Bank of Communications

Bank of Communications (BOCOM or BankComm) is the fifth-largest bank in mainland China.

Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.
Native name
交通银行股份有限公司
Company typePublic; state-owned enterprise
Traded as
IndustryFinancial services
Founded
  • 1908
  • 1986 (1986) (re-establishment)
HeadquartersShanghai, China
Key people
Niu Ximing, chairman of the board
Peng Chun, President
ProductsInsurance
Revenue CN¥144.08 billion
$20.53 billion (2019)
CN¥88.20 billion
$12.57 billion (2019)
Net income
CN¥77.28 billion
$10.78 billion (2019)
Total assets CN¥10.670 trillion
$1.52 trillion (2020)
Total equity CN¥802.54 billion
$114.36 billion (2020)
Owner
  • various entities of the State Council (34.55%)
  • National Social Security Fund (14.7%)
  • HSBC (19.05%)
  • general public (31.7%)
Number of employees
87,828 (2019)
ParentCentral Government of China
SubsidiariesBOCOM (Hong Kong)
BOCOM International
BOCOM Insurance
BOCOM Leasing
BOCOM Schroder
Websitebankcomm.com

Established in 1908, the Bank of Communications claims a long history in China and is one of the banks to have issued banknotes in modern Chinese history. It was listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong in June 2005 and the Shanghai Stock Exchange in May 2007. The Bank was ranked No. 151 among the Fortune Global 500 in terms of operating income and No. 11 among the global top 1,000 banks in terms of Tier 1 capital rated by the London-based magazine The Banker. In 2023, the company was ranked 53rd in the Forbes Global 2000.

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