EY adds nearly 10,000 staff globally as its AI business booms

Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images EY's AI business is booming.

The Big Four firm reported its AI-related sales were up nearly 50% in its latest financial year.

EY has also added 10,000 jobs globally, though it cut its US head count by 4,500.

Fears of AI-driven job loss loom over the professional services industry, but at EY, depending on where you work, you needn't worry.

The Big Four consulting and accounting firm reported on Thursday that it added nearly 10,000 jobs globally in its 2026 financial year, as revenue from AI-related services surged almost 50%.

The rise in head count brings EY's workforce to 415,000.

Much of that rise was concentrated in a category that EY calls its global entities, which added more than 10,000 staff.

The group, also known as EY's global delivery services, includes its offshoring centers .

In the firm's Americas division, the workforce decreased by roughly 4,500, or 5%.

Workforce shifts come as EY and its global boss Janet Truncale have bet big on AI under its "All-In" strategy.

The firm has invested billions to transform its operating model and evolve the services it offers clients.

The 50% surge in AI-related sales, up from a 30% rise for the year before, suggests the AI bet is paying off.

The rise in demand for AI-related services reflects that businesses have moved beyond experimentation and are now redesigning how they operate, said Truncale, EY's global chair and CEO, in a press release.

Overall global revenue rose 4.7% in the 2026 financial year to hit $57 billion.