Stability of top 5 largest private banks map in Egypt, CIB keeps its position at the top

The Egyptian banking market is witnessing increasing competition between private sector banks, as each bank seeks to strengthen its position and expand the scope of its services to meet the growing aspirations of customers.

In the midst of this frenetic race, some major banks continue to consolidate their leadership through ambitious growth strategies, based on geographical expansion, developing human cadres, and providing innovative banking solutions.

With the intensity of this competition, a group of strong banks emerged that lead the scene in terms of asset size and level of spread, which qualified them to be on the map of the Big Five.

In a new monitoring conducted by «First Bank» to monitor the 5 largest private sector banks operating in the Egyptian market in terms of market share of assets, Commercial International Bank – Egypt «CIB» tops the list of the Big Five with a market share of 5.54% of the total assets of the Egyptian banking sector by the end of March 2025, compared to 5.81% by the end of 2024.

«CIB» enjoys a strong geographical spread, as the number of its branches and banking units reached 214 by the end of last March, while the number of its employees reached 8,313 employees by the end of the same period.

The Arab African International Bank came in second place in terms of market share of assets, despite recording a slight decline, as its share decreased to 3.94% of the total assets of the banking sector at the end of March 2023, compared to 4.44% at the end of 2024.

«Arab African» has a distinguished network of branches, as the number of its branches and banking units reached 101 by the end of last March, while the number of its employees reached more than 3,220 employees by the end of the same period.

Qatar National Bank «QNB» Egypt came in third place in terms of asset market share, despite its decline, as it fell to 3.74% of the total assets of the banking sector at the end of March 2025, compared to 3.89% at the end of 2024.

«QNB Al Ahli» is the largest private bank operating in Egypt in terms of the number of branches, as the number of its branches reached 236 branches in addition to its main center, at the end of March 2025, while the number of its employees reached 7,397 employees at the end of the same period.

First Abu Dhabi Bank – Egypt «FABMISR» maintained its ranking as the fourth largest private sector bank, after its market share in the asset market rose slightly to 2.04% of the total assets of the banking sector by the end of March 2025, compared to 1.98% by the end of 2024.