Forbes top 10 power list: China’s President Xi ranked No 1, Modi at No 9, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the only woman in the Forbes power list 2021.
Rank Name Organization/Country Age
| #1 | Xi Jinping | China | 67 |
| #2 | Vladimir Putin | Russia | 68 |
| #3 | Donald Trump | United States | 74 |
| #4 | Angela Merkel | Germany | 66 |
| #5 | Jeff Bezos | Amazon.com | 57 |
| #6 | Pope Francis | Roman Catholic Church | 84 |
| #7 | Bill Gates | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | 65 |
| #8 | Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud | Saudi Arabia | 35 |
| #9 | Narendra Modi | India | 70 |
| #10 | Larry Page | Alphabet | 47 |