In 2023, Korn Ferry was the leading executive search firm worldwide, reporting an annual revenue of roughly 2.8 billion U.S. dollars. Second in the rankings was Russell Reynolds Associates, with the New York headquartered management consulting firm generating a revenue in the region of 1.04 billion U.S. dollars. An executive search firm is a recruiting firm specialized in finding talents for critical positions.
Top executive search firms worldwide in 2023, by revenue (in million U.S. dollars)
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Leading companies
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Trends and priorities
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Outlook
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- International recruitment firms focus on passive candidate recruitment 2015
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- Staffing firms growth in the U.S. 2019
- Average lead response time of U.S. staffing firms 2017
- Use of text messaging by U.S. staffing firms 2017
- Use of text message management software by U.S. staffing firms 2018
- Most important communication channels for U.S. staffing firms 2017
- Canadian staffing firms leading priorities for 2016
- North American staffing industry - communication channels 2018
- Turnover of C-suite executives in the U.S. 2000-2019
- Korn Ferry's fee revenue by segment 2023
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- International recruitment firms focus on passive candidate recruitment 2015
- Leading performance indicators among international recruitment managers 2015
- North American staffing firms: key sales metrics 2017
- How far Canadian staffing managers consider other operations as competitors 2015
- Recruitment firm ROI tracking worldwide 2015
- Staffing firms growth in the U.S. 2019
- Average lead response time of U.S. staffing firms 2017
- Use of text messaging by U.S. staffing firms 2017
- Use of text message management software by U.S. staffing firms 2018
- Most important communication channels for U.S. staffing firms 2017
- Canadian staffing firms leading priorities for 2016
- North American staffing industry - communication channels 2018
- Turnover of C-suite executives in the U.S. 2000-2019
- Korn Ferry's fee revenue by segment 2023
- Most essential recruiting trends according to recruitment managers in 2015
- Executive search market size in the U.S. 2012-2022
- Industry revenue of “professional employer organizations“ in Texas 2012-2024
- Leading sources for quality hires among Canadian in-house HR departments in 2015
Hunt Scanlon Media. (March 25, 2024). Top executive search firms worldwide in 2023, by revenue (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/917984/search-firms-worldwide-by-revenue/
Hunt Scanlon Media. "Top executive search firms worldwide in 2023, by revenue (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917984/search-firms-worldwide-by-revenue/
Hunt Scanlon Media. (2024). Top executive search firms worldwide in 2023, by revenue (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/917984/search-firms-worldwide-by-revenue/
Hunt Scanlon Media. "Top Executive Search Firms Worldwide in 2023, by Revenue (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917984/search-firms-worldwide-by-revenue/
Hunt Scanlon Media, Top executive search firms worldwide in 2023, by revenue (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/917984/search-firms-worldwide-by-revenue/ (last visited May 13, 2024)
Top executive search firms worldwide in 2023, by revenue (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Hunt Scanlon Media, March 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/917984/search-firms-worldwide-by-revenue/