Everbright Bank is a state-owned enterprise. Everbright Bank completed the joint-stock reform in January 1997 and became the first national joint-stock commercial bank in China that is state-owned and has international financial organizations as shareholders. Therefore, from its nature, it is still a state-controlled enterprise.

, which has a deep imprint on it as a state-owned enterprise.

As of December 31, 2017, China Everbright Bank had established 1,196 branches in China, achieving full coverage of the domestic provincial administrative regional service network, with institutional outlets radiating to 129 economic center cities across the country.

Accelerating its international layout, the Hong Kong Branch, Seoul Branch, China Everbright International, China Everbright Europe and Luxembourg branches have been opened and operated one after another. The Sydney branch has applied for the establishment, and its social responsibility has become increasingly evident. It has continued to support the "Water Cellar for Mothers" charity activity for many years, which has created a significant impact in society.

Great influence; in the "Ranking of the World's 1,000 Largest Banks" released by the British "Banker" magazine in 2017, China Everbright Bank ranked 49th; in the "Ranking of the World's 1,000 Largest Banks" released by the British "Banker" magazine in 2018

Ranked 39th in the "Bank Rankings", an increase of 10 places from last year.

Extended information: Public information shows that Everbright Group was established by the Ministry of Finance and Huijin Company, with shareholding ratios of 44.33% and 55.67% respectively. It spans finance and industry, domestic and overseas, and covers banking, securities, insurance, funds, and trusts.

It is a large-scale financial holding group in industries such as , futures, leasing, investment and environmental protection emerging industries, with assets exceeding 4 trillion yuan.

It owns a number of domestic and overseas listed companies such as Everbright Bank, Everbright Securities, Everbright Holdings, Everbright International, China Aircraft Leasing, Everbright Green Environmental Protection, Everbright Water, etc., and ranks 329th among the world's top 500 companies.

However, in terms of tourism, Everbright Group's assets are not outstanding. It only has a few tourism assets such as Shanghai Everbright Convention and Exhibition Center, Peninsula Hotel and Yalong Bay Golf Club.