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World's Largest Banks by market cap 2010

Here is a list of the 50 largest banks globally ranked by market capitalization as of December 31, 2010. Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and China Construction Bank are the two largest banks in the world with combined market capitalization of more than US$450 billion.

Rank Bank Country Market cap ($b, 12/2010)
1 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China China 233.37
2 China Construction Bank China 222.25
3 HSBC Holdings UK 180.29
4 JP Morgan Chase US 165.83
5 Wells Fargo & Co US 162.66
6 Bank of China China 139.94
7 Citigroup US 137.41
8 Agricultural Bank of China China 135.01
9 Bank of America US 134.54
10 Itau Unibanco Brazil 97.57
11 Banco Santander Spain 88.59
12 Commonwealth Bank of Australia Australia 80.61
13 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Japan 76.59
14 BNP Paribas France 76.53
15 Sberbank of Russia Russia 76.13
16 Royal Bank Canada Canada 75.04
17 Lloyds Banking Group UK 70.02
18 Westpac Banking Australia 68.42
19 Bradesco Brazil 67.22
20 Toronto-Dominion Bank Canada 65.76
21 Standard Chartered UK 63.35
22 UBS Switzerland 63.09
23 ANZ Banking Australia 62.13
24 Bank of Nova Scotia Canada 59.94
25 Banco do Brasil Brazil 54.15
26 National Australia Bank Australia 52.71
27 US Bancorp US 51.74
28 Santander Brasil Brazil 51.63
29 Bank of Communications China 51.45
30 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Japan 50.42
31 Barclays UK 49.9
32 Deutsche Bank Germany 48.76
33 Credit Suisse Group Switzerland 47.94
34 BBVA Spain 45.55
35 China Merchants Bank China 44.21
36 Nordea Bank Sweden 43.99
37 Mizuho Financial Group Japan 40.67
38 Societe Generale France 40.27
39 Unicredit Italy 40.09
40 State Bank of India India 39.92
41 Boc Hong Kong Hong Kong 35.97
42 Royal Bank of Scotland UK 35.76
43 VTB Bank Russia 34.61
44 Intesa Sanpaolo Italy 34.5
45 Al Rajhi Bank Saudi Arabia 33.3
46 Bank of Montreal Canada 32.82
47 PNC Financial Services US 31.93
48 Hang Seng Bank Hong Kong 31.43
49 Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) Canada 30.98
50 Credit Agricole France 30.62

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