# clm_C3991DED28D0

subject: HSBC (/record/hsbc.md)  
predicate: founded  
value: 1865-01-01  
valid_from: 1865-01-01  
valid_to: null  
published: no source on record carries a date  
recorded: 2026-11-08  
confidence: 0.95  
status: valid  
assertable: true  
superseded_by: null  
last_updated: 2026-11-09  
cite: AsOf. "HSBC founded: 1865-01-01", as of 1865-01-01. Claim clm_C3991DED28D0, https://asof.is/claim/clm_C3991DED28D0, accessed 2026-11-09. Source: http://www.hsbc.com/about-hsbc/company-history/hsbc-history.  
checked: 2026-11-09 · its source page states the value and the date  

> Founded in 1865, HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations.

What http://www.hsbc.com/about-hsbc/company-history/hsbc-history says, word for word.

## Sources

- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190464 (secondary, Wikidata)
- http://www.hsbc.com/about-hsbc/company-history/hsbc-history (primary)

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