Forbes Magazine's List of The World's Most Powerful People
Since 2009, Forbes magazine has compiled an annual list of the world's most powerful people. The list has one slot for every 100 million people, meaning in 2009 there were 67 people on the list and by 2012 there were 71. Slots are allocated based on the amount of human and financial resources that they have sway over, as well as their influence on world events.
The following rankings list the top ten most powerful people according to Forbes.
President of the United States
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China
President of the United States
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China
President of the United States
Prime Minister of Russia
President of the United States
Chancellor of Germany
President of United States
Prime Minister of Russia
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China
Prime Minister of Russia
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China
President of the United States
Chancellor of Germany
Prime Minister of Russia
Chancellor of Germany
Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation
Founder of Microsoft
Pope of the Catholic Church
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China
Larry Page
Co-Founders of Google
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