The purposes to illustrate the list of the most powerful men/women of the world is to study their circumstances and legal conditions which helped them to become the most powerful.
| Xi Jinping | Used political ladder | China | Head of the state |
| Vladimir Putin | Used political ladder | Russia | Head of the state |
| Donald Trump | Used political ladder | United States | Head of the state |
| Angela Merkel | Used political ladder | Germany | Head of the state |
| Jeff Bezos | Innovative talent | Amazon | Entrepreneur |
| Pope Francis | Used political ladder | Roman Catholic Church | Head of the state |
| Bill Gates | Innovative talent | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | Entrepreneur |
| Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud | Dynast | Saudi Arabia | Head of the state |
| Narendra Modi | Used political ladder | India | Head of the state |
| Larry Page | Innovative talent | Entrepreneur |
Source: Forbes
