''Forbes'' list of The World's Most Powerful People
Since 2009, Forbes business magazine had 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 2018 there were 75. 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.[1]
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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1 | President of the United States |
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2 | President of the United States |
President of the United States |
Chancellor of Germany |
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3 | Prime Minister of Russia |
Presidents of China |
President of Russia |
President of the United States |
Chancellor of Germany |
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4 | Prime Minister of Russia |
Chancellor of Germany |
Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation |
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China |
Chancellor of Germany | ||||
5 |
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Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation |
Chancellor of Germany |
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China |
Chairman and CEO of Amazon | ||||
6 | Chief executive of Telmex |
Chancellor of Germany |
King of Saudi Arabia |
Chair of the Federal Reserve |
Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation |
Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation |
Chair of the Federal Reserve |
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7 | Chairman of News Corporation |
King of Saudi Arabia |
Chair of the Federal Reserve |
Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation |
Chair of the Federal Reserve |
Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation | |||
8 | Chief Executive of Walmart |
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 |
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9 | King of Saudi Arabia |
Founder & CEO of Facebook |
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China |
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
References
- ↑ Michael Noer and Nicole Perlroth (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.