Sure Barack Obama is the leader of the free world, as they like to call him, but is he the most powerful person on the planet?
Forbes have released their list of the most powerful people in the world today, and the man (sexism, wha?) sitting at the top of the tree is...Vladimir Putin. That's not good news, surely...
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The first woman on the list is Irish favourite Angela Merkel, who is closely followed by Janet Yellen, the Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The rest of the top ten features a few other world leaders (like such as David Cameron and Chinese PM Xi Jinping) and leading figures in the tech community, including Bill Gates and the founders of Google Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
The top 50 has a few other recognisable figures, including lovable old North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un (49) as well as Bill Clinton (44) and Rupert Murdoch (32). You can check out the full 100 over here.
Via Forbes
