ABSA Group Limited

Summary

ABSA Group Limited is a company^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (328 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• ABSA Group Limited is in the country of South Africa^[3].
• ABSA Group Limited is in the country of ZA^[4].
• ABSA Group Limited's instance of is recorded as company^[5].
• ABSA Group Limited's instance of is recorded as bank^[6].
• ABSA Group Limited's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• ABSA Group Limited's headquarters location is recorded as Johannesburg^[8].
• ABSA Group Limited's child organization or unit is recorded as Absa Bank^[9].
• ABSA Group Limited's Commons category is recorded as Absa Group Limited^[10].
• ABSA Group Limited's stock exchange is recorded as Johannesburg Stock Exchange^[11].
• ABSA Group Limited's industry is recorded as financial services^[12].
• April 1991 marks the founding of ABSA Group Limited^[13].
• 1986-02-10 marks the founding of ABSA Group Limited^[14].
• ABSA Group Limited's parent organization or unit is recorded as Barclays^[15].
• ABSA Group Limited's official website is recorded as https://www.absa.africa^[16].
• ABSA Group Limited's official website is recorded as https://www.absa.co.za/^[17].
• ABSA Group Limited's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Absa Group Limited^[18].
• ABSA Group Limited's described at URL is recorded as https://www.absa.africa/absaafrica/contact-us/^[19].
• ABSA Group Limited's product or material produced is recorded as commercial bank^[20].
• ABSA Group Limited's legal form is recorded as public company^[21].
• ABSA Group Limited's legal form is recorded as XE4Z^[22].
• ABSA Group Limited's different from is recorded as Absa Bank^[23].
• ABSA Group Limited's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+55898'}^[24].
• ABSA Group Limited's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+55012'}^[25].
• ABSA Group Limited's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+71865'}^[26].
• ABSA Group Limited's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+73321'}^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 2138006IPPRD4N6XLT30^[28]

• Registered legal name: Absa Group^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: ZA^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): XE4Z^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1986-02-10^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2014-07-25^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2026-01-13^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-01-15^[38]

• Managing LOU: 5493001KJTIIGC8Y1R12^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000531^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 1986/003934/06^[41]

• Other names: Agl, Absa Group Limited^[42]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[43]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include April 1991^[13] and 1986-02-10^[14].

Operations

ABSA Group Limited's headquarters location is recorded as Johannesburg^[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Barclays^[15]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Absa Bank^[9].

Industry

ABSA Group Limited's industry is recorded as financial services^[12].

Ownership

ABSA Group Limited's stock exchange is recorded as Johannesburg Stock Exchange^[11]. Its product or material produced is recorded as commercial bank^[20].

Why It Matters

ABSA Group Limited ranks in the top 8% of company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (328 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]