Size of global banking industry

Worldwide assets of the largest 1,000 banks grew 15.5% in 2005 to reach a record $60.5 trillion. This follows a 19.3% increase in the previous year. EU banks held the largest share, 50% at the end of 2005, up from 38% a decade earlier. The growth in Europe’s share was mostly at the expense of Japanese banks whose share more than halved during this period from 33% to 13%. The share of US banks also rose, from 10% to 14%. Most of the remainder was from other Asian and European countries. 

The US had by far the most banks (7,540 at end-2005) and branches (75,000) in the world. The large number of banks in the US is an indicator of its geographical dispersity and regulatory structure resulting in a large number of small to medium sized institutions in its banking system. Japan had 129 banks and 12,000 branches. In 2004, Germany, France, and Italy had more than 30,000 branches each—more than double the 15,000 branches in the UK. 

Bank size information

 Top ten banking groups in the world ranked by tier 1 capital

Figures in U.S. dollars, and as at end-2005 

Citigroup — 79 billion

HSBC — 75 billion

Bank of America — 73 billion

JP Morgan Chase — 72 billion

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group — 64 billion

Credit Agricole Group — 60 billion

Royal Bank of Scotland — 48 billion

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group — 40 billion

Mizuho Financial Group — 39 billion

Santander Central Hispano — 38 billion

Top ten banking groups in the world ranked by assets

Figures in U.S. dollars, and as at end-2004 

UBS — 1,533 billion

Citigroup — 1,484 billion

Mizuho Financial Group — 1,296 billion

HSBC Holdings — 1,277 billion

Crιdit Agricole — 1,243 billion

BNP Paribas — 1,234 billion

JPMorgan Chase & Co. — 1,157 billion

Deutsche Bank — 1,144 billion

Royal Bank of Scotland — 1,119 billion

Bank of America — 1,110 billion

Top ten bank holding companies in the world ranked by profit

Figures in U.S. dollars, and as 2003

 Citigroup — 21 billion

Bank of America — 15 billion

HSBC — 10 billion

Royal Bank of Scotland — 8 billion

Wells Fargo — 7 billion

JP Morgan Chase — 7 billion

UBS AG — 6 billion

Wachovia — 5 billion

Morgan Stanley — 5 billion

Merrill Lynch — 4 billion

Top ten banks in the world ranked by market capitalisation

Figures in U.S. dollars, and as at 26 July 2006[4] 

The ICBC - Industrial and Commercial bank of China was floated in late October. It would appear on the updated version of this list. 

Citigroup — 235 billion

Bank of America — 230 billion

HSBC — 200 billion

JPMorgan Chase — 150 billion

Mitsubishi UFJ — 145 billion

Wells Fargo — 120 billion

UBS — 110 billion

Royal Bank of Scotland — 100 billion

China Construction Bank — 100 billion

Mizuho — 95 billion

 ( References/Source: Wikipedia)