Top 50 Banks in the World

Below is a list of the largest banks in the world as of December 31, 2011. The top 10 banks have about $24.7 trillion in combined assets. Two of the Top 5 largest banks are Japanese institutions. Deutsche Bank is currently the largest bank in the world in terms of total assets. The Bank employs over 100,000 people and serves over 20 million customers through a network of about 3,100 branches worldwide. With a market share of 15.6%, Deutsche Bank is also the largest currency trader in the world. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is the second largest bank in the world by assets. The company's main subsidiaries include: Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities and UnionBanCal Corporation. HSBC Holdings is the third largest global financial institution with about 90 million customers worldwide.

Rank	Bank	Country	Total Assets ($b)	Date
1	Deutsche Bank	Germany	2,802.71	31/12/2011
2	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	Japan	2,741.52	31/12/2011
3	HSBC Holdings	UK	2,555.58	31/12/2011
4	BNP Paribas	France	2,545.34	31/12/2011
5	Japan Post Bank	Japan	2,542.77	31/12/2011
6	Industrial & Commercial Bank of China	China	2,455.59	31/12/2011
7	Crédit Agricole Group	France	2,434.24	31/12/2011
8	Barclays PLC	UK	2,430.74	31/12/2011
9	Royal Bank of Scotland Group	UK	2,342.66	31/12/2011
10	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	USA	2,265.79	31/12/2011
11	Bank of America	USA	2,129.05	31/12/2011
12	Mizuho Financial Group	Japan	2,098.18	31/12/2011
13	China Construction Bank	China	1,948.66	31/12/2011
14	Bank of China	China	1,876.98	31/12/2011
15	Citigroup Inc	USA	1,874.91	31/12/2011
16	Agricultural Bank of China	China	1,852.79	31/12/2011
17	Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	Japan	1,805.09	31/12/2011
18	ING Group	Netherlands	1,656.74	31/12/2011
19	Santander Group	Spain	1,620.92	31/12/2011
20	Societe Generale	France	1,530.09	31/12/2011
21	UBS	Switzerland	1,510.95	31/12/2011
22	Lloyds Banking Group	UK	1,508.86	31/12/2011
23	Groupe BPCE	France	1,473.88	31/12/2011
24	Wells Fargo	USA	1,313.87	31/12/2011
25	UniCredit S.p.A.	Italy	1,200.31	31/12/2011
26	Credit Suisse Group	Switzerland	1,117.02	31/12/2011
27	China Development Bank	China	992.002	31/12/2011
28	Rabobank Group	Netherlands	947.618	31/12/2011
29	Norinchukin Bank	Japan	927.620	31/12/2011
30	Nordea	Sweden	927.588	31/12/2011
31	Goldman Sachs Group	USA	923.225	31/12/2011
32	Commerzbank	Germany	857.132	31/12/2011
33	Intesa Sanpaolo	Italy	827.889	31/12/2011
34	BBVA	Spain	774.097	31/12/2011
35	National Australia Bank	Australia	772.699	31/12/2011
36	Royal Bank of Canada	Canada	735.665	31/10/2011
37	Bank of Communications	China	731.618	31/12/2011
38	Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Australia	716.693	31/12/2011
39	Toronto-Dominion Bank	Canada	671.717	31/10/2011
40	Westpac Banking Corporation	Australia	667.632	31/12/2011
41	Natixis	France	657.564	31/12/2011
42	KfW	Germany	640.841	31/12/2011
43	Standard Chartered	UK	599.070	31/12/2011
44	Danske Bank Group	Denmark	596.785	31/12/2011
45	Bank of Nova Scotia	Canada	562.983	31/10/2011

Note: The exchange rate on December 30, 2011, has been used for translation.

Top Banks in the World, Q2 2011

The following are the largest and best banks in the world in terms of total assets. The top 10 banks have over $24.4 trillion in combined assets and top 50 banks – about $67 trillion. Three of the Top 7 largest banks are UK institutions. For the third year in a row, BNP Paribas is the largest bank in the world. In 2008, it was the fourth after Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays and Deutsche Bank. BNP Paribas's four domestic markets are France, Italy, Belgium and Luxembourg. The Bank operates in more than 80 countries and employs over 205,000 people.

Rank	Bank	Country	Total Assets ($b)	Date
1	BNP Paribas	France	2,792.10	30/06/2011
2	HSBC Holdings	UK	2,690.90	30/06/2011
3	Deutsche Bank	Germany	2,681.30	30/06/2011
4	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group	Japan	2,479.50	30/03/2011
5	Barclays PLC	UK	2,395.30	30/06/2011
6	Japan Post Bank	Japan	2,325.77	30/03/2011
7	Royal Bank of Scotland Group	UK	2,319.90	30/06/2011
8	Industrial & Commercial Bank of China	China	2,304.40	30/06/2011
9	Bank of America	US	2,264.40	30/06/2011
10	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	US	2,246.80	30/06/2011
11	Credit Agricole SA	France	2,236.80	30/03/2011
12	Citigroup	US	1,956.60	30/06/2011
13	Mizuho Financial Group	Japan	1,942.60	30/06/2011
14	China Construction Bank	China	1,818.40	30/06/2011
15	ING Group	Netherlands	1,798.60	30/06/2011
16	Banco Santander	Spain	1,785.80	30/06/2011
17	Bank of China	China	1,776.47	30/06/2011
18	Agricultural Bank of China	China	1,773.11	30/06/2011
19	Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	Japan	1,652.82	30/06/2011
20	Societe Generale	France	1,590.72	30/06/2011
21	Lloyds Banking Group	UK	1,570.59	30/06/2011
22	Groupe BPCE	France	1,532.53	30/06/2011
23	UBS	Switzerland	1,469.46	30/06/2011
24	UniCredit S.p.A.	Italy	1,331.88	30/06/2011
25	Wells Fargo	US	1,259.73	30/06/2011
26	Credit Suisse Group	Switzerland	1,160.72	30/06/2011
27	Commerzbank	Germany	991.085	30/06/2011
28	Rabobank Group	Netherlands	963.910	30/06/2011
29	Intesa Sanpaolo	Italy	934.576	30/06/2011
30	Nordea Bank	Sweden	859.851	30/06/2011
31	Norinchukin Bank	Japan	839.80	31/03/2011
32	Morgan Stanley	US	830.747	30/06/2011
33	BBVA (Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria)	Spain	824.389	30/06/2011
34	China Development Bank	China	775.20	31/12/2010
35	Royal Bank of Canada	Canada	765.396	31/07/2011
36	Dexia	Belgium	750.521	30/06/2011
37	National Australia Bank	Australia	708.360	31/03/2011
38	Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD Bank Group)	Canada	696.503	31/07/2011
39	Natixis	France	656.665	30/06/2011
40	CM10-CIC Group	France	688.158	30/06/2011
41	Bank of Communications	China	672.583	30/06/2011
42	Westpac	Australia	647.538	30/09/2011
43	KfW Bankengruppe	Germany	646.807	30/06/2011
44	Commonwealth Bank of Australia	Australia	645.288	30/06/2011
45	Danske Bank	Denmark	607.573	30/06/2011
46	Bank of Nova Scotia	Canada	594.750	31/07/2011
47	ANZ Banking Group	Australia	574.362	30/09/2011
48	Banque Federative du Credit Mutuel (BCFM)	France	566.252	30/06/2011
49	DZ Bank Group	Germany	555.695	30/06/2011
50	Standard Chartered	UK	516.540	31/12/2010
51	Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg (LBBW)	Germany	514.315	30/06/2011
52	Bank of Montreal	Canada	477.471	31/10/2011
53	KBC Group	Belgium	453.575	30/06/2011
54	Nomura Holdings	Japan	443.366	31/03/2011
55	Banco Bradesco	Brazil	437.892	30/06/2011
56	Bayerische Landesbank	Germany	431.107	30/06/2011
57	China Merchants Bank	China	408.898	30/06/2011

See also: Top 100 Banks, The Largest US Banks