- Forbes Magazine's 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, and in 2011 there were 70. Slots are allocated based on the financial resources an individual controls as well as their influence on world events.[1]
2011 list (top 10)
# Individual Office / Position 1 
Barack Obama President of the United States 2 Vladimir Putin Prime Minister of Russia 3 
Hu Jintao President of the People's Republic of China 4 Angela Merkel Chancellor of Germany 5 Bill Gates Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, founder and chairman of Microsoft 6 Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud 6th King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques 7 Benedict XVI 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 8 
Ben Bernanke 14th Chair of the Federal Reserve 9 Mark Zuckerberg Founder of Facebook 10 David Cameron Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 2010 list (top 10)
# Individual Office / Position 1 Hu Jintao President of the People's Republic of China 2 Barack Obama 44th President of the United States 3 Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud 6th King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques 4 Vladimir Putin Prime Minister of Russia 5 Benedict XVI 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church 6 Angela Merkel Chancellor of Germany 7 David Cameron Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 8 Ben Bernanke 14th Chair of the Federal Reserve 9 Sonia Gandhi President of the Indian National Congress, Member of Parliament, India 10 Bill Gates Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, founder and chairman of Microsoft 2009 list (top 10 selection)
# Individual Office / Position 1 Barack Obama 44th President of the United States 2 Hu Jintao President of the People's Republic of China 3 Vladimir Putin Prime Minister of Russia 4 Ben Bernanke 14th Chair of the Federal Reserve 5 Sergey Brin / Larry Page Founders of Google 6 Carlos Slim Chief executive of Telmex 7 Rupert Murdoch Chairman of News Corporation 8 Mike Duke Chief executive of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. 9 Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud 6th King of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques 10 Bill Gates Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, founder and chairman of Microsoft See also
References
- ^ Michael Noer and Nicole Perlroth (11 November 2009). "The World's Most Powerful People". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/09/world-most-powerful-leadership-power-09-intro.html. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
External links
- Official Forbes site: The World's Most Powerful People 2010
- Official Forbes site: The World's Most Powerful People 2009
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