria	51-200	81	43
15	123 Consulting	Natal	201-500	73	54
16	Nexia Levitt Kirson	Cape Town	51-200	63	34
17	KNM	Bryanston	51-200	61	29
18	Chapu Chartered Accountants	Polokwane	51-200	55	25
19	Lockhat Incorporated	Port Shepstone Port Shepstone Kzn	51-200	55	16
20	The Beancounter	Sandton	51-200	50	30
21	MMS Chartered Accountants	Johannesburg	51-200	49	31
22	SDK CA Group	Durbanville	51-200	46	28
23	Rödl & Partner South Africa	Johannesburg	1,001-5,000	46	22
24	sme.tax	Centurion	51-200	41	8
25	OHS Business Advisors And Chartered Accountants	East London	51-200	40	16

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Accounting firms based in South Africa at a glance

As of Aug 28, 2026

1-10Median size (employees)

JohannesburgLargest hub · 268 HQs

439Contacts with mobile numbers

147Emails re-verified in last 30 days

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,084

11-50

459

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

Accounting firms by metro

Metro	Companies
Accounting firms in Johannesburg	268
Accounting firms in Cape Town	177
Accounting firms in Pretoria	142
Accounting firms in Durban	65
Accounting firms in City Of Tshwane	37
Accounting firms in Centurion	36
Accounting firms in Sandton	35
Accounting firms in Midrand	31

How this list was built

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 21.3 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources.
Inclusion: Companies whose own business descriptions match “accounting firms”, with match quality audited by blind human judging, and headquartered in South Africa.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Contact records re-verify on a rolling cadence; 147 contacts on this list were re-verified in the last 30 days.
Refresh: Lists are refreshed periodically as the underlying company graph is re-verified. Last verified Aug 28, 2026.

Frequently asked

How many accounting firms are there based in South Africa?

There are 1,668 accounting firms headquartered in South Africa as of August 2026 (RevenueBase).

What is the largest company on this list?

BDO South Africa, headquartered in Cape Town, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most accounting firms?

Johannesburg leads with 268 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (177) and Pretoria (142).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list is refreshed periodically as the underlying company graph is re-verified. It was last verified on August 28, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B contact data platform. Its company graph covers 21.3 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph, the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products and the free research portal.