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And today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 most powerful people in the world.

2020.

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May I wish you and all of us on this path the best luck for this list.

We're looking at politicians, philanthropists and other powerful figures who had an enormous impact on 2020.

For better or for worse, Who do you think was the most powerful person of 2020?

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Number 10 Mark Zuckerberg Facebook remains one of the most prominent social networking sites, and its co founder slash chairman Slash CEO has cemented his status as a big tech giant.

Big tech in general has raised concerns about fake news, data mining and the fate of humanity in general.

Granted, Facebook did provide a platform for people to connect during a year dominated by social distancing.

Unfortunately, many continued to use Facebook to spread baseless conspiracy theories, stating that there is a proven cure for co vid when there is, in fact, none might encourage someone to go take something that could have some adverse effects.

So we do take that down.

In response to Twitter's decision to introduce fact checking labels, Zuckerberg stated in May quote.

I don't think that Facebook or Internet platforms in general should be arbiters of truth.

Eso there are lines and we will enforce them.

But But I think in general you want to give a zweig of, ah, voice possible, and I think you wanna have a special deference to political speech.

In September, however, Zuckerberg announced the Facebook would take quote additional steps to quote fight misinformation.

Number nine Narendra Modi India is the world's second most populous country, and its prime minister is one of the most popular politicians.

That's not to say Narendra Modi hasn't received criticism, especially when it comes to his relationship with Muslims.

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Modi has been accused of pushing a Hindu nationalist agenda, making him a divisive figure, to say the least, despite once again making Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.

The outlet wrote quote almost all of India's prime ministers have come from the nearly 80% of the population that is Hindu Onley, Modi has governed as if no one else matters.

Nevertheless, Modi's approval ratings remain high, and in 2020 he officially became the country's longest serving prime minister outside of the Indian National Congress.

Number eight Larry Page Perfect search engine Islamic mentioned is a star track computer right and understand exactly what you meant.

As of November 2020 Larry Page is net worth is a towering $78.1 billion making him the seventh richest person in the world.

Being the co founder of Google and former CEO of Alphabet, it's no secret how Page made his vast fortune.

Although Google has been a go to search engine for over two decades, it was especially significant in a year like this.

According to tech jury quote in 2020 there are 6.9 billion searches on Google every day and you know are missing.

That we defined a long time ago is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful, and people always say, Is that really what you guys were still doing not just goes to show how much page has changed the information technology industry and in due course the world.

While he might not be his charismatic, is Tony Stark.

Page is one of the few real life figures who deserves to be used in the same sentence.

We should be building great things that don't exist.

Number seven.

Bill Gates.

With a net worth of almost $120 billion the Microsoft co founder has transformed the tech world as well as the world in general.

Technology aside, Gates has been one of 2000 twenties.

Most talked about individuals for several reasons, and if you get a lot of young people infected, eventually they will, in fact, old people again.

And so you'll get into the nursing homes, the homeless shelters, the places where we've had a lot of our debts.

He was one of the most high profile figures who predicted that the world wasn't prepared for a pandemic which came to fruition this year.

But we've actually invested very little in a system to stop an epidemic.

Due to his 2015 premonition, Gates has been the target of numerous bizarre conspiracy theories In reality, the self made billionaire has actually done a lot of good during this difficult time.

While Gates wishes that he'd taken greater measures to prevent the pandemic, his foundation has dedicated $300 million towards combating Cove it.

Number six Jeff Bezos.

If there's one person who could give Bill Gates a run for his money, quite literally, it's the founder slash president slash CEO of Amazon.

Back in 2017, he became the world's first center billionaire.

The world's richest person, Jeff Bezos, also owns The Washington Post and Blue Origin.

Bezos was especially prominent in a year where many consumers did their shopping through Amazon rather than flocked to a crowded retailer.

According to Forbes, Bezos's net worth skyrocketed by over $70 billion during the coronavirus pandemic.

That said, Bezos was also the subject of much controversy, given how Amazon reportedly treated its warehouse workers.

Through this strenuous period, when management tryingto come out and kick us out and intimidate us, threaten us way, try to deliver our demands and tell them you know that we're here because we're serious about this.

Bezos has also been accused of being quote stingy in the past although he did give $100 million to food banks via feeding America in the midst of the pandemic, Number five Donald Trump in 2020 US President Donald Trump faced the crisis of his political career with the Cove in 19 Pandemic.

The fate of the nation rode on his response.

By November, the US had surpassed 11 million cases.

Trump has given himself in eight plus, while critics have accused him of politicizing masks and undermining health recommendations.

Yes, this is going to go away without a vaccine amid civil unrest over racial injustice.

He's also been accused of deepening divisions.

American voters subsequently chose Joe Biden as America's next president.

We've one with the most votes ever cast from presidential ticket.

In the history of the nation, however, Trump has continued to make headlines, refusing to concede and spreading conspiracy theories online.

Even when he leaves office on January 20th 2021 he certainly won't disappear, what with his massive following.

There's already talk of a Trump TV network.

Number four Pope Francis.

In an era when many air resistant to change, Pope Francis is the relatively progressive leader that the Catholic Church has needed Ever since his Papacy began in 2013, Francis has pushed for the church to be more accepting of women and the LGBT Q Plus community.

He even expressed support for same sex unity in 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic hit.

Francis encouraged others to be considerate of the needy.

Discussing a potential vaccine, the pope stated, Quote.

If anyone should be given preference, let it be the poorest, the most vulnerable.

Those who so often experienced discrimination because they have neither power nor economic resources, given the worsening effects of climate change.

Francis's second encyclical, law 0.0.

C, is especially relevant when it comes to inspiring a better tomorrow.

Number three.

Angela Merkel Angela Merkel is the chancellor of Germany, which she's so much more than that.

Being the European Union's de facto leader, Merkel is undoubtedly the world's most powerful woman.

Several media outlets have even dubbed her quote the leader of the free world.

During her tenure, she's spoken up for renewable energy, humane immigration policies and something that's become increasingly scarce in the modern political landscape.

Compassion in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Merkel called the crisis the European Union's quote biggest test since its foundation.

Merkel has generally been praised for her honesty, calm demeanor and knowledge of science throughout the pandemic, serving as a role model that other world leaders could take.

Notes from number two Vladimir Putin.

Putin is a towering figure in international politics outside of his native Russia.

His political reach extends into Europe, the Middle East and, of course, US elections.

Numerous outlets, including CNN, Newsweek and the Atlantic, have accused Putin of being a threat to American democracy.

E haven't seen even once any direct proof of Russian interference in the presidential election in the United States, although his legendary bromance with Trump wasn't enough to secure the US president a second term.

Putin, however, is still very much in power.

Between 2013 and 2016, the Russian president was consecutively voted the most powerful person in the world.

He might have gotten our vote for 2000 twenties, most powerful person if it weren't for one other figure before we unveil our topic.

Here are a few honorable and dishonorable mentions Mohammed bin Salman al Saud, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia.

Rupert Murdoch, the media mogul behind Fox News and hundreds of other outlets.

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Emmanuel Macron, the president of France.

Jerome H.

Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve.

Elon Musk, the future ruler of Mars.

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Xi Jinping.

If China becomes the world's number one superpower, it'll be thanks to Xi Jinping as the president of the People's Republic of China, the chairman of the Central Military Commission and general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, he's at the forefront of the world's most populous country and its second largest economy.

With a firm grip on power, she has been the driving force behind the nation's aggressive foreign policies and domestic reforms.

In fact, his thoughts are now part of the party and state constitutions.

He's also significantly expanded China's influence abroad.

Oh, and he's not afraid to enforce censorship.

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