The most influential person on earth. Lords of the world. Putin lost his leadership in the Forbes ranking of the most influential people. Forbes magazine version: the most influential people in the world

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The planet's population is growing every day, and we have already reached the 7 billion mark. However, not everyone can boast that they are able to change the course of history. On our planet, only a small percentage of such people are a kind of elite, people who have reached unprecedented heights and are “at the helm” of world development.

The authoritative publication Forbes constantly makes a selection of the most influential people on the planet. Participants are selected based on a summary table. Surprisingly, the selection conditions are very simple: applicants are compared based on the number of people they control and popularity.

The most influential people in the world for 2017, according to Forbes:

Mark Zuckerberg

The last place is occupied by Mark Zuckerberg. He is the youngest representative of this rating. The founder of Facebook is only 32 years old, but he has already reached unprecedented heights. He is also the youngest member of the TOP 10 richest people in the world.

Surprisingly, he is almost two times younger than his main competitors. This year, the billionaire has significantly improved his position and has confidently entered the top ten since the end of the top twenty.

At the moment, his net worth is estimated at $59 billion. However, the young businessman does not suffer from star fever at all and leads a very modest life. He also donates significant amounts to charity.

Mark said that by the end of this year he wants to donate 3 billion dollars to a kind of charity - the structure that will receive investments is engaged in the eradication of all existing diseases on Earth.

Narenda Modi

The second to last is Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi. Every year turns out to be more and more successful for Modi. Its popularity among Indians is constantly growing.
It is noteworthy that even harsh financial reform did not reduce his popularity. Painful changes were made as part of the fight against corrupt officials. In the fall of 2016, the prime minister issued an order that stated the cancellation of the two most nominal banknotes.

Larry Page

A well-known figure on the Internet, because Larry is one of the main developers of the best search engine Google. In 2016, the company was completely reorganized and Google is now a subsidiary of Alphabet. Larry was elected to the post of chairman of the board.

Bill Gates

Larry was overtaken by an equally famous person - Bill Gates. He is the creator of the world famous Windows company, which is a world leader in software development. The richest person in the world, with a fortune exceeding $80 billion.

Janet Yellen

The leading US economist, Janet Yellen, is almost in the middle of our top. Concurrently, she is also the head of the US Federal Reserve System. It keeps under control all activities of banking and other financial institutions.

It's funny, but she is extremely popular among ordinary Americans. This is ensured by her simple approach and ability to clearly express her thoughts in an accessible form.

Pope Francis

Pope Francis, the head of the Vatican, occupies fifth place in the ranking. He is also the oldest participant in the TOP, because he recently turned 80 years old.
It is worth noting that his advanced age does not at all prevent Francis from retaining a huge amount of vital energy and inspiring people on the right path. After all, it is he who directs a huge flock to perform various good deeds.

Xi Jinping

The fourth place is occupied by the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping. In 2012, he was elected to office and immediately began a flurry of activities within the country. He became famous for his fight against corruption. The population is extremely supportive of his activities due to the high degree of openness.

Angela Merkel

It is quite predictable that this year Angela Merkel entered the top three. He is a very unusual person, but at the same time remains a prominent figure in political life.
The German Chancellor, according to Forbes, can compete with Russia's influence in the West. The ambitious politician was able to relieve tension within the European Union and cope with the huge crowds of emigrants who poured into Germany.

Donald Trump

Donald Trump confidently takes second place. Surpassing his predecessor, Barack Obama, who fell to forty-eighth after third place, Trump confidently entered the top ten most influential people on the planet.

Let us remember that Trump was previously at the very bottom of the ratings, but his rapid rise secured him the presidency.

The ambitious politician who came to power with the slogan “Make America Great Again” immediately got to work.

Vladimir Putin

The first place in the ranking is occupied by Vladimir Putin. According to Forbes, he is the most powerful person in the world. Taking the first mark for the fourth time in a row, the politician proved that he is deservedly considered the most famous and popular person, whose influence on society simply cannot be denied.

Time magazine has published its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. It includes those who strive to improve the situation in the world and change people's worldviews. The list of the most influential people of 2018 includes journalists, actors, musicians, artists, politicians and other famous people.

This year it included 45 women and 45 people under the age of 40. Time's women's picks include activist Tarana Burke, who founded the Me Too movement, and human rights activist Nice Nylantei Lengete, who works to end female genital mutilation in Kenya.

« While we're still a long way from gender parity on a global scale, there are more women in Time's Top 100 this year than ever before. And this is proof that there are ways to change the world beyond traditional methods of force."- writes the magazine's editor-in-chief Edward Felsenthal.

But the Russian president Vladimir Putin was not included in the top 100 most influential people this year on the ground. This is an amazing decision by Time, since Putin was consistently included in the rating from 2014 to 2017. Discussing this fact on social networks, users suggested that this was the West’s revenge for Russia’s policies. However, the editors of Time did not promise that its opinion should completely coincide with the opinion of readers.

However, the Russian leader still appeared in Time, on the April cover of the European edition. On it he is depicted in the image of the Russian Tsar.

Here are the top 5 nominations in which the most influential people of 2018 were identified.

5. Leaders

Satya Nadella, the head of one of the largest corporations in the world, is a native of India. He is a cricket enthusiast and believes that "one brilliant player who does not put the team first can destroy the entire team." This is exactly the concept that Satya Nadella uses while at the helm of Microsoft. He also preaches the importance of empathy and making sure the company produces products that work reliably. Nadella's first child was born with cerebral palsy and depended on devices that ran Microsoft systems for his life.

In the four years since Nadella became Microsoft's CEO, the corporation's market value has increased by 130%.

Next in this subsection is the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump. As US Senator Ted Cruz said about him: “ President Trump is a flashbang thrown into Washington by the forgotten men and women of America. The fact that his first year as President has confused and upset the media and political establishment is not a fault, it is a feature...President Trump is doing what he was elected to do—disrupting the status quo. It's scary for those who have controlled Washington for decades, but for millions of Americans, their confusion is fascinating to watch.».

There are different ways to think about Trump for his policies towards Russia. However, it cannot be denied that he is a bright and decisive personality who significantly influences world politics.

In addition to Nadella and Trump, the leaders included: the heir to the throne of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, the head of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping, the English Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle, as well as the sun of the North Korean nation, Kim Jong-un.

4. Innovators

Time gave the first place in this category to black female comedian Tiffany Haddish. You might have seen her in the comedies “Cool Girls”, “Crazy Families” or in the TV series “The Last Real Gangster”. As actor Kevin Hart said about his colleague: “ Tiffany is an amazing talent with a big heart. She loves to make her loved ones happy. I hope she continues to be herself because that's what makes her shine».

Also included in the “Innovators” category are hip-hop artist Cardi B, famous snowboarder Chloe Kim, the first female ISS commander Peggy Whitson, and Florida students who survived the 2017 Parkland school shooting.

3. Artists

This subsection is opened by Hollywood star Nicole Kidman. In addition to her outstanding acting talent, Nicole has compassion, kindness and humor that make her the epitome of a great woman. She has the title of Citizen of the World and often participated in charity programs.

Time editors also included Hugh Jackman, Gal Gadot and Deepika Padukone, and director Guillermo del Toro among the most influential artists.

2. Icons

On the “cover” of this category is the charming Jennifer Lopez. She is the first Latina actress to earn more than $1 million per film. Jennifer is also a mother, businesswoman, activist, designer, fashion enthusiast, philanthropist and producer. She is one of the most successful singers of her generation and has managed to parlay her popularity into the expensive and respected fashion brand J.Lo. In 2013, J.Lo got her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Time included singer Rihanna, public figure Tarana Burke, actor Chadwick Boseman, singer Kesha and figure skater Adam Rippon as modern “icons.”

1. Titans

First in the titanic subsection is the great tennis player Roger Federer. As the American writer David Foster Wallace wrote, “ he is one of those rare, supernatural athletes who seem to be exempt, at least in part, from certain physical laws" At 36 years old, the world number one also seems immune to the laws of aging. He is the only tennis player in the world to become an eight-time Wimbledon men's champion.

The Titans category also includes billionaire inventor Elon Musk, TV host Oprah Winfrey, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, WeWork startup creator Adam Neumann and athlete Kevin Durant.

1. Chinese President Xi Jinping

This year, the Forbes list was topped by the leader of the most populous country in the world, Xi Jinping. Returning to the post of Chairman of the PRC in 2012, he soon began reforms and the implementation of his “Chinese Dream” program - the concept of the development of the PRC until 2049.

2. Russian President Vladimir Putin

Photo: Alexander Zemlyanichenko / Reuters

Putin topped the list of most powerful people for four years in a row, from 2013 to 2016. This year he was also among the leaders, largely due to the investigation into Russian interference, which allegedly helped Donald Trump in the US presidential election.

3. US President Donald Trump

In January 2017, Trump became the first billionaire elected president in US history. He remains the owner of buildings in Manhattan, New York, golf courses and a winery, and one of the richest people in America.

4. German Chancellor Angela Merkel

In 2005, Merkel became the first female chancellor in German history. She won the election again in 2017 and remained in power for a fourth term. The media called this victory a failure; 364 out of 688 deputies voted for it in the Bundestag vote.

5. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, USA

6. Pope Francis

Pope Francis, after his election, began the process of transforming the conservative image of the Catholic Church. Along with world leaders, he advocates climate change reform, improving the living conditions of refugees, and against the persecution of religious minorities.

7. Microsoft founder Bill Gates

Gates sold or gave away most of his stake in Microsoft and today owns just over 1% of the shares. He remains a board member of the company he founded with Paul Allen in 1975. In recent years, Gates and his wife Melinda have focused on philanthropy. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation they created remains the world's largest private charitable foundation. In late 2016, Gates and other billionaires announced the launch of Breakthrough Energy Ventures, an investment fund that aims to make long-term, risky investments that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

8. Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud

Despite the fact that Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud remains the king of the country, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud is actually in charge of governance. In November 2017, he led an anti-corruption campaign, as a result of which many of the richest Saudis were arrested and forced to return underpayments to the treasury. Ten Saudi billionaires have been removed from Forbes' annual billionaires list.

9. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Modi is one of the most popular Indian politicians in recent years. The head of the world's second most populous country regularly meets with world leaders and has become a key figure in the fight against climate change.

10. Co-founder of Google search engine Larry Page, USA

Larry Page founded Google in 1998 with Stanford graduate student Sergey Brin. He remained the company's CEO until 2001, then moved into product development and returned to the CEO position in 2011. Today, he focuses on leading Google's parent company Alphabet, independent biotech R&D company Calico, founded in 2013, and many other projects.

The population of our planet is 7.5 billion people. But only a small percentage can boast that they have influence on various processes occurring in the world. In this review we will talk about the ten most influential people of our time.

10. Larry Page

Our review opens with one of the creators of the Google search engine. It was Larry who came up with the search algorithm, which, with some modifications, is still used today by the most popular search engine. As the service grew into the most powerful company in the world, Page gained great influence. At the moment, this man’s fortune is 50 billion US dollars. Forbes magazine ranks Page's importance and influence in the world in 5th place.

9. Narendra Modi

India is one of the most populous countries in the world. And its leader, by definition, is one of the most powerful. Thanks to Modi, India's economy today has significant achievements. But the politician himself is credited with nationalistic views. He did not provide protection to Muslims during the 2002 pogroms and banned officials from speaking in one of India's main languages, English. Narendra Modi is loved and hated, but his influence in the world is undeniable.

8. Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud

The 31-year-old crown prince of Saudi Arabia, who serves as his country's defense minister, is considered the "Arab Trump." He has great popularity in his country and a Western outlook on life. He often appears in public, gives television interviews and has given women the right to drive. He runs his own Instagram, which is a great achievement for such a conservative country as Saudi Arabia. Prince Mohammed, the future ruler of a country that is the main supplier of oil to the world, cannot help but be one of the most influential people in the world. But his main mission is to create conditions in the country to “get off the oil needle.” The economic program of Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud implies achieving this by 2030.

7. Bill Gates

No ranking of influential people is complete without Microsoft creator Bill Gates. He is also one of the top 10 richest people in the world. After selling shares of his former company, Gates plunged headlong into philanthropy. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (together with his wife) addresses issues of infant mortality, increasing agricultural productivity, health and education issues. Recently, the views of the philanthropist have become more conservative. He speaks negatively about some new technologies (such as cryptocurrencies) and tries to reduce the negative impact of progress on the environment.

6. Pope Francis

The influence of Catholicism in the world is very high. And the head of the Vatican cannot but be on this list. Today Pope Francis is 81 years old. He opposes abortion and euthanasia. Previously, he often spoke out against same-sex marriage, but has recently changed his position on this issue. Unlike its predecessors, it publishes financial reports on the activities of the Vatican. Although the pontiff has health problems, Pope Francis radiates a strength that inspires and encourages millions of people around the world to do good deeds.

5. Jeff Bezos

One of the richest people of our time. Jeff is the owner of the world's largest online store, Amazon, owns the publishing house The Washington Post, and is trying to solve the problem of private space flights. Bezos was raised by his mother's second husband, whom he greatly respects and considers family. And thanks to my grandfather, I traveled in a van throughout most of the USA and Canada. Since childhood, Jeff was interested in various designs and this came in handy in the future. After developing his core business, Bezos' fortune grew to such a point that he was able to transform himself from a businessman into a philanthropist, which is exactly what Jeff did. Today it is known that the creator of Amazon spent more than $100 million on charity.

4. Angela Merkel

Germany's "Iron Lady" has ruled the country since 2005. For all its ambiguity, the figure of this political figure is very bright. It is believed that only Angela can fight back against Russian influence in the West. Last year became very difficult for the former physical chemist. The UK left the European Union and left Germany to finance the negative economies of several countries. The issue of migrants is acute in Germany. But Merkel is trying to solve all the problems that have befallen her as efficiently as possible.

3. Donald Trump

The 45th President of the United States seems crazy and funny only at first glance. This strong businessman and fairly strong politician with a billion-dollar fortune deftly manages his country and squeezes dividends for the United States in a difficult global situation. To create more jobs, Trump withdrew his country from the Trans-Pacific Partnership and resumed shale oil production. The main political achievements of the US President were withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear program and a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-in.

2. Xi Jinping

Second place in our ranking is taken by Xi Jinping. He is the Chairman of the People's Republic of China. From the first day of the reign of the most populous country in the world, this politician has been carrying out reforms, the main goal of which is to eradicate corruption and improve economic indicators in the country. The head of state is very popular among the people. Xi Jinping loves football, martial arts and Russian fiction. A wise and purposeful politician is leading China to new goals. Under his leadership, China's influence on the world is only growing every year.

1. Vladimir Putin

For the first time in five years, Russian President Vladimir Putin, 65, did not become the leader of the Forbes ranking of the most influential people in the world, losing first place on the list to the Chairman of the People's Republic of China, 64-year-old Xi Jinping.

US President 71-year-old Donald Trump dropped in a new ranking published on Tuesday, May 8, on the American Forbes website, from second to third place.

The top five most influential people in the world in 2018 also included German Chancellor 63-year-old Angela Merkel and the richest person on the planet, Amazon.com founder 54-year-old billionaire Jeff Bezos. Forbes explained Xi Jinping's first place by the fact that in March of this year he managed to achieve the lifting of the constitutional ban on holding the post of head of the Communist Party of China for more than one term and being re-elected as the leader of the country.

Putin managed to become president of the country for the fourth time, winning the elections with a record result for post-Soviet times - 77% of the vote. The Russian President became the first in the Forbes ranking of the most influential people in the world in 2013, displacing his American colleague Barack Obama from the first place.

Trump, the magazine notes, during his stay in the White House was never able to get rid of a series of accusations and scandals and was unable to push his agenda through Congress, despite the Republican majority.

Merkel is credited with the fact that she managed to become Chancellor of Germany for the fourth time. The top 10 ranking also included Pope Francis (81 years old), Microsoft billionaire founder Bill Gates (62 years old), Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (32 years old), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (67 years old) years old) and billionaire Google co-founder Larry Page (45 years old).

Another co-founder of Google, a native of Russia, 44-year-old Sergey Brin, was in 35th place in the ranking. The ranking of the most influential people in the world is based on the subjective choice of the American editors of the magazine. The criteria for influence include such indicators as the number of people affected by the decisions of the rating participant, the financial flows that the rating participant controls as an administrator, manager or owner, and the activity with which the rating participant uses his power.

Most of the list included US citizens - 40 people. Among them are five politicians, including President Donald Trump, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (No. 11 in the ranking), Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts (No. 63), Vice President Mike Pence (No. 67), Attorney General Robert Mueller (No. 72). One, 62-year-old Christine Lagarde, heads the International Monetary Fund. The remaining 34 people on the list are billionaires and heads of multinational corporations. Among them are Mark Zuckerberg (33 years old, No. 13 in the ranking) and Warren Buffett (87 years old, No. 16), Tim Cook (57 years old, No. 24) and Elon Musk (46 years old, No. 25), Michael Bloomberg (76 years old, No. 25), #51) and Michael Dell (56, #53).

The rating also included two representatives of India (in addition to the Prime Minister, this is the founder and head of the oil and gas giant Reliance Industries, 61-year-old billionaire Mukesh Andani), two Japanese (Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the head of Softbank, billionaire Masayoshi Son), two Mexicans (billionaire Carlos Slim and the country's president Enrique Peña Nieto) and two Frenchmen, including the country's president, 40-year-old Emmanuel Macron (No. 12) and billionaire Bernard Arnault.

The remaining few countries are represented in the ranking of the most influential people in the world by one person at a time. Among them were British Prime Minister Theresa May (No. 14 in the ranking), Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (No. 17), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (No. 26), UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres (No. 31) ), the head of the European Union, Luxembourger Jean-Claude Juncker (No. 33), the leader of North Korea, 34-year-old Kim Jong-un (No. 36), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (No. 48), Brazilian President Michel Temer (No. 50), President of South Korea Moon Jae-in (No. 54), Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (No. 57), Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (No. 62), FIFA head Swiss Gianni Infantino (No. 75).

There were only five women in the ranking of the 75 most influential people in the world. In addition to Merkel, May and Lagarde, this is the head of General Motors Mary Barra and the head of Fidelity Investments Abigail Johnson. The youngest person on the list was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, who is 32 years old. The oldest is the head of CK Hutchison Holdings, Hong Kong's richest billionaire Li Ka-shing - 89 years old.

 

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