When they talk about the most powerful people in the world, elected leaders usually come to mind. But, power does not end with them alone; it also applies to influential people doing well in their various fields.
For information purposes, we will be sharing with you in this article an updated list of the top 10 most powerful people in the world.
1. Xi Jinping
First is Xi Jinping, the number one citizen of China and the most powerful person on the globe. Jinping became the country's president in 2013 and has since ruled with absolute power. As a powerful president, he amended the presidential term limits in 2018, giving his reign the privilege to continue. His influence extends beyond China, but the western world despises his leadership style as they view him as a dictator.
2. Vladimir Putin:
Next after Jinping is the Russian president, Vladimir Putin. He was once the prime minister before becoming the number one citizen in 2012. Putin has control over the most sophisticated military personnel in the world. As a show of his power, he, in February, declared war on Ukraine.
3. Joe Biden:
Biden is Uncle Sam, the number one citizen of the United States of America. He became the president of the country with the largest economy in 2020, having defeated Donald Trump in a poll. The 80-year-old leader, deputies by the first female, is the oldest elected president of the U.S. and the third-most powerful in the world.
4. Angela Merkel:
Merkel is one of the most recognized female leaders in the world. She is the fourth most powerful person in the world and the first woman chancellor in Emmanuel Macron-led country. Before ascending this position in 2005, she was an opposition leader.
5. Elon Musk:
Musk is a successful entrepreneur and the 5th most powerful in the world. The South-African-born founder and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX is the world's wealthiest man. He has huge followers and has repeatedly taken advantage of that to throw his weight behind things he believes. The 51-year-old billionaire made the headlines in April when he moved to acquire Twitter for a whopping $44 billion, although the deal was recently terminated.
6. Pope Francis:
Pope Francis is a big name in the Catholic Church. The Argentine-born religious leader is the 6th most powerful person in the world. The 85th-year-old man is popular for upholding traditional views of the Catholic Church about several things, including celibacy, abortion, and ordination of women.
7. Bill Gates:
Gates is also a successful entrepreneur and a regular face on the Forbes list. The billionaire is a computer programmer and the co-founder of the world-largest computer software company, Microsoft Corporation. Besides his business, he is also a philanthropist and author.
8. Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud:
MBS, as fondly called, is a politician and the crown prince of the Saudi Arabian royal family. Besides being the crown prince, he is also the country's deputy prime minister. He is one of the most powerful in the world, but he is alleged to be a human rights violator.
9. Narendra Modi
Modi is the number one citizen in India. He was first elected as Prime Minister in 2014 and reelected in 2019, having won most parliamentary seats. The 79-year-old leader is the 14th prime minister of the Asian country and the 9th most powerful person in the world.
10. Jerome Powell:
Powell is the man chairing the United States Federal Reserve. He is in charge of the U.S. monetary policy, which influences his country and several other countries.
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