The 10 largest banks in the world

The world may be shrinking, but the banks that are an intricate part of our global economy sure aren't. Backlash from the financial crisis hasn't put a dent in the world's largest banks, which combined have eye-popping assets of about $25.5 trillion. Most of the world's largest banks are outside of the U.S., but there is one American-based bank that made it onto this year's list from Relbanks.com. See which one it was.

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, or ICBC

Country: China
Rank: 1
Assets: $2.95 trillion

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HSBC Holdings

Country: United Kingdom
Rank: 2
Assets: $2.68 trillion

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Deutsche Bank

Country: Germany
Rank: 3
Assets: $2.6 trillion

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Credit Agricole Group

Country: France
Rank: 4
Assets: $2.58 trillion

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BNP Paribas

Country: France
Rank: 5
Assets: $2.51 trillion

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

Country: Japan
Rank: 6
Assets: $2.49 trillion

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Barclays PLC

Country: United Kingdom
Rank: 7
Assets: $2.41 trillion

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Country: United States
Rank: 8
Assets: $2.39 trillion

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China Construction Bank Corp.

Country: China
Rank: 9
Assets: $2.36 trillion

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Japan Post Bank

Country: Japan
Rank: 10
Assets: $2.12 trillion

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