Hong Kong IPO "Auditor" Rankings: EY Far Ahead, Exceeding the Combined Total of Second and Third

Title context: Hong Kong IPO "Auditor" Rankings: EY Far Ahead, Exceeding the Combined Total of Second and Third Text: To more accurately reflect the real-time performance of Hong Kong intermediaries and make the statistics more meaningful, RyanBen updates the rolling ranking data for the "past 24 months," "past 12 months," and "year to date" every month. According to the statistics, in the past 24 months (November 2024 to October 2026), there were 257 newly listed companies in Hong Kong; in the past 12 months (November 2025 to October 2026), there were 159 newly listed companies in Hong Kong; in the past 6 months (January 2026 to October 2026), there were 121 newly listed companies in Hong Kong. According to the statistics, in the past 24 months, a total of 13 auditors participated in the audit business of 257 newly listed companies. I. Data for the past 24 months (November 2024 to October 2026) According to the statistics, in the past 24 months, a total of 13 auditors participated in the audit business of 257 newly listed companies. Based on the number of participations in the past 24 months, the top four auditors were: EY, with 100 companies, accounting for 38.9%, ranking first; KPMG, with 52 companies, accounting for 20.2%, ranking second; Deloitte, with 44 companies, accounting for 17.1%, ranking third; PwC, with 23 companies, accounting for 8.9%, ranking fourth. These four firms together accounted for 85.2% of the market share. Those with more than 5 participations also included BDO (13), Baker Tilly (7), and Grant Thornton (5). Among these 13 auditors, 2 auditors participated in only one listing, accounting for 15.4% of the number of participating auditors (13). II. Data for the past 12 months (November 2025 to October 2026) Based on the data for the past 12 months, 12 of these 13 auditors participated in the audit business of 159 newly listed companies. The top four auditors in the past 12 months were: EY, KPMG, Deloitte, and BDO, participating in 64, 30, 28, and 11 companies respectively, accounting for 40.3%, 18.9%, 17.6%, and 6.9% respectively. Those with more than 5 participations also included PwC (9) and Baker Tilly (5). III. Data for the first ten months of this year (January 2026 to October 2026) Year to date (the first ten months of this year), 12 of these 13 auditors participated in the audit business of 121 newly listed companies. The top four auditors in the first ten months of this year were: EY, KPMG, Deloitte, PwC, and BDO, participating in 54, 20, 16, 8, and 8 companies respectively, accounting for 44.6%, 16.5%, 13.2%, 6.6%, and 6.6% respectively. EY alone exceeded the combined total of the next four firms. This article is reprinted from the "RyanbenCapital" WeChat public account. Edited by Chen Siyu, GMTEight.