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Forbes list of the World's Most Powerful People

Ranking published by Forbes magazine

Forbes list of the World's Most Powerful People

Ranking published by Forbes magazine

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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.

Historical top ten rankings

Note: No list was released for 2017.

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US Barack ObamaChina Hu JintaoUS Barack ObamaRussia Vladimir PutinChina Xi Jinping
China Hu JintaoUS Barack ObamaRussia Vladimir PutinGermany Angela MerkelUS Barack ObamaGermany Angela MerkelUS Donald TrumpRussia Vladimir Putin
Russia Vladimir PutinSaudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al SaudChina Hu JintaoRussia Vladimir PutinChina Xi JinpingUS Barack ObamaGermany Angela MerkelUS Donald Trump
US Ben BernankeRussia Vladimir PutinGermany Angela MerkelUnited States Bill GatesVatican FrancisChina Xi JinpingGermany Angela Merkel
US Sergey BrinVatican Benedict XVIUnited States Bill GatesVatican Benedict XVIGermany Angela MerkelChina Xi JinpingVatican FrancisUnited States Jeff Bezos
Mexico Carlos SlimGermany Angela MerkelSaudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al SaudUS Ben BernankeUnited States Bill GatesUS Janet YellenUnited States Bill GatesUS Janet YellenVatican Francis
Australia Rupert MurdochUK David CameronVatican Benedict XVISaudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al SaudUS Ben BernankeUnited States Bill GatesUS Janet YellenUnited States Bill Gates
US Mike DukeUS Ben BernankeItaly Mario DraghiSaudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al SaudItaly Mario DraghiUK David CameronUS Larry PageSaudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud
Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al SaudIndia Sonia GandhiUS Mark ZuckerbergChina Xi JinpingItaly Mario DraghiUS Sergey BrinIndia Narendra Modi
United States Bill GatesUK David CameronUS Mike DukeUK David CameronUS Larry PageUS Mark ZuckerbergUS Larry Page

Latest list (2018)

OrderNameNationalityPosition/FunctionXi JinpingChinaGeneral Secretary of the Chinese Communist PartyVladimir PutinRussiaPresident of RussiaDonald TrumpUnited StatesPresident of the United States (left office in 2021, returned in 2025)Angela MerkelGermanyChancellor of Germany (resigned in 2021)Jeff BezosUnited StatesCEO of AmazonPope FrancisVatican City/ArgentinaBishop of Rome, Pope of the Catholic Church (died in 2025)Bill GatesUnited StatesFounder of MicrosoftMohammed bin SalmanSaudi ArabiaCrown Prince of Saudi ArabiaNarendra ModiIndiaPrime Minister of IndiaLarry PageUnited StatesCo-founder of GoogleJerome PowellUnited StatesChairman of the United States Federal ReserveEmmanuel MacronFrancePresident of FranceMark ZuckerbergUnited StatesCEO of Facebook, Inc (renamed Meta Platforms, Inc in 2021)Theresa MayUnited KingdomPrime Minister of the United Kingdom (resigned in 2019)Li KeqiangChinaPremier of China (resigned in 2023)Warren BuffettUnited StatesChairman and CEO of Berkshire HathawayAli KhameneiIranSupreme Leader of IranMario DraghiItalyPresident of the European Central Bank (resigned in 2019)Jamie DimonUnited StatesCEO of JPMorgan ChaseCarlos SlimMexicoChairman of Telmex, Chairman Emeritus of América MóvilJack MaChinaFounder of AlibabaChristine LagardeFranceDirector of the International Monetary Fund (resigned in 2019)Doug McMillonUnited StatesCEO of WalmartTim CookUnited StatesCEO of Apple Inc.Elon MuskSouth Africa, Canada and United StatesFounder and CEO of SpaceX, CEO of TeslaBenjamin NetanyahuIsraelPrime Minister of IsraelMa HuatengChinaChairman and CEO of TencentLarry FinkUnited StatesCo-founder and CEO of BlackRockAkio ToyodaJapanChairman of ToyotaJohn L. FlanneryUnited StatesCEO of General Electric (resigned in 2018)António GuterresPortugalSecretary-General of the United NationsMukesh AmbaniIndiaChairman of Reliance IndustriesJean-Claude JunckerLuxemburgPresident of the European Commission (resigned in 2019)Darren WoodsUnited StatesCEO of ExxonMobilSergey BrinUnited StatesCo-founder of Google, President of Alphabet (resigned in 2019)Kim Jong-UnNorth KoreaGeneral Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (North Korea)Charles KochUnited StatesChairman and CEO of Koch, Inc.Shinzo AbeJapanPrime Minister of Japan (resigned in 2020, died in 2022)Rupert MurdochUnited StatesChairman of News Corp (resigned in 2023)Satya NadellaUnited StatesChairman and CEO of MicrosoftJim Yong KimUnited StatesPresident of the World Bank (resigned in 2019)Stephen A. SchwarzmanUnited StatesChairman and CEO of Blackstone GroupKhalifa bin Zayed al NahyanUnited Arab EmiratesPresident of the United Arab Emirates (resigned in 2023)Haruhiko KurodaJapanGovernor of the Bank of Japan (resigned in 2023)Abdul Fatah Khalil Al-SisiEgyptPresident of EgyptLi Ka-ShingHong KongChairman of CK Hutchison Holdings (resigned in May 2018)Lloyd BlankfeinUnited StatesCEO of Goldman Sachs (resigned at the end of 2018)Recep Tayyip ErdoganTurkeyPresident of TurkeyBob IgerUnited StatesCEO of The Walt Disney CompanyMichel TemerBrazilPresident of Brazil (resigned in 2019)Michael BloombergUnited StatesFounder and CEO of Bloomberg (resigned in 2023)Wang JianlinChinaChairman, founder, and majority shareholder of Dalian Wanda GroupMary BarraUnited StatesChair of Board and CEO of General MotorsMoon Jae-inSouth KoreaPresident of South Korea (resigned in 2022)Masayoshi SonJapanFounder, chairman and CEO of SoftBankBernard ArnaultFranceFounder, chairman and CEO of LVMHJustin TrudeauCanadaPrime Minister of Canada (resigned in 2025)Robin LiChinaCEO of BaiduMichael DellUnited StatesFounder, chairman and CEO of Dell TechnologiesHui Ka YanChinaChairman and Communist Party secretary of Evergrande GroupLee Hsien LoongSingaporePrime Minister of Singapore (resigned in 2021)Bashar al-AssadBa'athist SyriaPresident of Syria (removed from office in 2024)John RobertsUnited StatesChief Justice of the United StatesEnrique Peña NietoMexicoPresident of Mexico (resigned in November 2018)Kenneth C. GriffinUnited StatesChairman of Citadel Investment GroupAliko DangoteNigeriaPresident and CEO of Dangote GroupMike PenceUnited StatesVice President of the United States (left office in 2021)Qamar Javed BajwaPakistan*de facto* Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces (retired in 2022)Rodrigo DutertePhilippinesPresident of the Philippines (resigned in 2022)Abigail JohnsonUnited StatesCEO of Fidelity InvestmentsReed HastingsUnited StatesFounder and chairman of NetflixRobert MuellerUnited StatesSpecial Counsel for the United States Department of Justice (office abolished in 2019)Abu Bakr al-BaghdadiIraqSelf-proclaimed Caliph of the Islamic State (died in 2019)Joko WidodoIndonesiaPresident of Indonesia (resigned in 2024)Gianni InfantinoSwitzerlandPresident of FIFA
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Listed seven or more times

Listed every time

  • Mukesh Ambani
  • Lloyd Blankfein
  • Michael Bloomberg
  • Sergey Brin
  • Warren Buffett
  • Jamie Dimon
  • Larry Fink
  • Bill Gates
  • Li Ka-shing
  • Ali Khamenei
  • Angela Merkel
  • Rupert Murdoch
  • Benjamin Netanyahu
  • Larry Page
  • Vladimir Putin
  • Carlos Slim

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 and 2010)
  • Mario Draghi (not listed: 2009 and 2010)
  • Xi Jinping (not listed: 2009 and 2010)
  • Christine Lagarde (not listed: 2009 and 2010)
  • Lakshmi Mittal (not listed: 2016 and 2018)
  • John Roberts (not listed: 2010 and 2011)
  • Akio Toyoda (not listed: 2010 and 2011)

References

References

  1. (11 November 2009). "The World's Most Powerful People". [[Forbes]].
  2. (4 November 2015). "The World's Most Powerful People 2015". Forbes.
  3. (14 December 2016). "The World's Most Powerful People 2016". Forbes.
  4. (8 May 2018). "The World's Most Powerful People 2018". Forbes.
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