SBI
1. Balance Sheet & Market Leadership
Balance Sheet Size / Total Assets: Reached ?83.21 lakh crore ($860 billion), maintaining its position as India's largest commercial bank.
Customer Base: Serves over 530 million (53 crore) customers.
Global Standing: Ranks 236th on the Fortune Global 500 list and holds a top-60 spot on the Forbes Global 2000 list.
2. Network & Service Touchpoints
Branch Network: Operates 23,200+ branches across India alongside over 240 international offices across 29 countries.
ATMs & Kiosks: Operates 63,500+ ATMs/ADWMs and over 82,900 Business Correspondent (BC) outlets.
Digital Reach: Its integrated digital platform, YONO, serves over 87 million registered users.
3. Leadership & Workforce
Leadership: Challa Sreenivasulu Setty (C.S. Setty) serves as the Chairman of SBI.
Employee Headcount: Employs approximately 245,000 staff members, including 6,129 employees with disabilities and a female workforce proportion of 28.5%.
IDBI
1. Balance Sheet Size: As of Q1 FY 2026–27, total assets expanded to ?4.66 trillion (?4,66,560 crore), growing up from ?4.11 trillion in July 2025 and ?3.74 trillion in March 2016.
2. Network & Branches: Operates 2,456 branches nationwide (including its overseas branch in DIFC, Dubai) along with over 3,120 ATMs, CRMs, and e-lounges across India.
3. Employee Headcount: Total workforce stands at ~20,300 employees, increasing from 18,283 in September 2023.
4. Ownership & Status: Remains categorized as a Private Sector Bank for regulatory purposes following the acquisition of a controlling stake by Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) alongside the Government of India.
HDFC
1. Balance Sheet & Market Standing
Total Assets / Balance Sheet Size: Reached ?43.97 lakh crore (?43.97 trillion), up from ?39.10 lakh crore in FY25.
Global Ranking: Solidified its position among the world's top 10 largest banks by market capitalization following its landmark merger with its parent entity, Housing Development Finance Corporation (HDFC Ltd) in July 2023.
2. Distribution Network & Reach
Branch Network: Expands across 9,694 branches nationwide (significantly up from 5,500 branches in 2019).
ATMs & Touchpoints: Operates 20,000+ ATMs and Cash Recycler Machines (CRMs).
3. Employee Headcount
Total Workforce: Employs approximately 211,000 permanent staff (more than double the 104,154 recorded in 2019, post-merger integration).
4. Key Strategic Mergers (Historical Context)
Times Bank Merger (Feb 2000): First merger between two private sector banks in India.
Centurion Bank of Punjab Acquisition (2008): Acquired CBoP for ?95.1 billion.
HDFC Ltd. Mega-Merger (July 2023): Merged with parent firm HDFC Ltd., creating a single combined financial services giant.