There are plenty of power struggles and partnerships in our annual lineup of the politicians and financiers, entrepreneurs and CEOs, and billionaire philanthropists who rule the world.

Starting in 2009, Forbes magazine compiles an annual list of the world’s most powerful people. The list has one slot for every 100 million people on Earth, meaning in 2009 there were 67 people on the list, in 2010 there were 68, in 2011 there were 70, and in 2012 there were 71. Slots are allocated based on the amount of human and financial resources that they have sway over, as well as their influence on world events.

Top 20 World’s Most Powerful People

1.Vladimir Putin

2.Barack Obama

3.Xi Jinping

4.Pope Francis

5.Angela Merkel

6.Janet Yellen

7.Bill Gates

8.Mario Draghi

9.Larry Page

9.Sergey Brin

10.David Cameron

11.Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud

12.Warren Buffett

13.Li Keqiang

14.Carlos Slim Helu & family

15.Narendra Modi

16.Jeff Bezos

17.Francois Hollande

18.Jamie Dimon

19.Ali Hoseini-Khamenei

20.Rex Tillerson

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