Top Ten Most Powerful Person in the World

Since 2009, Forbes business magazine had compiled an annual list of the world's most powerful people. ... David Cameron Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Janet Yellen is one of the world's most powerful people. Yet few Americans know her, even before a critical Fed meeting next week. Janet Yellen is one of the world's most powerful people.

There are nearly 7.5 billion humans on planet Earth, but these 75 men and women make the world turn. Forbes’ annual ranking of The World’s Most Powerful People identifies one person out of every 100 million whose actions mean the most. This year’s list highlights the consolidation of power in the hands of an elite few.

CHINA’S President Xi Jinping has been named the most powerful person on the planet by Forbes magazine for the first time, after he removed presidential term limits in the constitution of the world’s most populous country.

Pope Francis is the spiritual leader to more than one-sixth of the world's population, 1.3 billion people. He has made it his personal mission to transform the longstanding conservative image of the Catholic Church. In November 2016 he gave priests the power to forgive women who undergo abortions.

Xi’s elevation to the world’s most powerful person unseats Russian President Vladimir Putin (#2), who held the top spot for an unprecedented four consecutive years. Putin has ruled Russia since May of 2000, and this year he was re-elected to a fourth term with nearly 77 percent of the vote.

Angela Merkel has been voted Forbes' most powerful woman eight times. Photograph: Markus Heine/NurPhoto/Rex Angela Merkel has transformed German politics since being voted into office in 2005.

(CNN)In my latest documentary, we describe Russian President Vladimir Putin as the most powerful man in the world. But why? After all, the United States -- and China, for that matter -- are more powerful countries than Russia.

There are nearly 7.5 billion humans on planet Earth, but these 75 men and women make the world turn. Forbes’ annual ranking of The World’s Most Powerful People identifies one person out of every 100 million whose actions mean the most. This year’s list highlights the consolidation of power in the hands of an elite few.

Forbes ranks Narendra Modi ninth most powerful person in the world According to the Forbes, "PM Modi 'remains hugely popular' in the second most populous country on earth." The magazine cited Modi government's November 2016 decision to eliminate India's two largest banknotes in a bid to reduce money laundering and corruption.