List of banks in Europe

This article lists the largest banks in Europe ranked by total assets, and provides links to lists of banks in individual European jurisdictions.

Largest banks in Europe

The 50 largest banks in Europe by S&P Global Market Intelligence total assets report, as of December 31, 2025.[1]

Rank Bank name Total assets (US$ billion) Headquarters city
1 Rise France BNP Paribas 3,279.30 Paris
2 Fall United Kingdom HSBC 3,212.35 London
3 a France Crédit Agricole 3,148.91 Paris
4 a Spain Banco Santander 2,251.97 Santander (legal);
Madrid (operations)
5 a United Kingdom Barclays 2,078.28 London
6 a France Groupe BPCE 1,986.83 Paris
7 a France Société Générale 1,813.02 Paris
8 Rise Germany Deutsche Bank 1,684.94 Frankfurt
9 Fall Switzerland UBS 1,617.43 Zürich
10 a France Crédit Mutuel 1,441.94 Paris
11 a United Kingdom Lloyds Banking Group 1,270.62 Edinburgh (legal);
London (operations)
12 a Netherlands ING Group 1,238.00 Amsterdam
13 a Italy Intesa Sanpaolo 1,127.02 Turin (legal);
Milan (operations)
14 Rise Italy UniCredit 1,021.77 Milan
15 Rise Spain BBVA 1,005.77 Bilbao (legal);
Madrid (operations)
16 Fall United Kingdom NatWest Group 961.71 Edinburgh
17 Fall United Kingdom Standard Chartered 919.96 London
18 Rise Russia Sberbank of Russia 870.03 Moscow
19 Fall France La Banque Postale 851.81 Paris
20 a Spain CaixaBank 779.66 Barcelona
21 Fall Germany DZ Bank 776.59 Frankfurt
22 a Finland Nordea Bank 768.29 Helsinki
23 Fall Netherlands Rabobank 750.13 Utrecht
24 Fall Germany Commerzbank 692.84 Frankfurt
25 a Denmark Danske Bank 590.16 Copenhagen
26 Rise Austria Erste Group 518.50 Vienna
27 Steady Netherlands ABN AMRO 510.65 Amsterdam
28 Decrease United Kingdom Nationwide Building Society 507.39 Swindon
29 Decrease Belgium KBC Group 471.89 Brussels
30 Increase Russia VTB Bank 466.33 Moscow
31 Decrease Germany Landesbank Baden-Württemberg 407.77 Stuttgart
32 Steady Switzerland Raiffeisen Gruppe Switzerland 407.32 St. Gallen
33 Decrease Sweden SEB Group 398.24 Stockholm
34 Increase Sweden Handelsbanken 367.52 Stockholm
35 Decrease Norway DNB Bank 366.57 Oslo
36 Increase Sweden Swedbank 332.29 Stockholm
37 Decrease Germany Bayerische Landesbank 325.11 Munich
38 Steady Denmark Nykredit 315.42 Copenhagen
39 Increase Italy Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena 283.72 Siena
40 Steady Switzerland Zurich Cantonal Bank 260.01 Zürich
41 Steady Austria Raiffeisen Bank International 257.89 Vienna
42 Steady Italy Banco BPM 241.75 Milan (registered);
Verona (general)
43 Increase Italy BPER Banca 240.28 Modena
44 Decrease Spain Banco Sabadell 227.17 Sabadell
45 Decrease Belgium Belfius 226.44 Brussels
46 Steady Russia Gazprombank 224.02 Moscow
47 Decrease Turkey Ziraat Bank 216.64 Istanbul
48 Decrease Finland OP Financial Group 193.54 Helsinki
49 Decrease Republic of Ireland Bank of Ireland 193.49 Dublin
50 Decrease Republic of Ireland Allied Irish Banks 173.95 Dublin

The methodology underlying that list does not take into account the specific features of institutional protection schemes in some European countries. Specifically in Germany, the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe disclosed combined total German assets of €2.5 trillion euros at end-2023,[2]: 4  and the Cooperative Financial Group disclosed consolidated assets of €1.6 trillion.[3] Considered as groups, these two would therefore have featured among the top ten in the above list.

Jurisdiction-specific lists

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The world's largest banks by assets, 2026". S&P Global. 29 April 2026. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Financial Report 2023 of the Savings Banks Finance Group (PDF), Finanzgruppe Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverband
  3. ↑ "2023 consolidated financial statements: profit of €14.4 billion / Cooperative Financial Network is well equipped for change". National Association of German Cooperative Banks. 9 July 2024.
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