The following list shows the largest banks in the World by market capitalization as of December 31, 2009. Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and China Construction Bank are the two largest banks with combined market capitalization of about US$470 billion.
| Rank | Bank | Country | Market cap ($b, 12/2009) |
| 1 | Industrial & Commercial Bank of China | China | 268.96 |
| 2 | China Construction Bank | China | 201.44 |
| 3 | HSBC Holdings | UK | 199.26 |
| 4 | JP Morgan Chase | US | 171.05 |
| 5 | Bank of China | China | 153.96 |
| 6 | Wells Fargo & Co | US | 137.99 |
| 7 | Banco Santander | Spain | 136.63 |
| 8 | Bank of America | US | 130.28 |
| 9 | BNP Paribas | France | 94.97 |
| 10 | Citigroup | US | 94.16 |
| 11 | Itau Unibanco | Brazil | 90.04 |
| 12 | Royal Bank Canada | Canada | 76.43 |
| 13 | Commonwealth Bank of Australia | Australia | 75.68 |
| 14 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial | Japan | 68.69 |
| 15 | BBVA | Spain | 68.45 |
| 16 | Westpac Banking | Australia | 67.65 |
| 17 | Bank of Communications | China | 62.31 |
| 18 | Sberbank of Russia | Russia | 61.85 |
| 19 | Credit Suisse Group | Switzerland | 58.68 |
| 20 | Bradesco | Brazil | 58.44 |
| 21 | Intesa Sanpaolo | Italy | 56.69 |
| 22 | Unicredit | Italy | 56.41 |
| 23 | UBS | Switzerland | 55.24 |
| 24 | Toronto-Dominion Bank | Canada | 54.11 |
| 25 | Santander Brasil | Brazil | 52.8 |
| 26 | Lloyds Banking Group | UK | 52.2 |
| 27 | National Australia Bank | Australia | 52.2 |
| 28 | ANZ Banking | Australia | 52.12 |
| 29 | Societe Generale | France | 51.96 |
| 30 | Standard Chartered | UK | 51.45 |
See also: Best Banks in the World, Best Banks in America, Best Banks in Canada