The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin is ranked number 1 on the list of the world’s most popular people. Barack Obama is number 2 according to Forbes.
| Name/Title | Organization | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Vladimir Putin President |
Russia | 61 |
| 2 | 
Barack Obama President |
United States | 52 |
| 3 | 
Xi Jinping General Secretary, Communist Party |
China | 60 |
| 4 | 
Pope Francis Pope |
Roman Catholic Church | 76 |
| 5 | 
Angela Merkel Chancellor |
Germany | 59 |
| 6 | 
Bill Gates Co-Chair |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | 58 |
| 7 | 
Ben Bernanke Chairman, Federal Reserve |
United States | 59 |
| 8 | 
Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud King |
Saudi Arabia | 89 |
| 9 | 
Mario Draghi President |
European Central Bank | 66 |
| 10 | 
Michael Duke CEO |
Wal-Mart Stores | 63 |
| 11 | 
David Cameron Prime Minister |
United Kingdom | 47 |
| 12 | 
Carlos Slim Helu & family Honorary Chairman |
América Móvil | 73 |
| 13 | 
Warren Buffett CEO |
Berkshire Hathaway | 83 |
| 14 | 
Li Keqiang Premier |
China | 58 |
| 15 | 
Jeff Bezos CEO |
Amazon.com | 49 |
| 16 | 
Rex Tillerson CEO |
Exxon Mobil | 61 |
| 17 | 
Sergey Brin Cofounder, Director Of Special Projects |
40 | |
| 17 | 
Larry Page CEO |
40 | |
| 18 | 
Francois Hollande President |
France | 59 |
| 19 | 
Timothy Cook CEO |
Apple | 53 |
| 20 | 
Dilma Rousseff President |
Brazil | 65 |
| 21 | 
Sonia Gandhi President, Indian National Congress |
India | 66 |
| 22 | 
Jamie Dimon CEO |
JPMorgan Chase | 57 |
| 23 | 
Ali Hoseini-Khamenei Grand Ayatollah |
Iran | 74 |
| 24 | 
Mark Zuckerberg Cofounder, Chairman and CEO |
29 | |
| 25 | 
Jeffrey Immelt CEO |
General Electric | 57 |
| 26 | 
Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister |
Israel | 64 |
| 27 | 
Lloyd Blankfein CEO |
Goldman Sachs Group | 59 |
| 28 | 
Manmohan Singh Prime Minister |
India | 81 |
| 29 | 
Michael Bloomberg Mayor, New York City |
United States | 71 |
| 30 | 
Li Ka-shing Chairman |
Hutchison Whampoa | 85 |
| 31 | 
Charles Koch CEO |
Koch Industries | 78 |
| 31 | 
David Koch Executive Vice President |
Koch Industries | 73 |
| 32 | 
Ban Ki-moon Secretary-General |
United Nations | 69 |
| 33 | 
Rupert Murdoch & family Chairman and CEO |
News Corp | 82 |
| 34 | 
Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan President |
United Arab Emirates | 65 |
| 35 | 
Christine Lagarde Managing Director |
International Monetary Fund | 57 |
| 36 | 
Xuedong Ding Chairman, China Investment Corp |
China | 53 |
| 37 | 
Enrique Pena Nieto President |
Mexico | 47 |
| 38 | 
Mukesh Ambani Chairman |
Reliance Industries | 56 |
| 39 | 
Haruhiko Kuroda Governor, Bank of Japan |
Japan | 69 |
| 40 | 
Ali Al-Naimi Oil Minister |
Saudi Arabia | 78 |
| 41 | 
Lee Kun-Hee Chairman |
Samsung Group | 71 |
| 42 | 
Larry Fink Cofounder, CEO |
BlackRock | 61 |
| 43 | 
Bill Clinton Chairman |
Clinton Global Initiative | 67 |
| 44 | 
Akio Toyoda CEO |
Toyota Motor | 57 |
| 45 | 
Masayoshi Son CEO |
Softbank | 56 |
| 46 | 
Kim Jong-un Supreme Leader |
North Korea | 30 |
| 47 | 
Elon Musk Founder, CEO |
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | 42 |
| 48 | 
Terry Gou CEO |
Hon Hai Precision | 63 |
| 49 | 
Martin Winterkorn Chairman |
Volkswagen Group | 66 |
| 50 | 
Jim Yong Kim President |
World Bank | 53 |
| 51 | 
Lakshmi Mittal Chairman and CEO |
ArcelorMittal | 63 |
| 52 | 
Geun-hye Park President |
South Korea | 61 |
| 53 | 
Dmitry Medvedev Prime Minister |
Russia | 48 |
| 54 | 
Bernard Arnault & family Chairman and CEO |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton | 64 |
| 55 | 
Bill Gross Cofounder and Co-Chief Investment Officer |
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC | 69 |
| 56 | 
Virginia Rometty CEO |
IBM | 55 |
| 57 | 
Shinzo Abe Prime Minister |
Japan | 59 |
| 58 | 
Larry Ellison CEO |
Oracle | 69 |
| 59 | 
Margaret Chan Director-General |
World Health Organization | 66 |
| 60 | 
Igor Sechin Chairman |
Rosneft | 53 |
| 61 | 
Robin Li Founder and CEO |
Baidu | 44 |
| 62 | 
John Roberts Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court |
United States | 58 |
| 63 | 
Alisher Usmanov Founder |
Metalloinvest | 60 |
| 64 | 
Aliko Dangote CEO |
Dangote Group | 56 |
| 65 | 
Reid Hoffman Partner |
Greylock Partners | 46 |
| 66 | 
John Boehner Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives |
United States | 63 |
| 67 | 
Joaquin Guzman Loera Drug Trafficker |
Sinaloa Cartel | 56 |
| 68 | 
Jill Abramson Executive Editor |
New York Times Co. | 59 |
| 69 | 
Joseph Blatter President |
FIFA | 77 |
| 70 | 
Yngve Slyngstad CEO, Norges Bank Investment Management |
Norway | 51 |
| 71 | 
Mohammed Ibrahim Founder |
Mo Ibrahim Foundation | 67 |
| 72 |
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