Who rules our world today?Who has influence on everything that happens globally? The most influential people in the world - who are they? In our article we will answer this question by presenting the assessments of two authoritative world publications.
One of the most reputable business magazines onThe planet has recently submitted its traditional list of "the powerful". Who are the most influential people in the world? "Forbes" was able to answer this difficult question.
In 2014, Forbes magazine included in its list72 people. Among them are not only politicians and presidents, but also businessmen, social activists and celebrities. These 72 individuals, according to the publication, are currently able to rotate the “wheel of history”.
What is interesting, in 2014, the list of the mostinfluential people of the world were even criminals. Thus, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the caliph of the Islamic state recognized by the world community as terrorist, occupied 54th place in the ranking.
At the head of the Forbes rating last year wasVladimir Putin, who, by the way, held the same position in 2013. According to the authoritative magazine, Vladimir Vladimirovich today occupies a significant place on the world stage. Only one line to the Russian leader was conceded by the president of another superpower - Barack Obama. Well, in the third place of honor is another ruler - Xi Jinping, the leader of the PRC.
It is interesting to note the fact that in 2014 the magazine included three more Russian citizens in its rating. They were Igor Sechin, Alexey Miller and Alisher Usmanov (42, 47 and 61 places respectively).
The most influential people of the world from the list of Forbes -different ages. The oldest of them is the king of Saudi Arabia - Abdullah ibn Abdel-Aziz Al Saud, and the most "young" - odious Kim Jong-un - the leader of North Korea.
Below, we invite you to familiarize yourself with the top ten rankings of the most influential people for 2014.
| No. | Personality | Country and position |
| 1. | Vladimir Putin | Russia, President |
| 2. | Barack Obama | US President |
| 3. | Xi Jinping | China, chairman of the republic |
| 4. | Pope Francis | Vatican, religious figure |
| 5. | Angela Merkel | Germany, Chancellor |
| 6. | Janneth yellen | US economist |
| 7. | Bill Gates | US businessman |
| 8. | Mario Draghi | Italy, Chairman of the European Central Bank |
| 9. | Larry Page | USA, Google |
| 10. | David Cameron | UK Prime Minister |
Magazine "Forbes" - known and authoritative worldpublication of financial and economic topics. It has been going on since 1917. Named after its founder, Bertie Charles Forbes. The main office of the publication is located in the heart of New York - on Fifth Avenue.
Forbes Magazine selected personalities for its “most influential” rating according to four main criteria, namely:
In addition, with respect to those in power, journalists and analysts of the publication included in the rating only those representatives who actively used the power granted to them.
Another well-known publication publishes annuallyyour list of the most influential personalities. This is another American magazine - Time. Every year, he presents his 100 most influential personalities to the public (since 1999).
An interesting feature of this magazine isthat he does not rank his list from first to hundredth position. Last year, people from various spheres of public life were on the Time-100 list. These are politicians, religious leaders, researchers, entrepreneurs, athletes and creative individuals.
Just like the magazine Forbes, Time included inits one hundred major players in the geopolitical arena of the world: Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel and Xi Jinping. In the list of "Time-100" for 2014, Pope Francis is also present. But a kind of highlight of the magazine "Time" can be considered the presence in his list of pop singer Beyonce, as well as the Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo. Why not? These people also have a very strong influence on the world, however, they do it with the help of a microphone and a football.
The most influential people of the world are chosen by publication."Time" with the help of a special commission consisting of scientists and professional analysts. At the same time, all selected individuals are divided into five groups. It:
Именно этим и можно объяснить присутствие в "Time 100" ratings by a significant number of musicians, athletes, writers, or artists. In turn, the Forbes magazine concentrates more on the economic and political spheres of life of the world society. However, we all know very well that one book written by a man of genius can affect the world much more than dozens of politicians, presidents and prime ministers.
Among the well-known and influential personalities, most of the others were included in the Time 100 list: Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, Angela Merkel, Steve Jobs and Bill Gates.
The President of Russia has not left the lists of the most influential people on the planet for a year already.
Vladimir Putin - Russian, born in1952 in Leningrad. In the same city he received his education, having graduated from the Law Faculty of Leningrad State University. During his life, he has already managed to work as the head of the Russian FSB, the chairman of the government, and also the secretary of the RF Security Council. In May 2012, for the third time he sat in the chair of the President of the country.
It is known that Putin is a fan of fishing, bikes and works of Rudyard Kipling. He is also a master of sports in judo and sambo. Surely standing on skates and downhill skiing.
Barack Obama is primarily known for being the first black president of the United States. In this post he is already in his second term.
Barack Obama was born in 1961 on a sunnyOahu, in the city of Honolulu. He has two higher education (Columbia and Harvard University). By profession - a lawyer. In 2005, he became a senator from Illinois. This event can be considered the beginning of Obama's stellar political career.
Barak has a wife (Michel) and two daughters. The current American president is also the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (for 2009).
Francis is the first non-European dad in more than 1000 years. He was elected to this most important post in 2013.
Born in the capital of Argentina in a poor familyrailway workers (in 1936). By education - a chemical engineer. It is curious that in his youth, the future father worked as a simple cleaner, as well as a "bouncer" in the nightclubs of Buenos Aires. The career of a priest began with Francis only at the end of the 60s.
Pope Francis is best known for hisquite progressive views on life. So, he distinguished himself by sharp criticism towards those Catholic priests who do not wish to baptize illegitimate babies.
Самые влиятельные люди - это те личности, которые set the tone in world geopolitics, culture, economy. We reviewed two ratings of the most influential personalities of the planet from authoritative world publications - Forbes and Time magazines. Agree or disagree with them - this is a personal matter. However, it is worth remembering that "influential" does not always mean "the most influential." That is why it is necessary to treat such ratings with some degree of skepticism.
