The following list shows the world's largest banks based on market capitalization as of August 23, 2011. China currently has three of the four largest banks in the world. In 2005, China did not have banks among the world's top 50.

Rank Bank Country Market cap ($b, 8/2011)
1 Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) China 223.40
2 China Construction Bank China 167.10
3 HSBC Holdings UK 150.06
4 Agricultural Bank of China China 134.91
5 JPMorgan Chase & Co. US 130.27
6 Bank of China China 122.16
7 Wells Fargo US 120.86
8 Citigroup US 76.04
9 Commonwealth Bank of Australia Australia 75.24
10 Banco Santander Spain 74.81
11 Itau Unibanco Brazil 70.44
12 Royal Bank Canada Canada 70.38
13 Bank of America US 65.23
14 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Japan 63.92
15 Toronto-Dominion Bank Canada 63.50
16 Westpac Banking Australia 61.69
17 Sberbank of Russia Russia 61.12
18 Bradesco Brazil 57.76
19 BNP Paribas France 57.06
20 Bank of Nova Scotia Canada 53.85
21 ANZ Banking Australia 52.76
22 Standard Chartered UK 52.16
23 UBS Switzerland 51.39
24 National Australia Bank Australia 50.83
25 Banco do Brasil Brazil 44.85
26 Bank of Communications China 43.91
27 BBVA Spain 41.84
28 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Japan 40.20
29 China Merchants Bank China 39.64
30 US Bancorp US 39.01
31 Bank of Montreal Canada 36.92
32 Deutsche Bank Germany 36.07
33 Santander Brasil Brazil 34.77
34 Nordea Bank Sweden 34.29
35 Lloyds Banking Group UK 31.92