There are more than 7.4 billion people on planet Earth, but only a very few of them have the ability to change the world. Forbes magazine presents rating of the most influential people in the world... The selection of participants was made according to the following criteria: the number of people over whom the candidate has power; fortune and fame.
10. Mark Zuckerberg
The youngest influencer on the planet, according to Forbes. Mark is only 32 years old, while the other participants are already in their sixties on average. In 2016, he made a breakthrough, moving up 9 positions in the rankings, and also became most successful businessman 2016 of the year. For all his wealth (and Mark costs $ 50 billion), Zuckerberg and his wife do not forget about charity. In September 2016, he and his wife, Priscilla Chan, pledged to spend $ 3 billion to eradicate all diseases in the world by the end of the century.
9. Narendra Modi
The popularity of Narendra among the people of India is growing more and more. Even the sudden anti-corruption monetary reform has not hurt it. In November 2016, the 66-year-old prime minister suddenly ordered the cancellation of two Indian bills of the highest denomination, forcing the population to storm the exchange offices.
8. Larry Page
The eighth position is occupied by the developer of the world famous search engine Google. Google was reorganized last year to become a subsidiary of the Alphabet group. Larry serves as chairman of the board there.
7. Bill Gates
A man worth 83.8 billion dollars can afford extravagant gestures - for example, organize a chicken coop in one of Manhattan's skyscrapers. But do not think badly - this is all within the framework of the fight against poverty. Bill Gates is simply fascinated by chickens and believes that raising these animals is a sure way for the African population to get out of poverty.
6. Janet Yellen
American economist and head of the US Federal Reserve System, which is engaged in the fact that he exercises control over the activities of banks and other financial institutions. Her popularity among ordinary Americans is added by the fact that Janet prefers to express herself as clearly, clearly and understandably as possible, which makes her one of the most influential women in the world.
5. Pope Francis
The only religious leader and the oldest member of the ranking of the most influential people on the planet. Pope Francis is 79 years old! However, he is quite cheerful and continues to inspire his giant flock (according to statistics - 1.3 billion people).
4. Xi Jinping
Since the beginning of his presidency in 2012, Xi Jinping has embarked on a course of reform and the fight against corruption. The Chinese leader's popularity is also enhanced by his unconventional openness for China - for example, he recently allowed the media to publish a detailed description of a day in his life.
3. Angela Merkel
Forbes regards Merkel as the last bastion of the liberal west on Russia's growing influence. In 2016, Angela, as a supporter of the European Union, had to cope with the consequences of Brexit, and she also needed to somehow assimilate the migrants who flooded Germany, whose number has already exceeded a million. In 2017, the Germans will have parliamentary elections, the result of which will show how the German people assess Merkel's policies.
2. Donald Trump
Unexpected result - the first billionaire in office US President ranked only second in the top 10 most influential people of 2016. It seems that some Americans, especially the middle and upper class, who are traditionally committed to liberal values, are ashamed of their president. True, they prefer to vent their anger not directly, but on Trump's wife and children. Donald himself promises to completely surrender to presidential affairs, and entrust the management of his entire vast real estate empire to his children.
1. Vladimir Putin
The Russian president has long arms - he reached out not only to Syria, but even to the United States! Rumor has it that Donald Trump is the Kremlin's henchman, and the scandal of alleged interference in the elections by Russian hackers has only added heat to the furnace of fears that have been dragging on since the Cold War. Both Putin and Trump, of course, deny their involvement in each other's political affairs, but not everyone believes them.
Putin for 1st place. He is in 4th place.