CNAE 6920-6/01 · Brazil
Atividades de contabilidade
111,501 active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry have this CNAE as their main activity. Look up companies and explore their distribution by state and city.
Source: Receita Federal, CNPJ Open Data · October 2026 publication
What this list shows
We count each active company in the Brazilian CNPJ registry once, by its head office and this CNAE as its main activity. Branches and secondary activities are excluded from this scope. The total describes the registry, not market revenue or company quality.
- Active companies
- 111,501
- 55th of 1,329 activities
- Opened in 12 months
- 8,323
- +7.2% · 117th by openings
- Of every 100 companies in the country
- 0.4
- do this activity
- Openings per 100 active
- 7
- in the country: 21
Active companies in this activity
More active establishments and higher registered capital first. This order is not a quality assessment or recommendation.- KPMG ASSESSORES LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS SERVICOS CORPORATIVOS & RECOVERY LTDA.Barueri (SP)
- KPMG ASSURANCE SERVICES LTDA.São Paulo (SP)
- FRADEMA CONSULTORES TRIBUTARIOS LTDARio de Janeiro (RJ)
- ORTECONTE CONTABILIDADE LTDAManhuaçu (MG)
- DELOITTE SERVICOS CONTABEIS E ADMINISTRATIVOS ESPECIALIZADOS LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- TATICCA AUDITORES E CONSULTORES LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- R C CONTABILIDADE LTDAGoiânia (GO)
- PLUMAS CONTABIL LTDASão Paulo (SP)
- ORCOMA ORGANIZACAO CONTABIL MASCARENHAS SC LTDAItaberaba (BA)
- CONTEC CONTABILIDADE E CONSULTORIA LTDAPrainha (PA)
- RSJM CONTABILIDADE LTDATijucas (SC)
How to assess a company's data
When you open a company's record, use these guides to check the data and understand what each field can establish.
- How to look up a CNPJ
Check identifiers, dates and registry fields against official sources.
- What an active CNPJ means
Active status does not show that a company is debt-free, licensed or able to operate.
- How to read partner and administrator records
Understand QSA roles and the limits on ownership and representation information.
Where the companies are
Weight in each federative unit: of every 100 active companies, how many have this main activity
- 0.4
- 0.4
- 0.4 – 0.5
- 0.5
- 0.5 – 0.6
Federative units with the most companies
- 1 São Paulo 29,780
- 2 Minas Gerais 11,611
- 3 Rio de Janeiro 9,216
- 4 Paraná 8,429
- 5 Rio Grande do Sul 7,580
- 6 Santa Catarina 6,019
- 7 Bahia 4,905
- 8 Goiás 4,452
- 9 Ceará 3,409
- 10 Pernambuco 2,963
See the 27 federative units
- 11 Distrito Federal 2,958
- 12 Mato Grosso 2,719
- 13 Espírito Santo 2,453
- 14 Pará 2,287
- 15 Maranhão 1,713
- 16 Mato Grosso do Sul 1,535
- 17 Amazonas 1,498
- 18 Rio Grande do Norte 1,376
- 19 Paraíba 1,280
- 20 Piauí 1,121
- 21 Tocantins 1,043
- 22 Alagoas 913
- 23 Rondônia 876
- 24 Sergipe 640
- 25 Acre 250
- 26 Roraima 241
- 27 Amapá 228
Cities with the most companies
active companies by head office
- 1 São Paulo (SP) 11,454
- 2 Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 5,307
- 3 Belo Horizonte (MG) 3,091
- 4 Brasília (DF) 2,958
- 5 Curitiba (PR) 2,779
- 6 Fortaleza (CE) 1,943
- 7 Goiânia (GO) 1,911
- 8 Porto Alegre (RS) 1,764
- 9 Salvador (BA) 1,457
- 10 Manaus (AM) 1,283
See the 30 cities
- 11 Recife (PE) 1,248
- 12 Campinas (SP) 1,021
- 13 São Luís (MA) 733
- 14 Campo Grande (MS) 710
- 15 Cuiabá (MT) 710
- 16 Natal (RN) 694
- 17 Ribeirão Preto (SP) 665
- 18 Belém (PA) 652
- 19 Niterói (RJ) 647
- 20 João Pessoa (PB) 628
- 21 Londrina (PR) 619
- 22 Teresina (PI) 604
- 23 Guarulhos (SP) 603
- 24 Florianópolis (SC) 598
- 25 Santo André (SP) 579
- 26 Maceió (AL) 573
- 27 São Bernardo do Campo (SP) 571
- 28 Sorocaba (SP) 557
- 29 Maringá (PR) 556
- 30 Vitória (ES) 534
What activity 6920-6/01 is
- Section M — Atividades profissionais, científicas e técnicas
- Division — Atividades jurídicas, de contabilidade e de auditoria
- Group — Atividades de contabilidade, consultoria e auditoria contábil e tributária
- Class — Atividades de contabilidade, consultoria e auditoria contábil e tributária
What it covers
- O registro contábil das transações comerciais de empresas e de outras entidades
- A elaboração do balanço anual de empresas
- A preparação de declarações de imposto de renda de pessoas físicas e jurídicas
- As atividades de assessoria e representação (não-jurídicas) exercidas ante a administração tributária em nome de seus clientes
What it does not cover
- As atividades de tratamento de dados (6311-9/00)Classified under: 6311-9/00 Tratamento de dados, provedores de serviços de aplicação e serviços de hospedagem na internet
- As atividades de auditoria e consultoria atuarial (6621-5/02)Classified under: 6621-5/02 Auditoria e consultoria atuarial
- As atividades de consultoria e auditoria contábil e tributária (6920-6/02)Classified under: 6920-6/02 Atividades de consultoria e auditoria contábil e tributária
- A definição de métodos e procedimentos de contabilidade (7020-4/00)Classified under: 7020-4/00 Atividades de consultoria em gestão empresarial, exceto consultoria técnica específica
- As atividades de cobranças e informações cadastrais (8291-1/00)Classified under: 8291-1/00 Atividades de cobranças e informações cadastrais
Typical activities
- Elaboração de balanço anual de empresas
- Preparo por contadores declaração de imposto de renda
- Representação contábil
- Serviços contábeis
- Serviços de contabilidade
- Serviços de contabilista
- Serviços de contador
- Serviços de escrita, escrituração fiscal
- Serviços de escritório de contabilidade
- Serviços de escrituração contábil
- Serviços de guarda-livros
- Serviços de legalização de constituição ou baixa de empresa
See the other 2 typical activities
- Serviços de registro contábil de transações comerciais
- Serviços de representação de clientes ante a administração tributária
The activities of class 6920-6
atividades de contabilidade, consultoria e auditoria contábil e tributária, by subclass| Subclass | Active | Openings | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6920-6/01 Atividades de contabilidade · this one | 111,501 | 8,323 | +7.2% |
| 6920-6/02 Atividades de consultoria e auditoria contábil e tributária | 6,967 | 898 | −18.2% |
Frequently asked questions about CNAE 6920-6/01
How many CNAE 6920-6/01 companies are there in Brazil?
111,501 active companies have CNAE 6920-6/01 as their main activity, according to the Receita Federal's October 2026 publication. It is 55th among the country's activities by companies.
Which activities make up class 6920-6?
Class 6920-6 has 2 subclasses: 6920-6/01; 6920-6/02. The official names are in the subclass table. A company declares one main activity and may declare others as secondary activities.
Which federative unit has the most companies in this activity?
São Paulo, with 29,780. There, 0.4 of every 100 active companies have this main activity, against 0.4 in the national registry.
Does this total include branches and secondary activities?
No. Each active company is counted once, by its head office and registered main activity. A company may carry out this activity as a secondary activity and be excluded from the count. Geographic distribution uses the registered location; records without a recognized federative unit may be counted nationally without appearing in local groups.
Does active status mean a company is qualified for a contract?
No. Active status describes the Receita Federal registration. It does not establish tax compliance, creditworthiness, licences, ability to fulfil a contract or quality. Check the relevant official documents and the contract's requirements.
How we count
Active companies in the Brazilian CNPJ registry with this as their main activity, counted once by head office. Location is taken from the registry. Where available, openings are for the last 12 months, compared with the previous 12 months.