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SBI YONO (State Bank of India)

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Overview

State Bank of India (SBI) is India's largest bank by assets and customers + India's largest public sector bank [1, 2, in-cro]. 2025 baseline: 23% market share by assets + 25% share of total loan and deposits market + 53+ crore (530M+) customers + 43rd largest bank in the world by total assets.

Distinctive SBI YONO positioning [3, 4]:

  • YONO = "You Only Need One" — SBI's flagship banking + lifestyle super-app launched November 23, 2017
  • SBI YONO FY25 baseline: 87.7M YONO users in FY25
  • SBI YONO 2.0 launch: Major tech upgrade per SBI Chairman CS Setty; targets 20 crore (200M) YONO users in 2 years (doubling)
  • Early 2026: SBI market capitalization crossed ₹10 Lakh Crore milestone — India's most valuable public sector company + global Top-10 bank by valuation
  • Fortune Global 500 (2025): SBI ranked 163rd

History

1806 — Bank of Calcutta founded — distinctive India's first commercial bank + SBI predecessor.

1921 — Imperial Bank of India formed via merger of Bank of Bengal + Bank of Bombay + Bank of Madras.

1955 — State Bank of India formed via nationalization of Imperial Bank of India by Government of India.

2017-11-23 — SBI YONO launches as SBI's flagship banking + lifestyle super-app.

2017-2025 — Mass Indian YONO adoption [1]: 87.7M YONO users FY25.

2025 — SBI Chairman CS Setty announces SBI YONO 2.0 targeting 20 crore users in 2 years [3].

Early 2026 — SBI market cap crossed ₹10 Lakh Crore — India's most valuable public sector company + global Top-10 bank by valuation [4].

Ownership & operator

Operating entity: State Bank of India (BSE: 500112; NSE: SBIN).

Major shareholders: Government of India (Indian state; majority shareholder ~56.92%) + Foreign Institutional Investors + Domestic Institutional Investors + LIC (Life Insurance Corporation of India) + BSE + NSE public floats.

Regulators: RBI (Reserve Bank of India) + SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) + per-country.

Technical integration

Layer Description
Channels SBI YONO app (iOS + Android; primary IN retail-banking mobile + lifestyle super-app since Nov 23 2017) + YONO SBI Business + SBI Online Banking + SBI cards (Visa + Mastercard + RuPay) + SBI extensive branch network (largest Indian banking footprint)
Identifiers Phone + email + card number + Aadhaar (Indian UIDAI national ID)
IN rails [[upi]] (NPCI Unified Payments Interface) + bharat-qr (NPCI BharatQR + interoperable QR)
License Bank (SBI full Indian banking license; India's largest bank + largest public sector bank)
Sub-products YONO SBI (banking + lifestyle super-app since Nov 23 2017) + YONO SBI Business + SBI Account + SBI Cards (SBI Cards & Payment Services Ltd; subsidiary) + SBI Credit + SBI Home Loans + SBI Auto Loans + SBI Investments + SBI Life Insurance + SBI General Insurance + SBI Mutual Fund + SBI Capital Markets + SBI Securities + SBI Funds Management
Distinctive YONO 2.0 (2025-2027 plan): Major tech upgrade targeting 20 crore users in 2 years (doubling from 87.7M FY25)

Users & growth

2025 baseline [1, 3, 4]:

  • 53+ crore (530M+) SBI customers (Indian state-bank serving largest base in India)
  • 23% market share by assets + 25% share of total loan and deposits market
  • 87.7M SBI YONO users in FY25
  • SBI YONO 2.0 launch: Targets 20 crore (200M) YONO users in 2 years (doubling)
  • 43rd largest bank in the world by total assets
  • Fortune Global 500 (2025): 163rd
  • Early 2026: SBI market cap crossed ₹10 Lakh Crore (global Top-10 bank by valuation)

Use cases

Indian + multi-country retail + corporate + investment + wealth-management + insurance + home loans + auto loans + government-of-India transactions banking via SBI YONO (banking + lifestyle super-app) + YONO SBI Business + SBI Online + cards + branches (largest Indian banking footprint); UPI + BharatQR Indian national rails; SBI Cards & Payment Services + SBI Life Insurance + SBI General Insurance + SBI Mutual Fund + SBI Capital Markets + SBI Securities; 21+ countries multi-country presence.

Implementations & partners

Operator: State Bank of India (BSE: 500112; NSE: SBIN).

Major shareholders: Government of India (Indian state; majority ~56.92%) + FII + DII + LIC + BSE + NSE public floats.

Major Indian banking + fintech competitors:

  • [[hdfc-bank]] (HDFC Bank; India's largest private sector bank by assets + market cap; 120M+ customers post-2023 HDFC Ltd merger; world's 10th largest bank by market cap)
  • [[icici-bank]] (ICICI Bank; India's 2nd largest private sector bank; iMobile Pay first-of-its-kind India app for all banks; 1+ crore non-ICICI customers)
  • Axis Bank (India's 3rd largest private sector bank)
  • Kotak Mahindra Bank + IndusInd Bank + Yes Bank + IDBI Bank + Federal Bank (Indian private banks)
  • Bank of Baroda + Punjab National Bank + Canara Bank + Union Bank of India + Bank of India + Indian Bank (Indian public sector banks)
  • [[paytm]] + [[phonepe]] + [[google-pay-in]] (Indian UPI + wallet ecosystem)

SBI subsidiaries: SBI Cards & Payment Services Ltd (NSE: SBICARD) + SBI Life Insurance (NSE: SBILIFE) + SBI General Insurance + SBI Mutual Fund + SBI Capital Markets + SBI Securities + SBI Funds Management.

Regulators: RBI + SEBI + per-country (CBUAE + others across 21+ countries).

Fun facts

  • India's largest bank by assets and customers + India's largest public sector bank — 23% market share by assets + 25% share of loan/deposits market.
  • 53+ crore (530M+) SBI customers — Indian state-bank serving largest base in India.
  • 43rd largest bank in the world by total assets.
  • Fortune Global 500 (2025): 163rd.
  • Early 2026: SBI market cap crossed ₹10 Lakh Crore — India's most valuable public sector company + global Top-10 bank by valuation.
  • November 23, 2017 SBI YONO launch — "You Only Need One" banking + lifestyle super-app.
  • 87.7M SBI YONO users in FY25.
  • SBI YONO 2.0 targets 20 crore (200M) users in 2 years (doubling).
  • 1806 Bank of Calcutta founding — distinctive India's first commercial bank + SBI predecessor.
  • 1955 SBI formed via nationalization of Imperial Bank of India by Government of India.
  • Government of India ~56.92% majority shareholder.

Comparison

Feature SBI YONO [[hdfc-bank]] (India's largest private sector bank rival; 120M+ post-merger; world's 10th largest by market cap) [[icici-bank]] (India's 2nd private sector bank + iMobile Pay first-of-its-kind app rival) [[axis-bank]] (India's 3rd largest private bank comparable) [[icbc-mobile]] (World's #1 bank by total assets comparable global)
Operator State Bank of India (BSE: 500112; NSE: SBIN; Government of India ~56.92% majority + FII + DII + LIC + BSE + NSE public floats) HDFC Bank Limited (BSE: 500180; NSE: HDFCBANK; NYSE: HDB; widely held + HDFC Ltd founding parent merged Jul 2023) ICICI Bank Limited (BSE: 532174; NSE: ICICIBANK; NYSE: IBN; widely held: FII + DII + LIC + Government of India indirect via LIC + BSE + NSE + NYSE public floats) Axis Bank Limited (BSE: 532215; NSE: AXISBANK) Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (SSE: 601398; HKEX: 1398; Central Huijin Investment majority)
Type India's largest bank + India's largest public sector bank + 23% market share by assets + 25% loan/deposit share + SBI YONO super-app + 53+ crore customers + 21+ countries India's largest private sector bank by assets + market cap + world's 10th largest bank by market cap (2025) + 120M customers post-2023 HDFC Ltd merger + 8,735 branches + 20,938 ATMs + 8 countries India's 2nd private sector bank by market cap + iMobile Pay (first-of-its-kind India app extending mobile banking to customers of all banks) + 14+ countries India's 3rd largest private sector bank World's #1 bank by total assets + market cap + 300M+ ICBC Mobile Banking users + 26+ countries
Country IN + 20+ other countries IN + 7 other countries IN + 13+ other countries India primary CN + 25+ other countries
Users 53+ crore (530M+) SBI customers; 87.7M YONO users FY25; SBI YONO 2.0 targets 20 crore (200M) users in 2 years; 23% market share by assets + 25% loan/deposit share; 43rd largest bank in world; early 2026 market cap crossed ₹10 Lakh Crore (global Top-10 bank by valuation) 120M (12 crore) customers post-2023 HDFC Ltd merger (surpasses Germany population); world's 10th largest bank by market cap (2025) iMobile Pay 1+ crore (10M+) customers of any bank on-boarded; India's 2nd private sector bank by market cap (₹9.94L crore Feb 9 2026) India 3rd largest private 300M+ active ICBC Mobile Banking users; 16,000+ branches; RMB 1.2T 2024 total sales
Distinctive 1806 Bank of Calcutta founding (India's first commercial bank); 1955 SBI formed via nationalization of Imperial Bank of India; Government of India ~56.92% majority shareholder; Nov 23 2017 SBI YONO launch ("You Only Need One" banking + lifestyle super-app); SBI YONO 2.0 doubling target (87.7M → 20 crore in 2 years); 43rd largest bank in world; Fortune Global 500 163rd; early 2026 market cap ₹10 Lakh Crore (global Top-10 bank by valuation); SBI Cards + SBI Life + SBI General Insurance + SBI Mutual Fund subsidiaries 1994 founding as private-sector bank by HDFC Ltd; Jul 2023 HDFC Ltd + HDFC Bank merger; 120M customers post-merger; multi-language strategy (Hindi + 10+ Indian languages); PayZapp digital wallet + HDFC Securities + HDB Financial Services subsidiaries 1994 ICICI Bank founding; Jul 12 2020 iMobile Pay launch (India's first app extending mobile-banking beyond own customers to all banks' customers); ICICI Lombard + ICICI Prudential + ICICI Securities + ICICI Direct subsidiaries India 3rd largest private bank Jan 1 1984 founding (split from PBoC); 2006 IPO at the time world's largest; first CN bank to surpass 100M mobile banking users milestone; world's largest bank by total assets + market cap

Status

Active, India's largest bank by assets and customers + India's largest public sector bank [1, 3]:

  • State Bank of India (BSE: 500112; NSE: SBIN) since 1806 (Bank of Calcutta founding) / 1921 (Imperial Bank of India) / 1955 (SBI nationalization by Government of India).
  • 53+ crore (530M+) customers + 23% market share by assets + 25% loan/deposit share.
  • SBI YONO 87.7M users FY25 — SBI YONO 2.0 targets 20 crore (200M) users in 2 years.
  • 43rd largest bank in the world by total assets; Fortune Global 500 (2025) 163rd.
  • Early 2026 SBI market cap crossed ₹10 Lakh Crore — global Top-10 bank by valuation.
  • Government of India ~56.92% majority shareholder.
  • SBI Cards + SBI Life + SBI General Insurance + SBI Mutual Fund + SBI Capital Markets + SBI Securities + SBI Funds Management subsidiaries.
  • RBI + SEBI + per-country regulated.

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