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2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015[2] |
2016[3] |
2018[4] |
1 |
Barack ObamaPresident of the United States |
Hu JintaoGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of China |
Barack ObamaPresident of the United States |
Vladimir PutinPresident of Russia |
Xi JinpingGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of China |
2 |
Hu JintaoGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of China |
Barack ObamaPresident of the United States |
Vladimir PutinPrime Minister of Russia |
Angela MerkelChancellor of Germany |
Barack ObamaPresident of the United States |
Angela MerkelChancellor of Germany |
Donald TrumpPresident-elect of the United States |
Vladimir PutinPresident of Russia |
3 |
Vladimir PutinPrime Minister of Russia |
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al SaudKing of Saudi Arabia |
Hu JintaoGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of China |
Vladimir PutinPresident of Russia |
Xi JinpingGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of China |
Barack ObamaPresident of the United States |
Angela MerkelChancellor of Germany |
Donald TrumpPresident of the United States |
4 |
Ben BernankeChair of the Federal Reserve |
Vladimir PutinPrime Minister of Russia |
Angela MerkelChancellor of Germany |
Bill GatesCo-Chair of the Gates Foundation
Founder of Microsoft |
FrancisPope of the Holy See |
Xi JinpingGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of China |
Angela MerkelChancellor of Germany |
5 |
Sergey Brin Larry Page
Co-Founders of Google |
Benedict XVIPope of the Holy See |
Bill GatesCo-Chair of the Gates Foundation
Founder of Microsoft |
Benedict XVIPope of the Holy See |
Angela MerkelChancellor of Germany |
Xi JinpingGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of China |
FrancisPope of the Holy See |
Jeff BezosChairman and CEO of Amazon |
6 |
Carlos SlimChief Executive of Telmex |
Angela MerkelChancellor of Germany |
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al SaudKing of Saudi Arabia |
Ben BernankeChair of the Federal Reserve |
Bill GatesCo-Chair of the Gates Foundation
Founder of Microsoft |
Janet YellenChair of the Federal Reserve |
Bill GatesCo-Chair of the Gates Foundation
Founder of Microsoft |
Janet YellenChair of the Federal Reserve |
FrancisPope of the Holy See |
7 |
Rupert MurdochChairman of News Corporation |
David CameronPrime Minister of the United Kingdom |
Benedict XVIPope of the Holy See |
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al SaudKing of Saudi Arabia |
Ben BernankeChair of the Federal Reserve |
Bill GatesCo-Chair of the Gates Foundation
Founder of Microsoft |
Janet YellenChair of the Federal Reserve |
Bill GatesCo-Chair of the Gates Foundation
Founder of Microsoft |
8 |
Mike DukeChief Executive of Walmart |
Ben BernankeChair of the Federal Reserve |
Mario DraghiPresident of the European Central Bank |
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al SaudKing of Saudi Arabia |
Mario DraghiPresident of the European Central Bank |
David CameronPrime Minister of the United Kingdom |
Larry PageCo-Founder of Google |
Mohammad bin Salman Al SaudCrown Prince of Saudi Arabia |
9 |
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al SaudKing of Saudi Arabia |
Sonia GandhiPresident of the Indian National Congress |
Mark ZuckerbergFounder and CEO of Facebook |
Xi JinpingGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of China |
Mario DraghiPresident of the European Central Bank |
Sergey Brin Larry Page
Co-Founders of Google |
Narendra ModiPrime Minister of India |
10 |
Bill GatesCo-Chair of the Gates Foundation
Founder of Microsoft |
David CameronPrime Minister of the United Kingdom |
Mike DukeChief Executive of Walmart |
David CameronPrime Minister of the United Kingdom |
Larry PageCo-Founder of Google |
Mark ZuckerbergCo-Founder of Facebook |
Larry PageCo-Founder of Google |