#1
ICBC — $7.65 trillion
Beijing-based and majority state-owned, ICBC has ranked as the world's largest bank by total assets for more than a decade running, a streak unmatched by any other lender in the region.[1]
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The Largest Banks in Asia by Assets
Ranked by total assets as of year-end 2025 — China's four state-owned giants alone hold more in assets than the rest of the top fifteen combined.
| Rank | Bank | Total assets | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ICBC | $7.65T | China |
| 2 | Agricultural Bank of China | $6.97T | China |
| 3 | China Construction Bank | $6.52T | China |
| 4 | Bank of China | $5.50T | China |
| 5 | Postal Savings Bank of China | $2.76T | China |
| 6 | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group | $2.72T | Japan |
| 7 | Bank of Communications | $2.20T | China |
| 8 | Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group | $1.98T | Japan |
| 9 | Mizuho Financial Group | $1.83T | Japan |
| 10 | China Merchants Bank | $1.79T | China |
| 11 | State Bank of India | $725B | India |
| 12 | DBS Bank | $667B | Singapore |
| 13 | OCBC Bank | $625B | Singapore |
| 14 | KB Financial Group | $553B | South Korea |
| 15 | Shinhan Financial Group | $533B | South Korea |
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The Top 5
#2
Agricultural Bank of China — $6.97 trillion
Agricultural Bank of China maintains the widest branch network of any Chinese lender, a legacy of its founding mandate to bring banking services to the country's rural provinces.[1]
#3
China Construction Bank — $6.52 trillion
China Construction Bank grew alongside the country's building boom and remains the dominant force in Chinese mortgage lending and infrastructure finance.[1]
#4
Bank of China — $5.50 trillion
Tracing its founding to 1912, Bank of China is the region's oldest continuously operating bank and its most internationally connected, with branches across more than 60 countries and territories.[1]
#5
Postal Savings Bank of China — $2.76 trillion
Built on China's postal service network, PSBC operates one of the largest branch footprints of any bank in the world, with a particular focus on rural and small-town customers.[1]
Sources
- S&P Global Market Intelligence, "Asia-Pacific's 50 largest banks by assets, 2026," ranked by total assets as of December 31, 2025 (figures in USD).
- Company-reported total assets from year-end 2025 annual reports (State Bank of India, DBS Group, OCBC Bank, KB Financial Group, Shinhan Financial Group), converted to USD at year-end 2025 exchange rates.