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Meet the world's most powerful people

The Forbes list also took note of the decision made by PM Narendra Modi last month to demonetise India's two high value currency notes.

By :  naren pulloor
Update: 2016-12-15 07:04 GMT
Forbes' annual ranking of the World's Most Powerful People identifies one person out of every 100 million whose actions mean the most. Here's a list of the top 10 men and women short listed by Forbes.
In October 2015, Larry Page went from CEO of Google to CEO of Alphabet, the newly created parent of Google and its sister companies. He stood on the eight position.
Facebook founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg stood on the tenth position.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also been ranked among the top 10 most powerful people in the world by Forbes. He stood on the ninth position.
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates bagged the seventh position.
US Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen bagged the sixth spot.
According to the Forbes list, Pope Francis stood at the fifth position.
Chinese President Xi Jinping stood fourth on the list.
The third most powerful person in the world also happens to be the most powerful woman: Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany and the backbone of the European Union.
On the second spot is 70-year-old Trump who will become the first billionaire president of the United States, after upsetting Hillary Clinton in a surprising election victory.
Forbes said Russia's 64-year-old president has exerted his country's influence in nearly every corner of the globe; from the motherland to Syria to the US presidential elections, continuing to get what he wants'.
The Forbes list also took note of the decision made by PM Narendra Modi last month to demonetise India's two high value currency notes.

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