World's Most Powerful People

Who says people can't be powerful? People can.

Being powerful does not necessarily mean having supernatural powers like flying, becoming invisible, being extremely strong.

The world may not have Superman, Batman, Spiderman, or Ironman in real life, but we have Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Hu Jintao, Angela Merkel, Bill Gates, Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud, Pope Benedict XVI, Ben Bernanke, Mark Zuckerberg, and David Cameron.

Barack Obama, USA President

Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of Russia

Hu Jintao, President of People's Republic of China

Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany

Bill Gates, Co- Chair of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

You may be wondering what made them powerful. Were they all good-looking? Are they all good in writing or dissertation services? do they excel in public speaking?

Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia

Pope Benedict XVI, Pope of Roman Catholic Church

Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, USA

Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of Facebook

David Cameron, Prime Minister of United Kingdom

These ten people were deemed powerful by Forbes (a leading source for reliable business news and financial information)  based on  four factors namely:

1. Number of people a person has power over
2. Financial resources
3. Influence of a person- is it more than one arena or sphere?
4. How actively a person wield his power

Without a doubt, these people are powerful. The question is, "How long will they remain powerful?"