Headquartered in London, the HSBC Group is one of the world's largest banks and financial institutions. The HSBC Group has around 9,500 subsidiaries in 76 countries and territories in Europe, Asia Pacific, the Americas, the Middle East and Africa. HSBC is listed on stock exchanges in London, Hong Kong, New York, Paris and Bermuda and has around 200,000 shareholders in more than 100 countries and territories. It employs 232,000 people. HSBC serves more than 110 million customers worldwide.