The most powerful people in the world right now are the leaders of one of the strongest countries and economies in the ...

First, we measured how many people a person has power over. For a religious leader, like Pope Benedict XVI (#7), that would be the number of adherents, or Catholics, in the world.

Donald Trump has upsized his praise for his Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, crowning her the “most powerful person in the world.” ...