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HSBC Holdings plc is a British universal bank and financial services group headquartered at 8 Canada Square, London, England, United Kingdom. It was first established on 3 March 1865 in British Hong Kong as The Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, later incorporated on 14 August 1866 as The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and finally incorporated as HSBC Holdings plc on 25 March 1991 in London as its parent holding company. With a multinational footprint and historical and business links to East Asia, HSBC is the largest Europe-based bank by total assets, ahead of BNP Paribas, holding US$3.098 trillion as of September 2024. This also positions it as the 7th largest bank in the world by total assets, behind Bank of America, and the 3rd largest non-state owned bank globally. The company reported a revenue of US$62.440 billion in 2024. As a public company, specific details regarding its leadership and employee count are not provided in the available data.