As of 2021, Spanish banking giant Banco Santander had the highest number of customers of any European bank included, at approximately 153 million. The number of customers is seen as a significant key performance indicator (KPI) when it comes to understanding the size of a company and its importance to the economy in general.
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Statistics on Largest banks in Europe
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Largest banks globally 2022, by market capitalization
- Basic Statistic Largest banks worldwide 2021, by assets
- Basic Statistic Market capital value of Europe's largest banks since the coronavirus 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading European banks 2022, by market capitalization
- Premium Statistic Market capitalization of leading European banks 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Largest European banks in 2021, by assets
- Premium Statistic Leading European banks 2023, by brand value
Profitability
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- Premium Statistic Annual revenue of leading European banks 2021
- Premium Statistic Largest European banks in 2021, by cost/income ratio
- Basic Statistic Largest banks in Europe ranked by the return on equity Q1 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading European banks ranked by pre-tax profits 2021
- Premium Statistic Returns on assets of leading European banks 2021, by market capitalization
- Premium Statistic Returns on capital of leading European banks 2021, by market capitalization
Financial stability
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Customers and employees
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- Premium Statistic Leading banks in Europe 2021, by number of countries of operation
- Premium Statistic Leading banks in Europe 2021, by global number of customers
- Premium Statistic Bank customer satisfaction in Europe 2023, by bank
- Premium Statistic Leading banks in Europe 2021, by number of employees
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- Peru: banked population 2016, by account type
- Italy: banking channels used to access/manage financial services 2017, by type
- Italy: banks and financial services improvements 2017
- Italy: bank customers distribution 2017, by bank type
- Value of funding at selected neobanks and challenger banks in Europe 2018
- Neobanks and challenger banks' customers in Europe 2018
- Italy: reasons for the necessity of a bank branch 2017
- Italy: reasons for choosing an online bank 2017, by gender
- Favorite payment methods for everyday purchases in the UK 2019
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- Neobanks and challenger banks' customers in Europe 2018
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Statista estimates. (June 27, 2022). Number of customers worldwide at a selection of Europe's largest banks in 2021 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/937468/number-of-customers-of-europes-largest-banks/
Statista estimates. "Number of customers worldwide at a selection of Europe's largest banks in 2021 (in millions)." Chart. June 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/937468/number-of-customers-of-europes-largest-banks/
Statista estimates. (2022). Number of customers worldwide at a selection of Europe's largest banks in 2021 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/937468/number-of-customers-of-europes-largest-banks/
Statista estimates. "Number of Customers Worldwide at a Selection of Europe's Largest Banks in 2021 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/937468/number-of-customers-of-europes-largest-banks/
Statista estimates, Number of customers worldwide at a selection of Europe's largest banks in 2021 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/937468/number-of-customers-of-europes-largest-banks/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Number of customers worldwide at a selection of Europe's largest banks in 2021 (in millions) [Graph], Statista estimates, June 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/937468/number-of-customers-of-europes-largest-banks/