The World's Most Powerful: 70 People Who Matter Most

Rank     Name/Title     Organization     Age
1     Barack Obama Barack Obama President     United States of America     50
2     Vladimir Putin Vladimir Putin Prime Minister     Russia     59
3     Hu Jintao Hu Jintao President     People's Republic of China     68
4     Angela Merkel Angela Merkel Chancellor     Germany     57
5     Bill Gates Bill Gates Co-Chair     Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation     56
6     Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud King     Saudi Arabia     87
7     Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI Pope     Roman Catholic Church     84
8     Ben Bernanke Ben Bernanke Chairman of the Federal Reserve     United States of America     57
9     Mark Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg Founder     Facebook     27
10     David Cameron David Cameron Prime Minister     United Kingdom     45
11     Sonia Gandhi Sonia Gandhi President     Indian National Congress     64
12     Mario Draghi Mario Draghi President     European Central Bank     64
13     Nicolas Sarkozy Nicolas Sarkozy President     France     56
14     Wen Jiabao Wen Jiabao Premier     People's Republic of China     69
15     Zhou Xiaochuan Zhou Xiaochuan Governor     People's Bank of China     63
16     Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton Secretary of State     United States of America     64
17     Michael Bloomberg Michael Bloomberg Mayor     New York City     69
18     Timothy Geithner Timothy Geithner Secretary of the Treasury     United States of America     50
19     Manmohan Singh Manmohan Singh Prime Minister     India     79
20     Warren Buffett Warren Buffett CEO     Berkshire Hathaway     81
21     Silvio Berlusconi & family Silvio Berlusconi & family Prime Minister     Italy     75
22     Dilma Rousseff Dilma Rousseff President     Brazil     63
23     Carlos Slim Helu & family Carlos Slim Helu & family Chairman     Telmex     71
24     Rupert Murdoch Rupert Murdoch CEO     News Corp.     80
25     Benjamin Netanyahu Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister     Israel     62
26     Ali Hoseini-Khamenei Ali Hoseini-Khamenei Grand Ayatollah     Iran     72
27     Michael Duke Michael Duke CEO     Wal-Mart     61
28     Jeffrey Immelt Jeffrey Immelt CEO     General Electric     55
29     Zhou Yongkang Zhou Yongkang  Secretary of the Commission for Political and Legislative Affairs     People's Republic of China     68
30     Sergey Brin Sergey Brin Co-Founder     Google     38
30     Larry Page Larry Page Co-Founder     Google     38
31     Ali Al-Naimi Ali Al-Naimi Oil Minister     Saudi Arabia     76
32     Rostam Ghasemi Rostam Ghasemi President     Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)     47
33     Lou Jiwei Lou Jiwei Chairman     China Investment Corporation     60
34     Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Chief of Army Staff     Pakistan     59
35     Mukesh Ambani Mukesh Ambani Chairman     Reliance Industries     54
36     Masaaki Shirakawa Masaaki Shirakawa Governor     Bank of Japan     62
37     Kim Jong-il Kim Jong-il Supreme Leader     North Korea     69
38     Ban Ki-moon Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General     United Nations     67
39     Christine Lagarde Christine Lagarde Managing Director     International Monetary Fund     55
40     Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos CEO     Amazon     47
41     Jamie Dimon Jamie Dimon CEO     JPMorgan Chase & Co.     55
42     Robin Li Robin Li  CEO     Baidu     42
43     Lloyd Blankfein Lloyd Blankfein CEO     Goldman Sachs     57
44     Li Ka-shing Li Ka-shing Chairman     Hutchison Whampoa Limited     83
45     Charles Koch Charles Koch CEO     Koch Industries     76
45     David Koch David Koch Executive Vice President     Koch Industries     71
46     Rex Tillerson Rex Tillerson CEO     ExxonMobil     59
47     Lakshmi Mittal Lakshmi Mittal Chairman     ArcelorMittal     61
48     Recep Erdogan Recep Erdogan Prime Minister     Republic of Turkey     57
49     Robert Zoellick Robert Zoellick President     World Bank Group     58
50     Bill Clinton Bill Clinton Former President     United States of America     65
51     Dalai Lama Dalai Lama Dalai Lama     Tibet     76
52     Larry Fink Larry Fink CEO     BlackRock     59
53     Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan President     United Arab Emirates     63
54     Bill Gross Bill Gross Co-Founder     PIMCO     67
55     Joaquin Guzman Loera  Joaquin Guzman Loera Drug Trafficker     Sinaloa Cartel     54
56     Ahmed Shuja Pasha Ahmed Shuja Pasha Director-General of Inter-Services Intelligence     Pakistan     59
57     Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar Leader     D-Company     55
58     Tim Cook Tim Cook CEO     Apple     51
59     Dmitry Medvedev Dmitry Medvedev President     Russia     46
60     Masayoshi Son Masayoshi Son CEO     SoftBank     54
61     Azim Premji Azim Premji Chairman     Wipro Limited     66
62     Yoshihiko Noda Yoshihiko Noda Prime Minister     Japan     54
63     Joseph Blatter Joseph Blatter President     International Federation of Association Football (FIFA)     75
64     Jill Abramson Jill Abramson Executive Editor     The New York Times     57
65     Bernard Arnault Bernard Arnault Chairman     Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH)     62
66     Sebastian Pinera Sebastian Pinera President     Chile     61
67     John Boehner John Boehner Speaker     United States House of Representatives     61
68     Jacques Rogge Jacques Rogge President     International Olympic Committee     69
69     Xi Jinping Xi Jinping First Secretary of the Secretariat of the Communist Party  People's Republic of China  58
70     Alisher Usmanov Alisher Usmanov Oligarch     -     58