The Russian President has topped the Most Powerful People list, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama coming in second and third place respectively.
Pope Francis has retained his fourth place position from last year, while General Secretary of the Communist Party of China’s Xi Jinping is at number five, having fallen two places.
Top 10 includes Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Bill Gates, Chair of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve System Janet Yellen, U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Larry Page of Google.
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