When considering what bank to do business with, it is helpful to know which banks are the market leaders. Market leaders in the banking world can be distinguished by the amount of tier-one capital, the amount of assets, the amount of profit, and the amount of deposits. The following lists display this information, for the benefit of the consumer and/or businessperson.

The first list, below, represents the top ten banking groups in the world ranked by tier-one capital in 2004 (U.S. Dollars):

1. Citigroup