Industrial & Commercial Bank of China

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) is the world’s largest bank by assets, with $6.3 trillion in assets as of mid-2024, according to S&P Global. The bank provides a wide range of personal and commercial banking services, including advising and M&A, and does business in 45 countries around the world. Founded in 1984, ICBC, like other Chinese banks launched in that era, was born out of efforts to reform and modernize the Chinese economy. In 2006, ICBC shares began to trade on the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges.