Forbes Most Powerful List 2016…Aliko Dangote More Powerful Then US Vice President Elect Mike Pence

Forbes 2016 List of World Most Powerful People

1. Vladimir Putin of Russia
2. Donald Trump of USA
3. Angela Merkel of Germany
4. Xi Jinping of China
5. Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church

then

48. Barack Obama of USA

68. Aliko Dangote of Nigeria

69. Mike Pence of USA

How is list calculated?

1. Candidate power over lots of people.
2. Financial resources controlled by each Candidate.
3. Candidate power in multiple spheres
4. Has candidates actively used their power?

http://www.forbes.com/powerful-people/list/#tab:overall

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