Every year Forbes magazine prepares a list of the most influential people in the world. Among the top ten this year too, most of them are from the world of politics. Mark Zuckerberg was the youngest at the age of 30 at the 22nd place on the list, while the oldest influencer is the ninety-year-old King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz al Saud at the 11th place on the list. And the 10 most influential people in the world are….?!
1. Vladimir Putin
The president of Russia has once again overtaken his American rival, becoming the most influential man in the world at the age of 62 as an unpredictable but determined politician.
2. Barack Obama
The 53-year-old US president managed to keep unemployment in the US at its lowest level since the Great Recession.
3. Xi Jinping
After two years, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China has become, according to most, the most influential person since Mao Zedong.
4. Pope Francis
The 77-year-old spiritual pope of the Catholic Church is the leader of as much as one-sixth of the world's population, which amounts to 1.2 billion souls.
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5. Angela Merkel
At the age of 60, the German chancellor has convinced with her decisive policy and mature rhetoric, making her by far the most influential woman in the world.
6. Janet Yellen
The 68-year-old chairwoman of the US Federal Reserve is the first woman in history to lead the world's most influential central bank.
7. Bill Gates
The American billionaire and founder of Microsoft is significantly changing events around the world with his wealth. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given away $30 billion since 2000.
8. Mario Draghi
As president of the European Central Bank, the 67-year-old Italian plays a key role in making decisions that affect the economic fortunes of the entire European Union.
9. Sergey Brin and Larry Page
The founders of the most influential Internet company in the world, Google, have a share of 65% in the global market in 9th place.
10. David Cameron
The 48-year-old British Prime Minister almost lost Scotland in September, but despite his political influence, he is still in the top ten most influential people in the world.
