Time magazine released its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. It includes those who seek to improve the situation in the world and change the worldview of people. The list of the most influential people of 2018 includes journalists, actors, musicians, artists, politicians and other famous people.
This year it included 45 women and 45 people under the age of 40. The women selected by Time included activist Tarana Burke, who founded the Me Too movement, and Nice Nylantei Lengete, a human rights activist who works to end female genital mutilation in Kenya.
« While we're still a long way from gender equality on a global scale, there are more women in Time's top 100 this year than ever. And it's proof that there are ways to change the world outside of traditional force methods.”, writes the editor-in-chief of the magazine Edward Felsenthal.
But the Russian President Vladimir Putin is not included in the top 100 most influential people this year on the ground. This is an amazing decision by Time, because Putin consistently got into the rating from 2014 to 2017. Discussing this fact on social networks, users suggested that this was the West's revenge for Russia's policy. However, the editors of Time did not promise that its opinion should completely coincide with the opinion of readers.
However, the leader of the Russian Federation nevertheless appeared in Time, on the April cover of the European edition. On it he is depicted in the image of the Russian Tsar.
Here are the top 5 nominations in which the most influential people of 2018 were determined.
5. Leaders
Satya Nadella, the head of one of the largest corporations in the world, is a native of India. He is fond of cricket, and believes that "one brilliant player who does not put the team first can destroy the whole team." It is this concept that Satya Nadella uses while at the helm of Microsoft. He also preaches the importance of empathy and makes sure that the company produces products that work reliably. Nadella's first child was born with cerebral palsy and depended on devices that ran Microsoft systems for his life.
In the four years since Nadella took over at Microsoft, Nadella's market value has increased by 130%.
The next in this subsection is the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump. As U.S. Senator Ted Cruz said of him: President Trump is a flash drive (popularly known as a stun grenade) thrown into Washington by the forgotten men and women of America. The fact that his first year as president has disorientated and upset the media and the political establishment is not a mistake, it is a feature... President Trump is doing what he was elected to do - disrupt the status quo. It frightens those who have controlled Washington for decades, but for millions of Americans, their confusion is very interesting to watch.».
There are different ways to think about Trump for his policy towards Russia. However, it cannot be denied that this is a bright and decisive personality, which to a large extent influences world politics.
In addition to Nadella and Trump, the leaders were: the heir to the throne of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, the head of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping, the English Prince Harry and his bride Meghan Markle, as well as the sun of the North Korean nation, Kim Jong-un.
4. Innovators
Time gave the first line in this category to the black female comedian Tiffany Haddish. You might have seen her in the comedies Flying Girls, Mad Families, or The Last Real Gangster. As actor Kevin Hart said about his colleague: “ Tiffany is an amazing talent with a big heart. She loves to make her loved ones happy. I hope she continues to be herself, because that's what makes her shine.».
Others in the Innovators category include hip-hop artist Cardi B, famed snowboarder Chloe Kim, the first female ISS commander, Peggy Whitson, and Florida students who survived the 2017 Parkland school shooting.
3. Artists
This subsection is opened by Hollywood star Nicole Kidman. In addition to her outstanding acting talent, Nicole has the compassion, kindness and humor that make her the epitome of a great woman. She has the title of Citizen of the World and often participated in charitable programs.
Also among the most influential artists, Time editors included Hugh Jackman, some of them - Gal Gadot and Deepika Padukone, and director Guillermo del Toro.
2. Icons
On the "cover" of this category, the charming Jennifer Lopez flaunts. She is the first Latin American actress to earn over one million dollars per film. Jennifer is also a mother, businesswoman, activist, designer, fashion connoisseur, philanthropist and producer. She is one of the most successful singers of her generation and has managed to turn her popularity into the expensive and respected fashion brand J.Lo. In 2013, J. Lo got his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Time included singer Rihanna, public figure Tarana Burke, actor Chadwick Boseman, singer Kesha and figure skater Adam Rippon as modern icons.
1. Titans
The first in the titanic subsection is the great tennis player Roger Federer. As the American writer David Foster Wallace wrote, he is one of those rare, supernatural athletes who appears to be exempt, at least in part, from certain physical laws". At 36 years old, the world number one also seems to be beyond the laws of aging. This is the only tennis player in the world who has become an eight-time Wimbledon men's champion.
The Titans category also includes billionaire inventor Elon Musk, TV presenter Oprah Winfrey, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, WeWork startup founder Adam Neumann, and athlete Kevin Durant.
Every year, various magazines publish ratings, including people, animals, various companies, cars, etc. in them. The main source of such ratings is the analytical magazine Forbes, which is known throughout the world for its unique articles.
Currently known most influential people in the world 2015 years, which, thanks to their reputation, knowledge and authority, occupy the appropriate positions. The activities of entire states, companies or communities depend on their decisions.
10 Larry Page
As a student, he met his future colleague Sergey Brin. We began working together to create a search engine and in 1998 officially launched the Google service. Despite the age of 42, he still occupies a high position among the most influential people in the world in 2015.
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In ninth position, journalists placed Lillian Bettencourt, who is the owner of L'Oreal. Despite her age, she managed to become the richest and most influential woman in different years. At the moment, she owns assets with a total value of 45 billion dollars. Lillian lost her mother at the age of five and gradually became closer to her father, starting to work as an apprentice for him.
When her father died, she became the sole owner of the famous Loreal company. For many years of her activity, she was remembered not only as an entrepreneur, but also as a philanthropist. Also, Lillian is constantly in the spotlight, the reason for which is participation in scandalous stories. One of these scandals is tax evasion, as well as bribery of high-ranking officials. From time to time is a participant in ongoing proceedings in court with the heirs.
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Among the most influential people in the world in 2015, the Forbes rating, in eighth position, was placed by Christine Lagarde. For the last five years he has been Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. Her unique talent allowed her to develop among men and become the best. She spent her youth actively, doing synchronized swimming and achieving high results.
Has two educations. After graduation, she began working at Bakerand McKenzie, where she worked for 25 years, gaining invaluable experience. She later became the head of the company, while she is the first woman to be the head. Two years under her leadership made it possible to double the company's net profit, and Christine personally got into the ranking of the most successful women in Europe. Prior to joining the IMF, she worked for the French government as a minister.
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Regardless of the position, Bill Gates is guaranteed to enter the ranking of the most influential people in the world in 2015-2016. A person who has been the leader in wealth for many years in a row and tops the ranking will undoubtedly have influence and reputation. His company Microsoft brought its founder a total fortune of $81 billion.
In addition to wealth ratings, Bill Gates is consistently included in the lists of the best and most generous patrons. The total amount spent on charity by the Gates family in the last year is 25 billion. These figures allow you to win high positions in various ratings.
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Mario Draghi is currently the President of the European Central Bank. Over many years of his career, he constantly faced difficulties, offering unpopular ideas for reforms. In the conditions of the European Union, these reforms are not always necessary, but their proposal allows us to say a lot about the universal principles of Mario Draghi.
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For many years in a row, Angela Merkel has been one of the main and, undoubtedly, the most influential figures in world politics. In the history of Germany, she became the first woman to receive the position of Chancellor. In the late 1980s, she began to actively engage in politics. After some time, she worked in ministerial posts in various departments.
After receiving the position of chancellor, she always had a high level of trust from ordinary Germans, and at the best moments it reached 80%. Also, after the arrival of Merkel, close cooperation with the United States of America began. Prior to the crisis in 2014, good relations were constantly maintained with the government of the Russian Federation.
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In fourth place, journalists put Pope Francis. He has repeatedly entered the lists along with other most influential people in the world. Occupying the post of cardinal, Francis showed unpretentiousness and asceticism in life. Without hesitation, he refused various privileges, creating for himself the image of a modest and at the same time not demanding person. Three years ago he received the post of Pope.
He previously stated that God is not a magician and this surprised the public. Also, Pope Francis is the first high-ranking clergyman who recognized the Big Bang theory, and also fully agreed with Darwin about his theory of evolution. Despite this, he is still respected, and Forbes magazine consistently places him in various ratings.
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The top three is opened by Xi Jinping, who is the leader of the People's Republic of China. He earned respect, popularity and a good reputation within his country. A lot of people in China highly appreciate his achievements as head of state. The basis of his policy is the creation of a superpower. The PRC has all the resources and opportunities for this.
Xi Jinping has achieved enormous influence thanks to the correct policy in the international arena. Maintain good relations with Western countries, Asian region and Russia for many years. In some difficult political or military situations, the leader of the People's Republic of China acts on a neutral side.
2. Barack Obama
Second place went to the President of the United States of America - Barack Obama. For many years he was the person with the strongest influence, both in domestic and foreign policy, but is gradually losing ground. Experts argue that having unique opportunities to influence entire countries, Barack Obama does not use them to the fullest.
In recent years, there have been many controversial decisions in the policy of the US leader, which are also the reason for the loss of leadership.
1. Vladimir Putin
The most influential person in the world in 2015 is Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. Compared to last year, the Russian president retained his position. Also, one of the magazines held a vote on which of the most influential people most influenced the lives of people and the world as a whole. This vote was won by the President of Russia, thanks to his policies both within the country and in the international arena.
Constant activity within the framework of changing the international system, with the so-called "unipolar world" and helping other states in resolving conflicts, including military ones, makes him a political leader who deserves deep respect. Sanctions, as well as the global isolation of Russia, are causing a change in Vladimir Putin's policy in order to avoid or mitigate the problems that arise in the country. Despite everything, the percentage of citizens' trust in their president is as high as ever. A particularly important point is his adherence to principles in solving the most important issues, even under the pressure of external factors.
Russian President 65-year-old Vladimir Putin for the first time in five years did not become the leader of the Forbes ranking of the most influential people in the world, losing the first line in the list to the chairman of the People's Republic of China, 64-year-old Xi Jinping.
US President Donald Trump, 71, has dropped from second to third place in a new rating published on Tuesday, May 8, on the American Forbes website.
The top five most influential people in the world in 2018 also included German Chancellor Angela Merkel, 63, and the richest person on the planet, Amazon.com founder 54-year-old billionaire Jeff Bezos. Forbes explained Xi Jinping's first place by the fact that in March of this year he managed to achieve the abolition of the constitutional ban on holding the post of head of the Communist Party of China for more than one term and being re-elected leader of the country.
Putin, on the other hand, managed to become president of the country for the fourth time, having won the elections with a record result for the post-Soviet period - 77% of the vote. The President of Russia became the first in the Forbes ranking of the most influential people in the world in 2013, then displacing his American colleague Barack Obama from the first line.
Trump, the magazine notes, during his tenure in the White House has not been able to get rid of a series of accusations and scandals and is not able to move his agenda through Congress, despite the Republican majority.
Merkel is credited with the fact that she managed to become the chancellor of Germany for the fourth time. The top 10 rankings also included Pope Francis (81), Microsoft founder billionaire Bill Gates (62), Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (32), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (67 years) and billionaire Google co-founder Larry Page (45).
Another co-founder of Google, a native of Russia, 44-year-old Sergey Brin was on the 35th line of the rating. The ranking of the most influential people in the world is based on the subjective choice of the American editors of the magazine. The criteria for influence are indicators such as the number of people affected by the decisions of the rating participant, the financial flows that the rating participant manages as an administrator, manager or owner, and the activity with which the rating participant uses his power.
Most of all, the list turned out to be US citizens - 40 people. Among them are five politicians, including President Donald Trump, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (No. 11 in the ranking), Chief Justice John Roberts (No. 63), Vice President Mike Pence (No. 67), Attorney General Robert Mueller (No. 72). One - 62-year-old Christine Lagarde - heads the International Monetary Fund. The remaining 34 people on the list are billionaires and heads of transnational corporations. Among them are Mark Zuckerberg (33 years old, No. 13 in the ranking) and Warren Buffett (87 years old, No. 16), Tim Cook (57 years old, No. 24) and Elon Musk (46 years old, No. 25), Michael Bloomberg (76 years old, #51) and Michael Dell (age 56, #53).
The rating also includes two representatives of India (in addition to the prime minister, this is the founder and head of the oil and gas giant Reliance Industries, 61-year-old billionaire Mukesh Andani), two Japanese (Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Softbank head, billionaire Masayoshi Son), two Mexicans (billionaire Carlos Slim and President Enrique Peña Nieto) and two Frenchmen, including President Emmanuel Macron (No. 12), 40, and billionaire Bernard Arnault.
The remaining several countries are represented in the ranking of the most influential people in the world by one person. Among them were British Prime Minister Theresa May (No. 14 in the ranking), Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (No. 17), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (No. 26), Portuguese UN Secretary-General António Guterres (No. 31 ), head of the European Union Luxembourger Jean-Claude Juncker (No. 33), leader of North Korea 34-year-old Kim Jong-un (No. 36), Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (No. 48), Brazilian President Michel Temer (No. 50), President of South Korea Moon Jae-in (No. 54), Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (No. 57), Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (No. 62), Swiss FIFA head Gianni Infantino (No. 75).
In the ranking of the 75 most influential people in the world, there were only five women. In addition to Merkel, May and Lagarde, these are the head of General Motors, Mary Barra, and the head of Fidelity Investments, Abigail Johnson. The youngest person on the list is Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, who is 32 years old. The oldest - the head of CK Hutchison Holdings, Hong Kong's richest billionaire Li Ka-shing - is 89 years old.
The American magazine Forbes published the ranking of the most influential people in the world in 2018. TOP-3 were the leaders of the largest countries - China, Russia and the United States.
Of the 7.5 billion inhabitants of our planet, Forbes magazine named only one in every 100 million whose activities are most influential. The list includes the names of 74 people who determine the course of the economy and politics of the world. Vladimir Putin did not become the first in the rating.
The most influential people in the world in 2018 according to Forbes
1. Xi Jinping:
- President of the People's Republic of China, who by his own efforts changed the Constitution, expanded his own influence. He regained the most important post, acted as the author of reforms, and implemented the Chinese Dream program, which is valid until the end of 2049.
2. Vladimir Putin:
- the leader of Russia, who was the leader of the rating from 2013 to 2016 inclusive. He has been in the presidency for eighteen years. This year, Vladimir Putin was ranked second due to a scandalous incident - Russian interference in the US presidential election.
3. Donald Trump:
- American President. Although he owns a powerful army, and America's economy is powerful, the leader of the country still did not rise above the third position in the ranking. He also found himself at the center of a scandal involving hackers from Russia.
4. Angela Merkel:
- German chancellor, the only woman chancellor in her native country. She has been in her current position for thirteen years. At the same time, in the elections of the past year, her victory became as ambiguous as that of Donald Trump: 364 deputies out of 688 voted for Angela Merkel.
5. Jeff Bezos:
- Founded Amazon. This year, his fortune is more than $100 billion. Amazon is valued at $768 billion.
6. Pope Francis:
- a reformer who launched the process of changing the conservative foundations of the Catholic Church. In parallel with the presidents of other countries, he is trying to improve the living conditions of refugees, opposes climate change and the persecution of religious minorities.
7. Bill Gates:
- founded Microsoft, but today his share in it is no more than 1% of the shares. Now he is involved in charity work, and even created his own charitable foundation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with his wife.
8. Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud:
- is the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, led the anti-corruption campaign, thanks to which many rich people were arrested, and underpaid funds were returned to the treasury.
9. Narendra Modi:
- holds the post of prime minister in India, also intends to do everything to keep the climate the same.
10. Larry Page:
- founded the Google search engine exactly twenty years ago.
The leader of France, Emmanuel Macron, was in 12th place, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, was in 13th place. Elon Musk was ranked 25th, Kim Jong-un was 36th, and Bashar al-Assad was 62nd.
The population of our planet has already outgrown the figure of 7 billion. And among this huge number there are people who are known on all continents. They have a huge impact on world politics and economics. Famous publications closely monitor the activities of these chosen ones and rank their fame. It is on this information that our top 10 influential people in the world 2017 are based.
10 Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, managed to make his place on this list at the age of 32. In a year, he moved from 16th place to the top ten. Mark and his wife Priscilla generously donate large sums to the development of treatments for various diseases.
9 Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi is the Prime Minister of India. His popularity in the country as a politician is growing every year. Even the tough monetary reform that took place in 2016 and aimed at fighting corruption did not change the situation.
8 Larry Page
Larry Page, who is one of the developers of the popular search engine Google, occupies the 8th position. The company underwent a significant reorganization last year. Google has evolved from an independent company into a subsidiary of Alphabet, in which Larry took over as chairman of the board.
7 Bill Gates
Well-known American entrepreneur and philanthropist, one of the founders of Microsoft. His fortune in 2016 was estimated at $76.4 billion. Together with his wife Melinda Gates, they created a large charitable foundation, to which they transferred more than $ 28 billion.
6 Janet Yellen
Janet Yellen, who holds the position of head of the US Federal Reserve, is in 6th place. It was under her leadership that positive changes took place in the work to bring the American economy out of the crisis. It is very popular with ordinary Americans.
5 Pope Francis
Fifth place was given to the only representative of religion on the list. This is the current head of the Vatican. This year he celebrated his 80th birthday. Francis I did a lot to change the conservative views of the church to more modern ones. He pays attention to world politics, takes an active part in the work related to helping the poor.
4 Xi Jinping
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has led the world's second-largest economy since 2012. Immediately after taking office, he began to implement numerous reforms and fight corruption. Jinping is working on cooperation with various eastern and western states. It is very popular among the population.
3 Angela Merkel
The three leaders are opened by the German Chancellor. For 10 years she holds the title of the most powerful woman in the world. Her reputation has suffered in the eyes of voters due to problems with emigrants who flooded the country. But at the same time, thanks to her efforts, the European Union still exists. Soon there will be new elections for the post of head of state, then it will become clear whether Angela will continue to be included in this top ten.
1 Vladimir Putin
The leaders among the most influential people in the world in 2017 are Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. The Russian leader takes this line for the fourth time.
These lists are compiled by authoritative publications based on various data. It takes into account not only the billions earned, but also the number of people under control, the level of popularity, personal contribution to the development of the country and the world situation.