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."
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
President of the United States
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
President of the United States
President of the United States
Chancellor of Germany
President of Russia
Prime Minister of Russia
President of Russia
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
President of the United States
Chancellor of Germany
President of the United States
Prime Minister of Russia
Chancellor of Germany
Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation
Founder of Microsoft
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Chancellor of Germany
Larry Page
Co-Founders of Google
Pope of the Holy See
Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation
Founder of Microsoft
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
Chief Executive of Telmex
Chancellor of Germany
King of Saudi Arabia
U.S. Chair of the Federal Reserve
Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation
Founder of Microsoft
U.S. Chair of the Federal Reserve
Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation
Founder of Microsoft
U.S. Chair of the Federal Reserve
Pope of the Holy See
Chairman of News Corporation
Pope of the Holy See
King of Saudi Arabia
U.S. Chair of the Federal Reserve
Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation
Founder of Microsoft
U.S. Chair of the Federal Reserve
Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation
Founder of Microsoft
Chief Executive of Walmart
U.S. Chair of the Federal Reserve
King of Saudi Arabia
President of the European Central Bank
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Co-Founder of Google
King of Saudi Arabia
Founder and CEO of Facebook
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
President of the European Central Bank
Larry Page
Co-Founders of Google
Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation
Founder of Microsoft
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/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.