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'' took over from 2017 onwards. According to Bloomberg Media, the list is composed on the basis of recommendations and assessments by Bloomberg's journalists and analysts in the United States and internationally as well as data from Bloomberg Terminal. The ranking has repeatedly been used as a reference or even as a news topic by news media other than Bloomberg, particularly in 2015 when political leaders were included.

Lists

2022 ranking

The 2022 ranking was published on December 14, 2022. It also includes ''The Usual Suspects'', ''Notable Alums'', and ''Ones to Watch''. * Business: Gautam Adani, Randy Nonnenberg, Chris Smalls & Michelle Eisen, Nick Hayek Jr.,

Kim Kardashian Kimberly Noel Kardashian (born October 21, 1980) is an American media personality, socialite, and businesswoman. She first gained media attention as a friend and stylist of Paris Hilton, but received wider notice after the celebrity sex tape ...

Yvon Chouinard Yvon Chouinard (born November 9, 1938) is an American rock climber, environmentalist, and businessman. His company, Patagonia, sells outdoor products, outerwear, and food. He was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by '' ...

, Nicholas Bloom, Pinky Cole, Francesca Bellettini, Robin Hayes, Phil Spencer. * Finance: Jeremy Hunt, John J. Ray III,

Serena Williams Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WT ...

, Said Haidar, Lisa Cook, Greg Solano & Wylie Aronow, Robert Habeck, Katie Haun, Daleep Singh, Kenneth C. Griffin, Todd Boehly. * Science & Technology: Shou Zi Chew,

James Webb Space Telescope The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope designed to conduct infrared astronomy. As the largest telescope in space, it is equipped with high-resolution and high-sensitivity instruments, allowing it to view objects too old, Lis ...

, Bret Taylor, Nan Ransohoff, C. C. Wei, Tom Oxley, Rebecca Gomperts, Guillaume Pousaz, Dylan Field. * Politics: Liz Cheney &

Bennie Thompson Bennie Gordon Thompson (born January 28, 1948) is an American politician and educator serving as the U.S. representative for since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Thompson served as the chair of the Committee on Homeland Security fro ...

, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Liane Randolph, Sauli Niinistö, Olivia Julianna,

Lawrence Wong Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai. In this Chinese name, the Chinese surname, family name is Huang (surname), Wong. In accordance with custom, the Western-style name is Lawrence Wong and the Chinese-style name is Wong Shyun Tsai. (born 18 December 197 ...

, Scarlett Lewis,

Anthony Albanese Anthony Norman Albanese ( or ; born 2 March 1963) is an Australian politician serving as the 31st and current prime minister of Australia since 2022. He has been the Leaders of the Australian Labor Party#Leader, leader of the Labor Party si ...

, Gabriel Boric, Park Ji-hyun. * Entertainment: Eileen Gu, Kevin Warren, Quinta Brunson,

Tom Cruise Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and film producer. Regarded as a Cinema of the United States, Hollywood icon, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Tom Cruise, various accolades, includ ...

, Jennifer Hudson, Brian Flores, Aaron Judge, Bad Bunny.

2021 ranking

The 2021 ranking was published on December 1, 2021. It also includes ''The Usual Suspects'', ''Notable Alums'', and ''Ones to Watch''. * Business: James Kuffner, Melanie Perkins, Karen Lynch, Jitse Groen, Jim Farley, John Elkann, Albert Bourla, Toni Petersson, Xu Yangtian, David Zaslav. * Finance: MacKenzie Scott, John Rolle, Nick Clarry, Carlos Eduardo Brandt, Nick Molnar and Anthony Eisen, ''The Meme Stock'', Michael Sapir, Anne Brorhilker, Charlie Penner, Goldman Sachs' 13 Anonymous Junior Investment Bankers. * Science & Technology: Vanessa Pappas, Andy Jassy, Peter Beck, Hoesung Lee, Frances Haugen, Andre Soelistyo, David Baszucki, Patrick Collison and John Collison, MiMi Aung, Falguni Nayar. * Politics:

Alexei Navalny Alexei Anatolyevich Navalny (, ; 4 June 197616 February 2024) was a Russian Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia, opposition leader, anti-corruption in Russia, corruption activist and political prisoner. He founded the Anti-Corruption Found ...

, Jimmy Lai, Darnella Frazier,

Elise Stefanik Elise Marie Stefanik ( ; born July 2, 1984) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for . As chair of the House Republican Conference from 2021 to 2025, she was the fourth-ranking House Republican. Stefanik's district covers ...

, Kate Jenkins, Cori Bush, Eugene Goodman, ''Stop AAPI Hate'' ( Cynthia Choi, Russell Jeung, and Manjusha Kulkarni), Lina Khan, John Nkengasong. * Entertainment: Bang Si-hyuk, Jia Ling, Allyson Felix, Jason Sudeikis, Mike Winkelmann, Olivia Rodrigo, Hwang Dong-hyuk, Paige Bueckers,

Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she has sold over 150 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling music artists. Cultural impact of Brit ...

Matt Stone Matthew Richard Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, and musician. He is best known for co-creating ''South Park'' (since 1997) and ''The Book of Mormon (musical), The Book of Mormon'' (2011) with his cre ...

and Trey Parker.

2020 ranking

The 2020 ranking was published on December 7, 2020, with many individuals being noted for their contributions during the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

. It included the below categories, as well as ''The Usual Suspects'' and ''Ones to Watch''. * Business: Sumit Singh, Aurora James, Strive Masiyiwa, Reed Hastings, Wang Xing, John Foley, Byju Raveendran, Viya, Forrest Li. * Finance: Jane Fraser, James Gorman, Kristalina Georgieva, Alan Howard, Linda Kirkpatrick, Darrin Williams, Baiju Bhatt and Vladimir Tenev, Changpeng Zhao. * Science & Technology: Jeong Eun-kyeong, Zeng Yuqun, Gwynne Shotwell, Tim Bray, ''The Vaccine Chasers'' ( Ugur Sahin, Chen Wei, Kizzmekia Corbett, Dan Barouch, and Sarah Gilbert), ''Covid Tracking Project'' ( Jeff Hammerbacher, Erin Kissane, Robinson Meyer, and Alexis Madrigal), Keller Rinaudo, Anthony Fauci. * Politics:

John Roberts John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American jurist serving since 2005 as the 17th chief justice of the United States. He has been described as having a Moderate conservatism, moderate conservative judicial philosophy, thoug ...

, Abdalla Hamdok, Letitia James, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Luis Lacalle Pou, Odunayo Eweniyi and Damilola Odufuwa, Patrisse Cullors and Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Madison Cawthorn, Maria Ressa,

Tsai Ing-wen Tsai Ing-wen (; pinyin: ''Cài Yīngwén''; born 31 August 1956) is a Taiwanese politician and legal scholar who served as the seventh president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from 2016 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party ...

. * Entertainment:

Billie Eilish Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell ( ; born December 18, 2001) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She first gained public attention in 2015 with her debut single "Ocean Eyes (song), Ocean Eyes", written and produced by her broth ...

, Bong Joon-ho, Swizz Beatz and

Timbaland Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1972), known professionally as Timbaland, is an American record producer and rapper. Born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, he is widely acclaimed for his distinctive production work and "stuttering" rhythm ...

, Celeste Barber, Sarah Cooper, Colin Kaepernick, Donna Langley,

Guy Fieri Guy Ramsay Fieri (, ; Ferry; born January 22, 1968) is an American restaurateur, author, and an Emmy Award winning television presenter. He co-owned three now-defunct restaurants in California. He licenses his name to restaurants in cities a ...

, Jason Hehir, Renee Montgomery, Aya Kyogoku and Hisashi Nogami, Marcus Rashford. * Non-categorized: Papa Giovanni Hospital's Front-Line Workers, Special Purpose Acquisition Companies.

2019 ranking

The 2019 ranking was published on December 4, 2019. * Business: Boris Jordan, Eric Yuan, Shari Redstone, Ethan Brown, Zhang Yong and Shu Ping, Ritesh Agarwal, Rhianna, Alex Blumberg and Matt Lieber, Vicki Hollub,

Ann Sarnoff Ann Marie Sarnoff (née Misiaszek; born c. 1961) is an American television executive. She became the chairwoman and chief executive officer, CEO of Warner Bros. in the summer of 2019. Sarnoff was the first woman to hold the position at the company ...

Emma Walmsley Dame Emma Natasha Walmsley (born June 1969) is the chief executive officer (CEO) of GSK plc. She succeeded Sir Andrew Witty, who retired in March 2017. Before GSK, she worked for L'Oréal for 17 years, and was a non-executive director of Di ...

, Doug McMillon, Kevin Mayer, Brian Niccol, Popeyes' fried chicken sandwich, Ramon Ang, Kylie Jenner. * Finance: Stephanie Kelton, James Mwangi, Jon McAuliffe and Michael Kharitonov, David Marcus, Bruce Flatt, Gita Gopinath, Mortimer "Tim" Buckley, Robert Smith. * Tech & Science: Ankiti Bose, Lisa Su, Tobias Lütke, Event Horizon Telescope leadership team, Rappi founders (Simón Borrero, Sebastian Mejia, and Felipe Villamarin), Joey Levin. * Politics: Jacinda Ardern,

Greta Thunberg Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg (; born 3January 2003) is a Swedish climate activist, climate and political activist initially known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action to climate change mitigation, mitigate the effec ...

, Marek Sekielski & Tomasz Sekielski, Jon Stewart, Jeff Zucker, Ekrem Imamoglu, Sabine Weyand, Stacey Abrams, Hong Kong protestors,

Mette Frederiksen Mette Frederiksen (; born 19 November 1977) is a Danish politician who has been the Prime Minister of Denmark, prime minister of Denmark since June 2019, and Social Democrats (Denmark)#Leaders of the Social Democrats, leader of the Social Democr ...

. * Entertainment:

Lil Nas X Montero Lamar Hill (born April 9, 1999), better known by his stage name Lil Nas X ( ), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his 2018 country rap single "Old Town Road," the longest-running nu ...

, Gabriela Cámara,

United States women's national soccer team The United States women's national soccer team (USWNT) represents the United States in international women's soccer. The team is governed by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF (the Confederation of North, Central Ameri ...

, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, David Simon,

Kevin Feige Kevin Feige ( ; born June 2, 1973) is an American film and television producer. He has been the president of Marvel Studios and the primary producer of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) franchise since 2007. The films he has produced have a co ...

, Simone Biles, Bhushan Kumar, Kaws.

2018 ranking

The 2018 list featured other separated groups such as ''The Usual Suspects'', for recurring appearing people, and also ''Ones to Watch'', some of which nominated for 2018's ranking. It was published in the

issue of the 10th of December 2018. * Business: Ben van Beurden, Audrey Gelman, Leanne Caret, Stuart Vevers, Brian Roberts, Sonia Cheng, Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo, Bruce Linton. * Politics: ''Time's Up Legal Defense Fund'' ( Tina Tchen, Roberta Kaplan, Hilary Rosen, Fatima Goss Graves), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Tim Scott,

Chrystia Freeland Christina Alexandra Freeland (born August 2, 1968) is a Canadian politician and journalist who has served as the Member of Parliament (Canada), member of Parliament (MP) for University—Rosedale (federal electoral district), University—Rose ...

, Liu He, Gavin Barwell, Rose Marcario, José Andrés, Xavier Becerra, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Abiy Ahmed,

Cyril Ramaphosa Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa (born 17 November 1952) is a South African businessman and politician serving as the 5th and current President of South Africa since 2018. A former Anti-Apartheid Movement, anti-apartheid activist and trade union leade ...

, Mahathir Mohamad, Mick Mulvaney. * Finance: ''The Fed's nucleus'' ( Jerome Powell, Richard Clarida,

John Williams John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (November 15, 2022)Classic Connection review, ''WBOI'' ("For the second time this year, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic honored American composer, conductor, and arranger John Williams, who w ...

, Randal Quarles, Lael Brainard), Michael Gelband, Abigail Johnson, Cathie Wood, Guilherme Benchimol, Eric Glen Weyl and Eric Posner, Steven Maijoor, Whitney Wolfe Herd, Kenneth Hayne,

Stacey Cunningham Stacey Cunningham (born 1974 or 1975) is an American banker who served as the List of presidents of the New York Stock Exchange, 67th president of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) from 2018 to 2022. She was the second female president of the ...

. * Tech & Science: Amy Hood, Nadiem Makarim, John Maraganore and Jeff Marrazzo, Mukesh Ambani, John Krafcik, Daniel Ek, Mudassir Sheikha, Joy Buolamwini and Timnit Gebru, Sarah Friar, Donna Strickland, Drew Houston. * Entertainment:

Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Known for her autobiographical songwriting, artistic versatility, and Cultural impact of Taylor Swift, cultural impact, Swift is one of the Best selling artists, w ...

, Tiffany Haddish, Kenya Barris,

BTS BTS (), also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010. The band consists of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook, who co-write or co-produce much of their material. Originally a hip hop group, they ...

, Jenny Saville, Ryan Coogler, Tim Sweeney,

Reese Witherspoon Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon (born March 22, 1976) is an American actress and producer. She is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Reese Witherspoon, various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Aw ...

Byron Allen Byron Allen (born Byron Allen Folks on April 22, 1961) is an American businessman, film and television producer, and comedian. He is the founder of the American media company Allen Media Group (formerly Entertainment Studios), which has intere ...

. * Not-categorized: Founders of March for Our Lives ( David Hogg, X González, Delaney Tarr, Ryan Deitsch).

2017 ranking

The 2017 list featured a new categorization of individuals and eliminated the ranked positions. It was published in the

issue of the 4th of December 2017. * Business: Bobby Kotick, Ken Frazier, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Marillyn Hewson, Marcos Galperin, Aliko Dangote, Marc Lore, Andrew Zobler,

Jeff Bezos Jeffrey Preston Bezos ( ;; and Robinson (2010), p. 7. ; born January 12, 1964) is an American businessman best known as the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce and clou ...

, Paul Gaudio, Mary Barra, Charif Souki, Alessandro Michele. * Politics: Nikki Haley, Mohammed bin Salman,

Susan Collins Susan Margaret Collins (born December 7, 1952) is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, she has held her seat since 1997 and is Maine's longest-serving member of ...

and

Lisa Murkowski Lisa Ann Murkowski ( ; born May 22, 1957) is an American attorney and politician serving as the Seniority in the United States Senate, senior United States senator from the state of Alaska, having held the seat since 2002. She is the first woman ...

, Margrethe Vestager,

Scott Pruitt Edward Scott Pruitt (born May 9, 1968) is an American attorney, lobbyist and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from the state of Oklahoma. He served as the 14th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) f ...

, Beatrice Fihn, Robert Mueller, Rachel Maddow, Michel Barnier,

Jerry Brown Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as the 34th and 39th governor of California from 1975 to 1983 and 2011 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic P ...

, Luisa Ortega Díaz, ''Russian botnets'' (in reference to

Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections The Russian government conducted Foreign electoral intervention, foreign electoral interference in the 2016 United States elections with the goals of sabotaging the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign, presidential campaign of Hillar ...

). * Finance: David Siegel and John Overdeck, Marty Chavez, David Autor, Igor Tulchinsky, Vitalik Buterin, Raphael Bostic, Natasha Lamb. * Tech: Masayoshi Son, Diane Greene, Geoffrey Hinton, Richard Pazdur, Francesco De Rubertis, Susan Fowler, Anthony Tan, Luhan Yang,

Elon Musk Elon Reeve Musk ( ; born June 28, 1971) is a businessman. He is known for his leadership of Tesla, SpaceX, X (formerly Twitter), and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk has been considered the wealthiest person in th ...

, Martin Lau. * Entertainment:

Lilly Singh Lilly Singh (born September 26, 1988) is a Canadian YouTuber, television host, comedian and author. She began making YouTube videos in 2010. She originally appeared under the pseudonym Superwoman (stylized IISuperwomanII), her YouTube username ...

, Jill Soloway and Patty Jenkins, Agnes Gund, Ashley Judd and Rose McGowan and Lauren O'Connor (for triggering '' #MeToo),''

Jordan Peele Jordan Haworth Peele (born February 21, 1979) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is known for his film and television work in the Comedy film, comedy and Horror film, horror genres. He has received List of awards and nominations r ...

, Adam Silver, '' Chance the Rapper''.

2016 ranking

The 2016 ranking abandoned the prior rankings' five or six categories, and was a straightforward ranking from most to least influential among the 50. It was published in the

issue of the October 2016. * Theresa May (1),

Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician, lawyer and diplomat. She was the 67th United States secretary of state in the administration of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, a U.S. senator represent ...

and

Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 45 ...

(2),

Xi Jinping Xi Jinping, pronounced (born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (China), chairman of the Central Military Commission ...

(4),

(5), Angela Merkel (6), Mario Draghi (7), Janet Yellen (8), Warren Buffett (9), Sergio Moro (10),

(11), Bill McNabb (12), Jamie Dimon (13), Zhou Xiaochuan (14), Lloyd Blankfein (15), Larry Fink (16),

Jack Ma Ma Yun (; born 10 September 1964), or more commonly referred as Jack Ma, is a Chinese businessman and philanthropist. He is the founder of the Jack Ma Foundation, and co-founder of Alibaba Group and Yunfeng Capital. As of May 2025, Ma's ne ...

(17), Jay Y. Lee (18), Loretta Lynch (19),

Carl Icahn Carl Celian Icahn (; born February 16, 1936) is an American businessman and investor. He is the founder and controlling shareholder of Icahn Enterprises, a public company and diversified conglomerate holding company based in Sunny Isles Beach, ...

(20), Sergio Ermotti (21), Jeffrey Gundlach (22), John Stumpf (23), Mary Erdoes (24), Masayoshi Son (25), Charlie Scharf (26), Paul Taubman (27), Mark Carney (28), Joseph Stiglitz (29),

Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Ru ...

(30), Stephen Schwarzman (31), Paul Singer (32), Michael Pettis (33), Lael Brainard (34), Marc Benioff (35), Robert Gordon (36), Margrethe Vestager (37), Ruth Porat (38), Mark Zuckerberg (39), Travis Kalanick (40), Jorge Paulo Lemann (41), Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (42), Wang Jianlin (43), Raj Chetty (44), Ken Moelis (45), Blythe Masters (46), Mary Barra (47), Jim Coulter (48), Larry Summers (49), John Oliver (50)

2015 ranking

The 2015 ranking was published in the November 2015 issue of

. Unlike previous rankings, it included heads of state and government, and ranked all individuals mentioned from 1 ( Janet Yellen) to 50 ( Ruchir Sharma). It also added a sixth category compared with previous rankings, focused on technological innovation and venture capital. * corporate power Builders: Tim Cook (3), Warren Buffett (5),

(15), Jorge Paulo Lemann (17),

Akio Toyoda is a Japanese business executive who is the chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation. He was previously the company's president and chief executive officer (CEO). Toyoda is a great-grandson of the industrialist, Sakichi Toyoda, and a grandson of bot ...

(29), Ellen Kullman (32), Wang Jianlin (37), Jimmy Lai (40), Aliko Dangote (41), Richard Davis (22) * Bankers: Lloyd Blankfein (8), Jamie Dimon (11), Ana Botín (16), Elizabeth Warren (19), Tidjane Thiam (23), John Stumpf (36), Jiang Jianqing (39) * Policy Shapers: Janet Yellen (1),

(2),

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president in American history. O ...

(6), Angela Merkel (9),

Narendra Modi Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician who has served as the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India since 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Par ...

(13), Mario Draghi (14), Paul Krugman (30), Wang Qishan (33), John Taylor (43), George Osborne (45) * Tech Builders:

(7), Reid Hoffman (10), Fan Bao (22), Ruth Porat (24),

(25), Marc Andreessen (27), Renaud Laplanche (28), Blythe Masters (44), Elizabeth Holmes (47), Jane Gladstone (49) * Money Managers: Larry Fink (4), Abigail Johnson (12), Ray Dalio (18), Jeffrey Gundlach (21), Paul Singer (26), Jonathan Gray (34), Ken Griffin (35), Michael Kim (42) * Thinkers: Thomas Piketty (20),

Pope Francis Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until Death and funeral of Pope Francis, his death in 2025. He was the fi ...

(31), Christine Lagarde (38), Richard Thaler (46), Mo Ibrahim (48), Ruchir Sharma (50)

2014 ranking

The 2014 ranking was published in the October 2014 issue of

. * Money Managers: Leon Cooperman, Mary Erdoes, Larry Fink,

, Helena Morrissey, Stephen Schwarzman, Paul Singer, Yngve Slyngstad, Byron Trott, Jeffrey Ubben. * Thinkers: Timothy Garton Ash, Jack Bogle, Lael Brainard, Satyajit Das, Charmian Gooch, Paul Graham, Charles Grant, Kathy Matsui, Jacqueline Novogratz, Thomas Piketty. * Corporate Power Brokers: Rinat Akhmetov, Mary Barra, Warren Buffett, Tim Cook, Guo Guangchang, Jeffrey Immelt,

, Xavier Niel, Igor Sechin. * Bankers: Arundhati Bhattacharya, Lloyd Blankfein, Ana Patricia Botin, James Gorman, Jiang Jianqing, Rose Lee, Kenneth Moelis, John Stumpf, Axel Weber. * Policy Makers:

Preet Bharara Preetinder Singh Bharara (; born October 13, 1968) is an Indian American lawyer and former federal prosecutor who served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2009 to 2017. As of 2025, he is a partner at the ...

, Mario Draghi, Jason Furman, Idris Jala, Benjamin Lawsky, George Osborne, Raghuram Rajan, Xiao Gang, Janet Yellen, Zhou Xiaochuan.

2013 ranking

The 2013 ranking was published in the October 2013 issue of

. * Bankers: Paul Achleitner, Lloyd Blankfein, Ana Patricia Botin, Jamie Dimon, Isabelle Ealet, Sergio Ermotti, Jiang Jianqing, Gordon Nixon, Ruth Porat, John Stumpf * Policy Makers: Akira Amari,

, Mark Carney, Mario Draghi, Jacob J. Lew, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Raghuram Rajan, Mary Jo White, Xiao Gang, Janet Yellen. * Money Managers: Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Leon Black, Mary Erdoes, Larry Fink,

, Daniel Ivascyn, Daniel Loeb, Helena Morrissey, Stephen Schwarzman, Dominique Senequier. * Power Brokers:

, Warren Buffett, Ivan Glasenberg, Lee Kun Hee, Jorge Paulo Lemann, Maurice Levy, Marissa Mayer, Dilip Shanghvi, Masayoshi Son, Alisher Usmanov. * Thinkers:

Dan Ariely Dan Ariely (; born April 29, 1967) is an Israeli-American professor and author. He serves as a James B. Duke Professor of psychology and behavioral economics at Duke University. He is the co-founder of several companies implementing insights f ...

Esther Duflo Esther Duflo, FBA (; born 25 October 1972) is a French-American economist currently serving as the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 2019, she w ...

, Robert J. Gordon, Salman Khan, Paul Krugman,

Michael Mann Michael Kenneth Mann (born February 5, 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter, author and producer, best known for his stylized crime dramas. He has received a BAFTA Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards as well as nominations for four ...

, Sheryl Sandberg, Michael Woodford, Andy Xie.

2012 ranking

The 2012 ranking was published in the October 2012 issue of

. * Corporate Power Brokers: Warren Buffett, Chung Mong Koo, Tim Cook, John Fredriksen, the Koch Brothers, Yuri Milner, Ginni Rometty, Carlos Slim, Tadashi Yanai, Mark Zuckerberg. * Money Managers: Cliff Asness, Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chase Coleman, Leon Cooperman, Ray Dalio, Mary Erdoes, Larry Fink, Bill Gross, Jeffrey Gundlach, Michael Platt. * Policy Makers:

Mamata Banerjee Mamata Banerjee (; born 5 January 1955) is an Indian politician who is serving as the eighth and current List of chief ministers of West Bengal, chief minister of the States and union territories of India, Indian state of West Bengal since 2 ...

, Ben S. Bernanke,

, Mario Draghi, Timothy F. Geithner,

Paul Ryan Paul Davis Ryan (born January 29, 1970) is an American politician who served as the List of Speakers of the United States House of Representatives, 54th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. A member of the ...

Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi (born 19 June 1945) is a Burmese politician, diplomat, author, and political activist. She was awarded the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize. She served as State Counsellor of Myanmar and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Myanmar), Ministe ...

, Adair Turner, Janet Yellen, Zhou Xiaochuan. * Thinkers: Maury Harris, Glenn Hubbard,

Daniel Kahneman Daniel Kahneman (; ; March 5, 1934 – March 27, 2024) was an Israeli-American psychologist best known for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making as well as behavioral economics, for which he was awarded the 2002 Nobel Memor ...

, Paul Krugman, Carmen Reinhart, Alan Simpson, Hans-Werner Sinn, Joseph Stiglitz, John Taylor, Nicolas Veron. * Bankers: Lloyd Blankfein, Emilio Botin, Jamie Dimon, Isabelle Ealet, Andre Esteves, Anshu Jain, Jiang Jianqing, Gerald McCaughey, Ruth Porat, John Stumpf.

2011 ranking

The 2011 ranking was published in the October 2011 issue of

. * Policy Makers: Ben S. Bernanke, Agustin Carstens, Mario Draghi, Timothy F. Geithner, Christine Lagarde, Ali Al-Naimi, Masaaki Shirakawa, Wang Qishan, Elizabeth Warren, Zhou Xiaochuan. * Bankers: Lloyd Blankfein, Robert Diamond, Jamie Dimon, James Gorman, Stuart Gulliver, Anshu Jain, Jiang Jianqing, Chanda Kochhar, Kenneth Moelis, Vikram Pandit. * Money Managers: Steven Cohen, Ray Dalio, Laurence Fink, Jeremy Grantham, William Gross, Ho Ching, Lou Jiwei, Mark Mobius, James Simons, George Soros. * Corporate Innovators: Mukesh Ambani, Eike Batista, Warren Buffett, Jeffrey Immelt, Steven Jobs, Mikhail Prokhorov,

Wilbur Ross Wilbur Louis Ross Jr. (born November 28, 1937) is an American businessman who served as the 39th United States Secretary of Commerce from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Ross was previously cha ...

, David Rubenstein, Carlos Slim Helu, Ratan Tata, * Thinkers: Carson Block, Martin Feldstein, Jan Hatzius,

, Paul Krugman, Jim O'Neill, Carmen Reinhart,

Robert Shiller Robert James Shiller (born March 29, 1946) is an American economist, academic, and author. As of 2022, he served as a Sterling Professor of Economics at Yale University and is a fellow at the Yale School of Management's International Center fo ...

, Joseph Stiglitz, Nassim Taleb.

Multiple appearances

Listed six times

* Lloyd Blankfein (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) * Warren Buffett (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) * Mario Draghi (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) * Laurence D. Fink (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)

Listed five times

* Jamie Dimon (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016) * Jiang Jianqing (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) * John Stumpf (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) *

(2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) * Janet Yellen (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)

Listed four times

(2013, 2015, 2016, 2017) * Mary Callahan Erdoes (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016) *

(2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) * Paul Krugman (2011, 2012, 2013, 2015) * Ruth Porat (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016) * Zhou Xiaochuan (2011, 2012, 2014, 2016)

Listed three times

* Mary Barra (2014, 2016, 2017) *

(2012, 2013, 2014) * Ana Patricia Botín (2013, 2014, 2015) * Tim Cook (2012, 2014, 2015) * Ray Dalio (2011, 2012, 2015) * Jeffrey Gundlach (2012, 2015, 2016) * Jorge Paulo Lemann (2013, 2015, 2016) * Ken Moelis (2011, 2014, 2016) * Stephen A. Schwarzman (2013, 2014, 2016) * Paul Singer (2014, 2015, 2016) * Masayoshi Son (2013, 2016, 2017) * Joseph Stiglitz (2011, 2012, 2016) * Lael Brainard (2014, 2016, 2018)

References

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