Between 2009 and 2018 (with absence in 2017) the business magazine Forbes had compiled an annual list of the world's most powerful people.Slots were allocated based on the amount of human and financial resources that they had sway over, as well as their influence on world events.Chair of the Federal Reserve Prime Minister of Russia Chancellor of Germany Co-Chair of the Gates FoundationFounder of Microsoft Pope of the Holy See General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Chancellor of Germany Larry Page Co-Founders of Google Pope of the Holy See Co-Chair of the Gates FoundationFounder of Microsoft Pope of the Holy See Chancellor of Germany General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Pope of the Holy See Chairman and CEO of Amazon Chief Executive of Telmex Chancellor of Germany King of Saudi Arabia U.S.Chair of the Federal Reserve Co-Chair of the Gates FoundationFounder of Microsoft Chief Executive of Walmart U.S.Chair of the Federal Reserve President of the European Central Bank King of Saudi Arabia President of the European Central Bank Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Co-Founder of Google Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia King of Saudi Arabia President of the Indian National Congress Founder and CEO of Facebook General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party President of the European Central Bank Larry Page Co-Founders of Google Prime Minister of India Co-Chair of the Gates FoundationFounder of Microsoft Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Chief Executive of Walmart Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Co-Founder of Google Co-Founder of Facebook Co-Founder of Google