Employee compensation and benefits - Average number of persons employed by HSBC during the year by global business (Details) - employee |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2025 |
Dec. 31, 2024 |
Dec. 31, 2023 |
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| Disclosure of operating segments [line items] | |||
| Average number of employees | 218,271 | 220,928 | 227,552 |
| Hong Kong | |||
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| Average number of employees | 33,111 | 33,820 | 34,818,000,000 |
| UK | |||
| Disclosure of operating segments [line items] | |||
| Average number of employees | 32,177 | 32,791 | 32,391,000,000 |
| CIB | |||
| Disclosure of operating segments [line items] | |||
| Average number of employees | 81,940 | 75,327 | 75,141,000,000 |
| International Wealth and Premier Banking | |||
| Disclosure of operating segments [line items] | |||
| Average number of employees | 70,674 | 78,616 | 84,855,000,000 |
| Corporate Centre | |||
| Disclosure of operating segments [line items] | |||
| Average number of employees | 369 | 374 | 347 |