Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd.(ICBC) is the largest bank in the world by total assets and market capitalization. It is one of China's 'Big Four' state-owned commercial banks (the other three being the Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, and China Construction Bank). It was founded as a limited company on January 1, 1984.

As of March 2010, it had assets of RMB 12.55 trillion (US$1.9 trillion), with over 18,000 outlets including 106 overseas branches and agents globally. In 2013, it ranked number 1 on Forbes Global 2000 list of worlds biggest public companies, and number 1 in The Banker's Top 1000 World Banks ranking - the first time ever for a Chinese bank.