The Biggest Bank in the World by Assets (1990–2026)

The biggest bank in the world by assets is Chinese — and so are the next three, a total reversal of the 1990s league table. This bar chart race ranks the world's biggest banks by total assets, 1990–2026. ICBC finishes on top with $6,900B. ⏱ Chapters 0:00 1990 — Dai-Ichi Kangyo leads 1:12 1996 — Deutsche Bank takes the lead 2:07 2000 — Citigroup takes the lead 2:36 2003 — Citigroup still leads 2:58 2005 — Royal Bank of Scotland takes the lead 3:55 2009 — BNP Paribas takes the lead 4:25 2012 — ICBC takes the lead 🏁 Final top 5 — ICBC $6,900B · Agricultural Bank of China $6,100B · China Construction Bank $5,900B · Bank of China $5,000B · JPMorgan Chase $4,200B 📊 Total assets · US$ billions 🔔 New rankings every week →    / @cat-alytics   #banking #finance #economy #money #wealth #investing #business #brands #companies #entrepreneur #barchartrace #datavisualization #dataviz #ranking #top10