# HSBC founding date

entity: /record/hsbc.md  
predicate: founded  
page: /record/hsbc/founded  
as_of: 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.  

As of November 9, 2026, HSBC's founding date on the AsOf record is January 1, 1865, dated January 1, 1865, from a primary source (hsbc.com).

1 claim on HSBC's founding date, 1 open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current founding date

What the record asserts on 2026-11-09.

- [HSBC](/record/hsbc.md) | founded | 1865-01-01 | valid 1865-01-01 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_C3991DED28D0](/claim/clm_C3991DED28D0.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190464, http://www.hsbc.com/about-hsbc/company-history/hsbc-history

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [HSBC](/record/hsbc.md) | founded | 1865-01-01 | valid 1865-01-01 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_C3991DED28D0](/claim/clm_C3991DED28D0.md)
  sources: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190464, http://www.hsbc.com/about-hsbc/company-history/hsbc-history

## Questions this record answers

### What is HSBC's current founding date?

January 1, 1865, dated January 1, 1865, from a primary source (hsbc.com). The record asserts this claim as of November 9, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.95).


## Read on

- This page: /record/hsbc/founded (markdown: /record/hsbc/founded.md)
- Entity twin: /record/hsbc.md · timeline: /timelines/hsbc.md
- Every company's founding date: /facts/founded.md

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