With 117 banks in the 2015 Top 1000 World Banks ranking – seven more than in 2014 – Chinese banks’ presence in the list is only second to the US, with 158.
As was the case in 2014, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and China Construction Bank are in first and second position for both the China rankings and the overall Top 1000 World Banks ranking. Their Tier 1 capital respectively grew from $207.6bn to $248.6bn and from $174bn to $202.1bn, year on year.