Poetin heeft de plaats van Obama overgenomen, en Paus Franciscus is op 4 veruit de hoogste nieuweling. Zie daar twee highlights van de jaarlijkse lijst van het tijdschrift Forbes, waarop de machtigste mensen worden gerangschikt. Het gaat om mensen, maar het zijn vrijwel allemaal mannen.
| Rang | Naam | Organisatie | leeftijd |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
Vladimir PutinPresident |
Russia | 61 |
| 2 | 
Barack ObamaPresident |
United States | 52 |
| 3 | 
Xi JinpingGeneral Secretary, Communist Party |
China | 60 |
| 4 | 
Pope FrancisPope |
Roman Catholic Church | 76 |
| 5 | 
Angela MerkelChancellor |
Germany | 59 |
| 6 | 
Bill GatesCo-Chair |
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | 58 |
| 7 | 
Ben BernankeChairman, Federal Reserve |
United States | 59 |
| 8 | 
Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al SaudKing |
Saudi Arabia | 89 |
| 9 | 
Mario DraghiPresident |
European Central Bank | 66 |
| 10 | 
Michael DukeCEO |
Wal-Mart Stores | 63 |
| 11 | 
David CameronPrime Minister |
United Kingdom | 47 |
| 12 | 
Carlos Slim Helu & familyHonorary Chairman |
América Móvil | 73 |
| 13 | 
Warren BuffettCEO |
Berkshire Hathaway | 83 |
| 14 | 
Li KeqiangVice Premier |
China | 58 |
| 15 | 
Jeff BezosCEO |
Amazon.com | 49 |
| 16 | 
Rex TillersonCEO |
Exxon Mobil | 61 |
| 17 | 
Sergey BrinCofounder, Director Of Special Projects |
40 | |
| 17 | 
Larry PageCEO |
40 | |
| 18 | 
Francois HollandePresident |
France | 59 |
| 19 | 
Timothy CookCEO |
Apple | 52 |
| 20 | 
Dilma RousseffPresident |
Brazil | 65 |
| 21 | 
Sonia GandhiPresident, Indian National Congress |
India | 66 |
| 22 | 
Jamie DimonCEO |
JPMorgan Chase | 57 |
| 23 | 
Ali Hoseini-KhameneiGrand Ayatollah |
Iran | 74 |
| 24 | 
Mark ZuckerbergCofounder, Chairman and CEO |
29 | |
| 25 | 
Jeffrey ImmeltCEO |
General Electric | 57 |
| 26 | 
Benjamin NetanyahuPrime Minister |
Israel | 64 |
| 27 | 
Lloyd BlankfeinCEO |
Goldman Sachs Group | 59 |
| 28 | 
Manmohan SinghPrime Minister |
India | 81 |
| 29 | 
Michael BloombergMayor, New York City |
United States | 71 |
| 30 | 
Li Ka-shingChairman |
Hutchison Whampoa | 85 |
| 31 | 
Charles KochCEO |
Koch Industries | 77 |
| 31 | 
David KochExecutive Vice President |
Koch Industries | 73 |
| 32 | 
Ban Ki-moonSecretary-General |
United Nations | 69 |
| 33 | 
Rupert Murdoch & familyChairman and CEO |
News Corp | 82 |
| 34 | 
Khalifa bin Zayed Al-NahyanPresident |
United Arab Emirates | 65 |
| 35 | 
Christine LagardeManaging Director |
International Monetary Fund | 57 |
| 36 | 
Xuedong DingChairman, China Investment Corp |
China | 53 |
| 37 | 
Enrique Pena NietoPresident |
Mexico | 47 |
| 38 | 
Mukesh AmbaniChairman |
Reliance Industries | 56 |
| 39 | 
Haruhiko KurodaGovernor, Bank of Japan |
Japan | 69 |
| 40 | 
Ali Al-NaimiOil Minister |
Saudi Arabia | 78 |
| 41 | 
Lee Kun-HeeChairman |
Samsung Group | 71 |
| 42 | 
Larry FinkCofounder, CEO |
BlackRock | 60 |
| 43 | 
Bill ClintonChairman |
Clinton Global Initiative | 67 |
| 44 | 
Akio ToyodaCEO |
Toyota Motor | 57 |
| 45 | 
Masayoshi SonCEO |
Softbank | 56 |
| 46 | 
Kim Jong-unSupreme Leader |
North Korea | 30 |
| 47 | 
Elon MuskFounder, CEO |
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | 42 |
| 48 | 
Terry GouCEO |
Hon Hai Precision | 63 |
| 49 | 
Martin WinterkornChairman |
Volkswagen Group | 66 |
| 50 | 
Jim Yong KimPresident |
World Bank | 53 |
| 51 | 
Lakshmi MittalChairman and CEO |
ArcelorMittal | 63 |
| 52 | 
Geun-hye ParkPresident |
South Korea | 61 |
| 53 | 
Dmitry MedvedevPrime Minister |
Russia | 48 |
| 54 | 
Bernard Arnault & familyChairman and CEO |
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton | 64 |
| 55 | 
Bill GrossCofounder and Co-Chief Investment Officer |
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC | 69 |
| 56 | 
Virginia RomettyCEO |
IBM | 55 |
| 57 | 
Shinzo AbePrime Minister |
Japan | 59 |
| 58 | 
Larry EllisonCEO |
Oracle | 69 |
| 59 | 
Margaret ChanDirector-General |
World Health Organization | 66 |
| 60 | 
Igor SechinChairman |
Rosneft | 53 |
| 61 | 
Robin LiFounder and CEO |
Baidu | 44 |
| 62 | 
John RobertsChief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court |
United States | 58 |
| 63 | 
Alisher UsmanovFounder |
Metalloinvest | 60 |
| 64 | 
Aliko DangoteCEO |
Dangote Group | 56 |
| 65 | 
Reid HoffmanPartner |
Greylock Partners | 46 |
| 66 | 
John BoehnerSpeaker, U.S. House of Representatives |
United States | 63 |
| 67 | 
Joaquin Guzman LoeraDrug Trafficker |
Sinaloa Cartel | 56 |
| 68 | 
Jill AbramsonExecutive Editor |
New York Times Co. | 59 |
| 69 | 
Joseph BlatterPresident |
FIFA | 77 |
| 70 | 
Yngve SlyngstadCEO, Norges Bank Investment Management |
Norway | 50 |
| 71 | 
Mohammed IbrahimFounder |
Mo Ibrahim Foundation | 67 |
| 72 | 
Janet YellenVice Chairman, Federal Reserve |
Washington, United States | 67 |
Tja. Als je het mij vraagt, zijn het allemaal machtige mensen. Wie er toevallig op nr. 1 staat, doet er niet veel toe.
Vind het wel eng dat zo’n Zuckerberg in de top 25 staat. Iets in mij schreeuwt dat zo’n man niet in dit lijstje thuis hoort. Beangstigend.
Geldt overigens wel voor meer lieden. De nr. 67 – El Chapo – is ook geen fraaie.
Idem Blatter. Of misschien nog wel het ergst: Hollande.
Forbes kwam gisteren ook met een artikel over Hilary Clinton en haar invloedssfeer:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinehoward/2013/10/30/one-degree-of-hillary-how-clinton-is-connected-to-the-worlds-most-powerful/
Dat dacht ik ook al,als morgen dat facebook weg is heb je wat jankende pubertjes maar de wereld draait gewoon door hoor.
(in antwoord op Genuine_Defector)