3988 on Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Bank of China

Chinese state-owned commercial bank

The Bank of China (BOC; Chinese: 中国银行; pinyin: Zhōngguó Yínháng; Portuguese: Banco da China) is a state-owned Chinese multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Beijing, China. It is one of the "big four" banks in China.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1912Founded1

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  • Ticker3988 on Hong Kong Stock Exchange1
  • Industryfinancial sector1
  • HeadquartersXicheng District1
  • Founded inBeijing1
  • Websitewww.bankofchina.com
  • Legal formqi ye1
  • Listed onHong Kong Stock Exchange (3988), Shanghai Stock Exchange (601988)1

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BOC Headquarters at Xidan (20171123140827)
Photo: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Bank of China (BOC; Chinese: 中国银行; pinyin: Zhōngguó Yínháng; Portuguese: Banco da China) is a state-owned Chinese multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Beijing, China. It is one of the "big four" banks in China. As of 31 December 2019, it was the second-largest lender in China overall and ninth-largest bank in the world by market capitalization value, and it is considered a systemically important bank by the Financial Stability Board. As of 2026, it was the fourth-largest bank in the world in terms of total assets, ranked after the other three Chinese banks.2

The story

Founded by Chen Jintao in 1912, in Beijing.1

Leadership

Who has led Bank of China, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • credit card

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Central Huijin Investment 64%
  • National Council for Social Security Fund 2.5%
  • China Securities Finance Corp., Ltd. 2.5%
  • BlackRock 2%

Subsidiaries

Also owns

  • Bank of China Building
  • China-Eurasian Economic Cooperation Fund

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 2015310,0421

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Bank of China revenue by year1844.8B CNY in 2018+157% since 2011
0250.0B CNY500.0B CNY750.0B CNY1.0T CNY2011: 328.3B CNY328.3B CNY20112012: 366.2B CNY366.2B CNY2012+12%2013: 407.5B CNY407.5B CNY2013+11%2014: 456.3B CNY456.3B CNY2014+12%2015: 473.9B CNY473.9B CNY2015+4%2018: 844.8B CNY844.8B CNY2018+78%
  • 2018844.8B CNY1
  • 2015473.9B CNY1
  • 2014456.3B CNY1
  • 2013407.5B CNY1
  • 2012366.2B CNY1
  • 2011328.3B CNY1

Net income

Bank of China net income by year1179.4B CNY in 2015+37% since 2011
050.0B CNY100.0B CNY150.0B CNY200.0B CNY2011: 130.8B CNY130.8B CNY20112012: 145.7B CNY145.7B CNY2012+11%2013: 163.7B CNY163.7B CNY2013+12%2014: 177.2B CNY177.2B CNY2014+8%2015: 179.4B CNY179.4B CNY2015+1%
  • 2015179.4B CNY1
  • 2014177.2B CNY1
  • 2013163.7B CNY1
  • 2012145.7B CNY1
  • 2011130.8B CNY1

Timeline

  1. Jul 5, 2006Went public Listed on Shanghai Stock Exchange1
  2. Jun 1, 2006Went public Listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange1
  3. 1912Founded Founded in Beijing1

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