Total assets are a popular way that regulators and academics alike use to measure the size of a bank mainly because they are easily available from all banks through financial statements but also because they are comparable between banks. This is in contrast to market capitalization which is only available from banks listed on the stock market despite showing a true current value of a company for potential investors.
Between 2010 and 2019, HSBC Holdings led the way in terms of total assets. In 2020, however, BNP Paribas took over, and managed to stay in the leading position in 2021 as well. Between 2010 and 2021 the largest five banks of Europe have remained stable with BNP Paribas and HSBC Holdings consistently leading the way. 2020 saw Société Générale fall out of the top five and be replaced by Barclays PLC.
Leading banks in Europe from 2010 to 2021, by total assets
(in billion euros)
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