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Assets held for sale, liabilities of disposal groups held for sale and business acquisitions - Assets and liabilities held for sale detail (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Assets of disposal groups held for sale      
Cash and balances at central banks $ 242,859 $ 267,674 $ 285,868
Trading assets 366,153 314,842  
– financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss 133,063 115,769  
Derivatives 237,740 268,637  
Loans and advances to banks 108,462 102,039  
Loans and advances to customers 988,399 930,658 938,535
Prepayments, accrued income and other assets 184,794 152,740  
Total assets 3,233,034 3,017,048 3,038,677
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale      
Deposits by banks 97,952 73,997  
Customer accounts 1,786,828 1,654,955 $ 1,611,647
Financial liabilities designated at fair value 158,456 138,727  
Derivatives 237,854 264,448  
Debt securities in issue 99,675 105,785  
Insurance contract liabilities 122,955 107,629  
Accruals, deferred income and other liabilities 142,123 130,340  
Total liabilities 3,027,368 2,824,775  
Discontinued operations      
Assets of disposal groups held for sale      
Cash and balances at central banks 337 1,896  
Trading assets 113    
– financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss 6,351 14,560  
Derivatives 14 36  
Loans and advances to banks 45 144  
Loans and advances to customers 2,190 965  
Financial investments 294 8,500  
Goodwill 3 5  
Prepayments, accrued income and other assets 366 1,020  
Total assets 9,713 27,126  
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale      
Deposits by banks 131    
Customer accounts 16,173 5,399  
Financial liabilities designated at fair value 1,345 130  
Derivatives 16 19  
Debt securities in issue 495    
Insurance contract liabilities 4,925 21,811  
Accruals, deferred income and other liabilities 297 1,652  
Total liabilities 23,382 29,011  
South Africa      
Assets of disposal groups held for sale      
Total assets 400    
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale      
Total liabilities 2,100    
Transfer of agreed liabilities 2,100    
Expected cash contribution 1,700    
South Africa | Discontinued operations      
Assets of disposal groups held for sale      
Cash and balances at central banks 0 0  
Trading assets 0    
– financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss 0 0  
Derivatives 8 10  
Loans and advances to banks 0 0  
Loans and advances to customers 431 656  
Financial investments 0 0  
Goodwill 0 0  
Prepayments, accrued income and other assets 3 7  
Total assets 442 673  
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale      
Deposits by banks 0    
Customer accounts 2,056 3,294  
Financial liabilities designated at fair value 0 0  
Derivatives 13 19  
Debt securities in issue 0    
Insurance contract liabilities 0 0  
Accruals, deferred income and other liabilities 13 32  
Total liabilities 2,082 3,345  
Net assets/(liabilities) classified as held for sale 0    
Proceeds from disposal of non-current assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale and discontinued operations 400    
German custody business | Discontinued operations      
Assets of disposal groups held for sale      
Cash and balances at central banks 0    
Trading assets 0    
– financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss 0    
Derivatives 0    
Loans and advances to banks 16    
Loans and advances to customers 323    
Financial investments 0    
Goodwill 0    
Prepayments, accrued income and other assets 17    
Total assets 356    
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale      
Deposits by banks 116    
Customer accounts 12,316    
Financial liabilities designated at fair value 0    
Derivatives 0    
Debt securities in issue 0    
Insurance contract liabilities 0    
Accruals, deferred income and other liabilities 33    
Total liabilities 12,465    
HSBC Bank (Uruguay) S.A. | Discontinued operations      
Assets of disposal groups held for sale      
Cash and balances at central banks 335    
Trading assets 113    
– financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss 0    
Derivatives 6    
Loans and advances to banks 29    
Loans and advances to customers 1,314    
Financial investments 294    
Goodwill 0    
Prepayments, accrued income and other assets 51    
Total assets 2,142    
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale      
Deposits by banks 15    
Customer accounts 1,369    
Financial liabilities designated at fair value 0    
Derivatives 3    
Debt securities in issue 495    
Insurance contract liabilities 0    
Accruals, deferred income and other liabilities 77    
Total liabilities 1,959    
HSBC Life (UK) Limited | Discontinued operations      
Assets of disposal groups held for sale      
Cash and balances at central banks 0    
Trading assets 0    
– financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss 6,351    
Derivatives 0    
Loans and advances to banks 0    
Loans and advances to customers 0    
Financial investments 0    
Goodwill 0    
Prepayments, accrued income and other assets 273    
Total assets 6,624    
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale      
Deposits by banks 0    
Customer accounts 0    
Financial liabilities designated at fair value 1,345    
Derivatives 0    
Debt securities in issue 0    
Insurance contract liabilities 4,925    
Accruals, deferred income and other liabilities 116    
Total liabilities 6,386    
HSBC Life (UK) Limited | Discontinued operations | - assets held for sale      
Assets of disposal groups held for sale      
Total assets 6,600    
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale      
Total liabilities 6,400    
Sri Lanka retail banking business | Discontinued operations      
Assets of disposal groups held for sale      
Cash and balances at central banks 2    
Trading assets 0    
– financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss 0    
Derivatives 0    
Loans and advances to banks 0    
Loans and advances to customers 101    
Financial investments 0    
Goodwill 3    
Prepayments, accrued income and other assets 15    
Total assets 121    
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale      
Deposits by banks 0    
Customer accounts 430    
Financial liabilities designated at fair value 0    
Derivatives 0    
Debt securities in issue 0    
Insurance contract liabilities 0    
Accruals, deferred income and other liabilities 40    
Total liabilities 470    
French life insurance business | Discontinued operations      
Assets of disposal groups held for sale      
Cash and balances at central banks   0  
– financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss   14,560  
Derivatives   26  
Loans and advances to banks   144  
Loans and advances to customers   0  
Financial investments   8,500  
Goodwill   0  
Prepayments, accrued income and other assets   992  
Total assets   24,222  
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale      
Customer accounts   0  
Financial liabilities designated at fair value   11  
Derivatives   0  
Insurance contract liabilities   21,811  
Accruals, deferred income and other liabilities   1,598  
Total liabilities   23,420  
Germany private banking business | Discontinued operations      
Assets of disposal groups held for sale      
Cash and balances at central banks   1,896  
– financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss   0  
Derivatives   0  
Loans and advances to banks   0  
Loans and advances to customers   309  
Financial investments   0  
Goodwill   5  
Prepayments, accrued income and other assets   21  
Total assets   2,231  
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale      
Customer accounts   2,085  
Financial liabilities designated at fair value   119  
Derivatives   0  
Insurance contract liabilities   0  
Accruals, deferred income and other liabilities   22  
Total liabilities   2,226  
Other | Discontinued operations      
Assets of disposal groups held for sale      
Cash and balances at central banks 0 0  
Trading assets 0    
– financial assets designated and otherwise mandatorily measured at fair value through profit or loss 0 0  
Derivatives 0 0  
Loans and advances to banks 0 0  
Loans and advances to customers 21 0  
Financial investments 0 0  
Goodwill 0 0  
Prepayments, accrued income and other assets 7 0  
Total assets 28 0  
Liabilities of disposal groups held for sale      
Deposits by banks 0    
Customer accounts 2 20  
Financial liabilities designated at fair value 0 0  
Derivatives 0 0  
Debt securities in issue 0    
Insurance contract liabilities 0 0  
Accruals, deferred income and other liabilities 18 0  
Total liabilities $ 20 $ 20