The top 6 largest banks

According to results compiled by the Boston Consulting Group, the top 6 largest banks in the world are now (in order):

1. Commercial Bank of China
   
2. China Construction Bank
   
3. HSBC of Britain
   
4. Bank of China
   
5. Bank of America
   
6. Citigroup of the United States
   

These results were for end of 2007. The values of the American banks have fallen since then. Say goodbye to the 20th century (and with it the American empire) and hello to the the 21st.