Photographs: Reuters.
The Industrial and Commercial bank of China (ICBC) is the world's largest bank in terms of market capitalisation, profitability and customer deposits.
Here's list of world's biggest banks ranked by market capitalization, according to relbanks.com.
Industrial & Commercial bank of China (ICBC)
Rank: 1
Mcap: $233.6 billion
Country: China
Market Capitalisation as of 30/04/2013.
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Image: China Construction Bank.Photographs: Reuters.
China Construction Bank
Rank: 2
MCap: $209.2 billion
Country: China
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Photographs: Reuters.
HSBC Holdings
Rank: 3
MCap: $202.4 billion
Country: United Kingdom
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Image: A US flag flies above Wells Fargo headquarters in San Francisco.Photographs: Reuters.
Wells Fargo & Co
Rank: 4
MCap: $200.2 billion
Country: United States
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Image: The entrance to JPMorgan Chase's international headquarters on Park Avenue is seen in New York.Photographs: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters.
JP Morgan Chase & Co
Rank: 5
MCap: $187.6 billion
Country: United States
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Image: An elderly woman pushes her twin grandchildren on a cart past a branch of Agricultural Bank of China in Xiangyang, Hubei province.Photographs: Reuters.
Agricultural Bank of China
Rank: 6
MCap: $142.9 billion
Country: China
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Image: People walk beneath a Citibank branch logo in the financial district of San Francisco, California.Photographs: Robert Galbraith/Reuters.
Citigroup
Rank: 7
MCap: $141.8 billion
Country: United States
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Image: Tourists walk past a Bank of America banking center in Times Square in New York.Photographs: Brendan McDermid/Reuters.
Bank of America
Rank: 8
MCap: $133.2 billion
Country: United States
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Image: A woman leaves a branch of Bank of China in Beijing.Photographs: Jason Lee/Reuters.
Bank of China
Rank: 9
MCap: $130.0 billion
Country: China
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Image: A couple walk past Commonwealth Bank automatic teller machines in Melbourne.Photographs: Mick Tsikas/Reuters.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Rank: 10
MCap: $122.3 billion
Country: Australia
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Photographs: Reuters.
Westpac Banking Corporation
Rank: 11
MCap: $108.5 billion
Country: Australia
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Image: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group.Photographs: Reuters.
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)
Rank: 12
MCap: $96.37 billion
Country: Japan
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Photographs: Reuters.
Australia and New Zealand Banking (ANZ)
Rank: 13
MCap: $90.37 billion
Country: Australia
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Photographs: Reuters.
Royal Bank of Canada
Rank: 14
MCap: $87.17 billion
Country: Canada
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Image: A customer is seen inside the Unibanco bank branch in Rio de Janeiro.Photographs: Sergio Moraes/Reuters.
Itau Unibanco
Rank: 16
MCap: $77.37 billion
Country: Brazil
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Image: A pedestrian walks past a branch of a Santander bank in London.Photographs: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters.
Banco Santander
Rank: 17
MCap: $75.79 billion
Country: Spain
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Image: A Toronto-Dominion Canada Trust bank sign is seen as people walk by in Toronto,Photographs: Mark Blinch/Reuters.
Toronto-Dominion Bank
Rank: 18
MCap: $75.67 billion
Country: Canada
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Image: American Express Bank.Photographs: Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters.
American Express
Rank: 19
MCap: $75.57 billion
Country: United States
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Photographs: Reuters.
Sberbank of Russia
Rank: 20
MCap: $71.45 billion
Country: Russia
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Photographs: Courtesy, Banco Bradesco.
Banco Bradesco
Rank: 21
MCap: $71 billion
Country: Brazil
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Image: A man walks past an automatic teller outside a BNP Paribas bank in central Paris.Photographs: Jacky Naegelen/Reuters.
BNP Paribas
Rank: 22
MCap: $68.83 billion
Country: France
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Image: A customer walks into the Scotiabank on Spring Garden road in Halifax, Nova Scotia.Photographs: Paul Darrow/Reuters.
Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank)
Rank: 23
MCap: $68.83 billion
Country: Canada
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Image: A Goldman Sachs sign is seen above their booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.Photographs: Brendan McDermid/Reuters.
Goldman Sachs Group
Rank: 24
MCap: $68.00 billion
Country: US
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Photographs: Reuters.
UBS AG
Rank: 25
MCap: $67.88 billion
Country: Switzerland
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Photographs: Reuters.
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
Rank: 26
MCap: $66.85 billion
Country: Japan
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Image: logo of US Bank is seen atop the US Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles.Photographs: Fred Prouser/Reuters.
US Bancorp
Rank: 27
MCap: $62.03 billion
Country: US
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Photographs: Reuters.
Standard Chartered
Rank: 28
MCap: $60.46 billion
Country: UK
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Photographs: Reuters.
Lloyds Banking Group
Rank: 29
MCap: $59.89 billion
Country: UK
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Photographs: Reuters.
Bank of Communications
Rank: 30
MCap: $57.28 billion
Country: China
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