For many, the list shouldn't come as a surprise and contains familiar names including JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM's CEO Jamie Dimon, Tesla Motors Inc TSLA's CEO Elon Musk, Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammed bin Salman and even popular entertainer John Oliver.
However, none of the aforementioned names ranked in the top 10, which consists mostly of politicians and a fair share of billionaires.
The Top 10
Here are Bloomberg's top ten most influential people in the world:
- Brazil's Sérgio Moro. Moro, a federal judge, contributed to the political climate in Brazil which led to the ouster of President Dilma Rousseff.
- Billionaire Warren Buffett isn't showing any signs of slowing down as his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) (NYSE: BRK-B) fund acquired more than a dozen companies so far this year.
- Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen oversaw a rate hike last year, which didn't spook the market. With another looming rate hike still on the table for 2016, will her calm approach continue to hold?
- Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, brings a "whatever-it-takes attitude" toward fixing the eurozone's woes.
- Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel may be losing some support in her country given her open-border policy on refugees. However, a formidable political challenger has yet to emerge.
- Jeff Bezos, CEO and founder of Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN, is worth an estimated $68 billion and is now richer than Warren Buffett.
- China's president Xi Jinping pledged to keep the country's annual economic growth from dipping below 6.5 percent through 2020. If he fails, global markets "will cringe."
- (Tie) Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is vying for a return to the White House, this time as president and not first lady.
- (Tie) Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign has suffered its fair share of blows, but it would be wrong to count him out of the presidential race.
- British prime minister Theresa May comes in at No. 1 and has a lot riding on her leadership. At stake is London's status as Europe's premier financial center.
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