Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People
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Starting in 2009, Forbes magazine compiles an annual list of the world's most powerful people. The list has one slot for every 100 million people on Earth, meaning in 2009 there were 67 people on the list, in 2010 there were 68, in 2011 there were 70, and in 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.[1]
Forbes' Most Powerful People, 2015 (top 10)[2]
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2015 list (top 10)
# | Individual | Office / Position |
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President of Russia |
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Chancellor of Germany |
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President of the United States |
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Pope of the Roman Catholic Church |
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of China |
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Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Founder and Former Chairman of Microsoft |
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Chair of the Federal Reserve |
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
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Prime Minister of India |
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Co-Founder of Google |
2014 list (top 10)
# | Individual | Office / Position |
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President of Russia |
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President of the United States |
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of China |
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Pope of the Roman Catholic Church |
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Chancellor of Germany |
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Chair of the Federal Reserve |
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Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Founder and Former Chairman of Microsoft |
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President of the European Central Bank |
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Co-Founders of Google |
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
2013 list (top 10)
# | Individual | Office / Position |
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President of Russia |
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President of the United States |
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of China |
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Pope of the Roman Catholic Church |
5 ![]() |
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Chancellor of Germany |
6 ![]() |
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Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Founder and Former Chairman of Microsoft |
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Chairman of the Federal Reserve |
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King of Saudi Arabia Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques |
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President of the European Central Bank |
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Former CEO of Walmart |
2012 list (top 10)
# | Individual | Office / Position |
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44th President of the United States |
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8th Chancellor of Germany |
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Prime Minister of Russia |
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Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Founder and Former Chairman of Microsoft |
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265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church |
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14th Chairman of the Federal Reserve |
7 ![]() |
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6th King of Saudi Arabia Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques |
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3rd President of the European Central Bank |
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of China |
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
Source: Forbes[3]
2011 list (top 10)
# | Individual | Office / Position |
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44th President of the United States |
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Prime Minister of Russia |
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of China |
4 ![]() |
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8th Chancellor of Germany |
5 ![]() |
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Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation founder and chairman of Microsoft |
6 ![]() |
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6th King of Saudi Arabia Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques |
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265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church |
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14th Chairman of the Federal Reserve |
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Chief executive officer and founder of Facebook |
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
Source: Forbes[4]
2010 list (top 10)
# | Individual | Office / Position |
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of China |
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44th President of the United States |
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6th King of Saudi Arabia Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques |
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Prime Minister of Russia |
5 ![]() |
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265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church |
6 ![]() |
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8th Chancellor of Germany |
7 ![]() |
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
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14th Chairman of the Federal Reserve |
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President of the Indian National Congress Member of Parliament, India |
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Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation founder and chairman of Microsoft |
2009 list (top 10 selection)
# | Individual | Office / Position |
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44th President of the United States |
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of China |
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Prime Minister of Russia |
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14th Chairman of the Federal Reserve |
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Founders of Google |
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Chief executive of Telmex |
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Chairman of News Corporation |
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Chief executive of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
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6th King of Saudi Arabia Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques |
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Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation founder and chairman of Microsoft |