Forbes list of the World's Most Powerful People
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Between 2009 and 2018 (with absence in 2017) the business magazine Forbes had compiled an annual list of the world's most powerful people. The list had one slot for every 100 million people, meaning in 2009 there were 67 people on the list, and by 2018, there were 75. Slots were allocated based on the amount of human and financial resources that they had sway over, as well as their influence on world events.[1]
Gallery of top ten in rankings 2018
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1. Xi Jinping
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3. Donald Trump
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5. Jeff Bezos
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6. Pope Francis
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7. Bill Gates
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10. Larry Page
Historical top ten rankings
Note: No list was released for 2017.
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015[2] | 2016[3] | 2018[4] | |
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![]() ![]() President of the United States |
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![]() ![]() General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party | ||||
2 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() President of the United States |
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![]() ![]() President of the United States |
![]() ![]() Chancellor of Germany |
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![]() ![]() President of Russia | |
3 | ![]() Prime Minister of Russia |
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![]() ![]() President of Russia |
![]() ![]() General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party |
![]() ![]() President of the United States |
![]() ![]() Chancellor of Germany |
![]() ![]() President of the United States | |
4 | ![]() |
![]() ![]() Prime Minister of Russia |
![]() ![]() Chancellor of Germany |
![]() ![]() Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation |
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![]() ![]() General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party |
![]() ![]() Chancellor of Germany | ||
5 | ![]()
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![]() ![]() Pope of the Holy See |
![]() ![]() Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation |
![]() ![]() Pope of the Holy See |
![]() ![]() Chancellor of Germany |
![]() ![]() General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party |
![]() ![]() Pope of the Holy See |
![]() ![]() Chairman and CEO of Amazon | |
6 | ![]() Chief Executive of Telmex |
![]() ![]() Chancellor of Germany |
![]() ![]() King of Saudi Arabia |
![]() ![]() U.S. Chair of the Federal Reserve |
![]() ![]() Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation |
![]() ![]() U.S. Chair of the Federal Reserve |
![]() ![]() Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation |
![]() ![]() U.S. Chair of the Federal Reserve |
![]() ![]() Pope of the Holy See |
7 | ![]() Chairman of News Corporation |
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![]() ![]() Pope of the Holy See |
![]() ![]() King of Saudi Arabia |
![]() ![]() U.S. Chair of the Federal Reserve |
![]() ![]() Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation |
![]() ![]() U.S. Chair of the Federal Reserve |
![]() ![]() Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation | |
8 | ![]() Chief Executive of Walmart |
![]() ![]() U.S. Chair of the Federal Reserve |
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![]() ![]() King of Saudi Arabia |
![]() ![]() President of the European Central Bank |
![]() ![]() Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
![]() ![]() Co-Founder of Google |
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9 | ![]() King of Saudi Arabia |
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![]() ![]() Founder and CEO of Facebook |
![]() ![]() General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party |
![]() ![]() President of the European Central Bank |
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10 | ![]() Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation |
![]() ![]() Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
![]() ![]() Chief Executive of Walmart |
![]() ![]() Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
![]() ![]() Co-Founder of Google |
![]() ![]() Co-Founder of Facebook |
![]() ![]() Co-Founder of Google |
Listed seven or more times
Listed every time
Listed eight times
- Bernard Arnault (not listed: 2016)
- Jeff Bezos (not listed: 2009)
- Jeff Immelt (not listed: 2018)
- Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (not listed: 2009)
- Charles Koch (not listed: 2009)
- Robin Li (not listed: 2009)
- Barack Obama (not listed: 2018)
- Masayoshi Son (not listed: 2009)
- Rex Tillerson (not listed: 2018)
- Mark Zuckerberg (not listed: 2009)
Listed seven times
- Tim Cook (not listed: 2009 & 2010)
- Mario Draghi (not listed: 2009 & 2010)
- Xi Jinping (not listed: 2009 & 2010)
- Christine Lagarde (not listed: 2009 & 2010)
- Lakshmi Mittal (not listed: 2016 & 2018)
- John Roberts (not listed: 2010 & 2011)
- Akio Toyoda (not listed: 2010 & 2011)
See also
- Forbes list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women
- Time 100
- Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century
- Forbes' list of the world's highest-paid athletes
- Forbes Global 2000
- The World's Billionaires
- 40 Under 40
- QS World University Rankings
References
- ^ Noer, Michael; Perlroth, Nicole (11 November 2009). "The World's Most Powerful People". Forbes. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
- ^ Ewalt, David M. (4 November 2015). "The World's Most Powerful People 2015". Forbes. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ Ewalt, David M. (14 December 2016). "The World's Most Powerful People 2016". Forbes. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
- ^ Ewalt, David M. (8 May 2018). "The World's Most Powerful People 2018". Forbes. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
External links
- The World's Most Powerful People, Forbes.